“We have to grow our young people”. On the occasion of the presentation press conference as a new blue coach, Gennaro Gattuso has clearly indicated what is the way to follow. And then it is no coincidence that for his first official release as a technical commissioner of the national team he chose to fly to Slovakia to attend the quarter of the final of the Euroepo under 21 which, at 9 pm today at the ‘Dac Arena’ in Dunajska Strada, will see the Italy opposite to Germany.
Ansa agency Euro U21: first exit from CT, Gattuso in the stands to Italy -Germany – Calcio – Ansa.it Sunday evening in Dunajska Strada, final fourth headquarters with Germans (ANSA) In the company of the Secretary General of the FIGC, Marco Brunelli, and of the head of the major national team delegation, Gianluigi Buffon, the Neo CT arrived in the early afternoon in the hotel that hosts Italy in Trnava, the Under 21 headquarters in Slovakia and, after greeted another world champion, the chief delegation Giancarlo Antognoni, and the coordinator of the National Youth, Maurizio Viscidi, met the coach Carmine. Nunziata, doing his good luck to the team in the immediate eve of the challenge with the Germans.
“The talent is there, but you have to give young people the opportunity to express it – Gattuso said in the interview that will be broadcast on Rai 2 in the pre -match -. They need time, to be able to make mistakes and to create a experience. Our kids are doing very well at the level of youth national teams, but then the path must continue, it should not be stopped at 18 or 19 years.
We have to be good in this. “Italy saw in the group stage he liked:” Of these three games I appreciated above all the spirit, the sense of belonging, the desire to be on the pitch and the ability to know how to suffer. It is seen that many of these guys have played together for many years “. As for Germany, for Gattuso” is a tough opponent, we hope to make a good performance and to pass the turn “.
Just in Slovakia 25 years ago Gattuso won the European U.21 of 2000, always playing as a starter in the team of the then coach Marco Tardelli, which was also part of the other 2006 world champion Andrea Pirlo: “I have good memories in Slovakia, 25 years ago we became champions of Europe with Mister Tardelli and it is a pleasure to be here today”.
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