'' How complicated is it to prepare for the World Cup play-offs in this climate and keep your head on football?
We are lucky enough, work is an outlet, of course it is a very dark time for everyone, it is hard to believe that we are in 2022 and there is a war in which many innocents are dying ''.
This was said by the coach of the National team Roberto Mancini today in Florence, for the presentation in Palazzo Vecchio of the winning project to renovate the Franchi stadium. '' The Franchi is a piece of history, but as the mayor Nardella said renew and do a beautiful thing, also becoming an example for other cities - continued Mancini - I believe that Florence has done very well ,, a player, a coach benefit so much from a beautiful
and it will be the same for Fiorentina and its passionate fans.
I am very fond of this city and its warm public.
I am very fond of this city, here I played a lot as an opponent and I won my first trophy as a coach which is also the last one won in these parts. ''
A mention of the upcoming play-offs is inevitable: '' How are the moods?
The boys are still playing with their clubs, we have complicated the situation a little ourselves, but we have the qualities to get out of it, the first match will also be the most difficult, Palermo knows how to give support and charge to the team, I trust of the guys, I'm pretty calm and optimistic even though I know it will be 10 very difficult days, we would have all gladly done without it but sometimes in football you can't get what you want right away.
For the summons the physical condition will count, I know that not everyone will be at 100% I will evaluate the week before, but more or less the group will be the same.
Balotelli?
I don't know '' smiled the coach, closing with a thought on the drama of Ukraine: ''