“The coach and the president will talk to the boys. I have established a good relationship with them in this period, we have always talked.” They are the words of Gigi Buffonwho gave his opinion to the journalists present upon the Azzurri’s return from Germany. The former goalkeeper of the national team said he was disappointed by the path of the team coached by Luciano Spallettieliminated by Switzerland at the end of a one-sided match that revealed deep and serious shortcomings in terms of play and attitude. Italy will return to the field starting in September for the Nations League commitments and then for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Buffon: “Qualifying for the World Cup is the minimum wage”
“There were things we could improve, we thought we could do it in these 30 days but instead we weren’t able to take off as we expected. World? It’s the bare minimum, that’s the goal. It’s clear that steps forward must be taken, we must take convincing steps and not go in fits and starts as we have done in the last 10 years. I don’t think there’s a lack of talent. The group could have done better as we all could have done better, even I in my role may have disappointed expectations and each of us takes responsibility for the case”, concluded the former Juventus goalkeeper.
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