Live broadcast, August 15 -italian coach Saki recently accepted an exclusive interview with Italian media “Gazzetta dello Sport” and talked about Mancini who had just resigned as head coach of the Italian national team.

— Saki, did you expect such a thing to happen?

Absolutely not. I was surprised by this and felt more incredible. Who could think that such a thing would happen?”

-Some people say that this is betrayal. Some say that Mancini left because he was attracted by a generous contract of the Saudi Arabian national team. Some people think that the relationship between Mancini and the executives of the Italian Football Association has been exhausted. In your opinion, what is the truth?

“Since I am not the party involved in this matter, I cannot know the possibilities you just mentioned. Today’s football world is greatly influenced by money. There may be some misunderstandings in the Italian Football Association, but I don’t know the truth.”

-So did Mancini betray?

The meaning of the word betrayal is very strong. I AM said that Yogueta resigned, it was likely that there was any quotation in front of him. Will anyone be convicted for being attracted by a richer contract? No. It is logical for the players to do so and see what is happening in the transfer market. But…… “.

— Please tell me what you want to say?

“I don’t want to sound like a moralist, but what I want to say is that if money is above everything, it is not good for football. But this is the current trend. Let’s think about Donaruma a few years ago, or tonali this summer.”

— Mancini said on his Instagram homepage that this was his personal choice.

“Then who should it be? Yogueta submitted his resignation. Obviously, this was his decision. This is a question about understanding what exactly caused his resignation, and we need to know if there are other reasons. Maybe he didn’t feel more comfortable in this role, who knows……”

— How do you evaluate Mancini’s coaching in the national team?

“He tried to bring vitality to Italian football and then fell down because of common problems. The instability of victory.”

— Can you explain your point of view in detail?

“We deserved to win the European Cup and showed excellent football. At that time, people thought we had become extraordinary, but then we were not qualified to participate in the World Cup. Maybe we are not as good as we thought, right?”

-However, after the World Cup qualifier failed to qualify, Mancini did not resign, which was also a mistake?

“He may think that he can still contribute a lot to the team, and he has the desire to redeem himself. I don’t know if it was a mistake not to resign at that time, but now may not be the best time. In a few days, we need to play for two European Cup Qualifiers. The Italian Football Association will find themselves a little embarrassed because they will have to search for Mancini’s replacement in a hurry, A coach in a hurry is never a good coach.”

— During your coaching career, you also happened to resign as a coach voluntarily. It was 1996, just a few months after the European Cup in England, remember?

“Of course I remember. But I said enough in December, and there was no match to start soon. I was tired. I tried to bring excellent culture to the environment of Italian football, but Italian football did not know this. Journalists continued to attack me. I knew my career in the national team was over, but I left with the coach and the players very well.”

— Now, in your opinion, what will happen?

“I personally know chairman Glavina, who is capable and honest. I believe he will bring the best coach to the national team. I hope that under the leadership of the new coach, Italy can change its philosophy of playing football, just like when Mancini started coaching the team.”

(Causimo)