Italian Speaker: It is unfair to think that Gattuso is a symbol of Italian football. Why doesn’t the coach choose Buffon?

June 17th, Italian Senate Speaker Iniazio Larusa talked about the national team's head coach when participating in the RadioRai GrParlamento program.

"We must congratulate Gatuso and the national team, because when you love the national team, the criticism afterwards is not very meaningful. However, I called Gravina before (the Football Association) made a choice and expressed my reasonable doubts."

"When Gravina said Gatuso was a symbol of our football, I said that this was not completely accurate. The symbol should be Buffon, who may have participated in this decision. So, let Buffon be the head coach of the national team. Choosing the national team (coach) does not need to be a coach. The symbol of our football is others, many of them are not coaches, such as Totti and Piero, as well as Cannavaro, Nesta, Inzagi... It is unfair to think that Gatuso is a symbol of our football. Our football is not 'Rinho' style football, but football belonging to Rivera, Baggio, Piero, and Zenga. So, why not Zenga?"

"They should have thought of this earlier, Ranieri or Mancini, if they were listed as Plan B when they needed to make Plan B, they would accept it. But why can't Mourinho himself? But now it's hard to get over it. We chose Gattuso, so long live Gattuso, I hope he can do well. The important thing is that if you succeed, you have to bear the merits; but if you fail, you have to bear the corresponding responsibilities."

"In addition, people have a feeling that the attachment (to the national team) is no longer there. Once, the national team was the ambition of the players, but in this football world where money flows much more, the appeal of the national team has weakened. At this point, maybe Gattuso is suitable for regaining its appeal, but, more important than Gattuso, the football system must regain the value of wearing a blue jersey to the core."