MILAN – Dino Zoffliterally a legend of Italian football, given that in defence of the national team’s goal he won a World, In the 1982 (also arriving second in Mexico 1970) it’s a European, In the 1968, knows perfectly the peculiarities of the Italian public. After all, the years pass, but history cyclically repeats itself. The protagonists, the Governments, the spectators and the expectations change, however the truth is that the country, between support and criticism, always follows the Azzurri’s matches with passion.
Mr. Zoff, what did you feel the first time you wore the national team jersey? Was it a different emotion compared to the one you felt when you played for a club?
«A different feeling. The national team represents a step forward in its work, in its path. It still brings you significant satisfaction. It means moving forward, precisely: that is, pursuing an objective in the logic of someone who does anything and wants to improve.”
What does it feel like to play a competition like a World Cup and a European Championship with 60 million technical officials?
«But no, one doesn’t think about it, also because more than 60 million coaches, the technical commissioners are journalists (laughs, ed.). The higher you go, the more important the matches become. Ditto for events. So you worry about doing well. Of course, the more shifts you go through, the more consequentially you are followed.”
