Gigi Buffon exits role with Italy national team
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The Italian national team is witnessed major changes right after their shocking loss to Bosnia in the penalty shootouts, as they will miss out on another World Cup.
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With Rino Gattuso’s role all but set to end and FIGC chief Gabriele Gravina also having departed the federation, Gigi Buffon has also announced his exit from the side. He was serving as the delegation chief for the Azzurri, having worked with the first-team quite closely.
Buffon released statements about his exit, saying: “Submitting my resignation a minute after the end of the match against Bosnia was an urgent act, one that came from deep within me. It was as spontaneous as the tears and the ache in my heart that I know I share with all of you. I was asked to take time to allow everyone to reflect properly.
Buffon expressed belief that this is the right time to depart right after the hearbtreak, with Gravina also having depart. This is believed to be the right time for a change.
“Now that President Gravina has chosen to step back, I feel free to do what I feel is a responsible act, because, despite my sincere belief that I have built so much in terms of team spirit and team spirit with Rino Gattuso and all my collaborators, in the very short time available to the national team, the main objective was to bring Italy back to the World Cup. And we didn’t succeed.”
He also made it clear that he gave his all in the role and tried his best to link all the teams together during his stint.
He said – relayed by Di Marzio: “I have tried to interpret my role by putting all my energy into it, examining all sectors to be a link, a link for dialogue and synergy between the various youth teams, striving to structure, together with the various managers, a project that starts with the very young and reaches all the way up to the U21 national team.”
It remains to be seen if Italy hire a direct replacement, considering the other larger changes but it is clear that the federation is preparing for major appointments. Whether that really impacts the Italian game or not remains to be seen.
Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN