(LaPresse) The Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, he spoke during “Non Stop News” on RTL 102.5, with Enrico Galletti, Giusi Legrenzi and Massimo Lo Nigro, to comment on Italy’s recent elimination from the European Football Championship.
«I was in Berlin and so I experienced first-hand the bitterness of a defeat, of an unconditional surrender that was not only sporting but also moral.. There was no reaction, there was no flash, a look of those that in sports are seen especially in difficult moments. We need to bring out the moral strength that the blue shirt must inspire and that those who wear it must be able to represent. The game is now over, we have returned home, but the thing that surprised me is the search for responsibility from others.
I think that when faced with defeat, the first factor that must emerge is self-criticism and start again from here. It is too easy to look at the responsibilities of others. Once again, sport teaches us to take responsibility directly and not to transfer it. The players who go on the field know this perfectly well, I cannot imagine that they did not have the ability to rewind the tape, review the game and understand where they went wrong. Moreover, these are not individual and tactical errors, the national team seemed morally absent. This must stir reflections, so that there can be a full stop and new line».
July 02, 2024
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