The now former head of delegation greets with a post on social media: “Now that President Gravina has chosen to take a step back, I feel free to do what I feel is an act of responsibility. It is right to leave whoever comes after the freedom to choose the figure he deems best to fill my role”
After federal president Gabriele Gravina, Gigi Buffon also resigned. The now former head of the national delegation says goodbye the day after the defeat in Bosnia, which cost the Azzurri exclusion from the third consecutive World Cup. The former captain – who had initially expressed his willingness to stay until June – announced his decision with a post on Instagram: “Now that President Gravina has chosen to take a step back – his words on social media -, I feel free to do what I feel is an act of responsibility. Resigning one minute after the end of the match against Bosnia was an urgent act, which came from deep inside me. As spontaneous as the tears and that pain in my heart that I know I share with all of you. asked to wait so that everyone can think things through”.
“it’s up to others”
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Buffon then continues by explaining the nature of his gesture: “It is right to leave whoever comes after the freedom to choose the figure he deems best to fill my role.” And he continues: “The objective was to bring the national team back to the World Cup and we didn’t succeed.” On his contribution to the cause, the former number one expresses himself as follows: “I tried to interpret my role by putting all my energy into it, looking at all the sectors to be a link, dialogue and synergy between the various youth teams, trying to structure, together with the various managers, a project that starting from the very young players up to the U21 national team – we read -. All to rethink the way in which the talents of the future senior national team are raised. I asked for and obtained the inclusion of a few, important highly experienced figures, who together with the skills already present, are giving life to these necessary changes with a medium and long term vision because I believe in the policy of meritocracy and job specialization. Finally, a greeting: “I carry everything in my heart, with gratitude for the privilege and the teaching that, even in the painful epilogue, this intense experience leaves me with. Always go Azzurri”.
