«I tried several times to talk to Gravina and explain my reasons to him, I explained to him that in recent months he had to give me peace of mind, he didn't and I resigned. Have you ever seen a federal president change a coach's staff? Gravina has been wanting to revolutionize it for a year, he's been thinking opposite things to mine for some time. At that point he had to send me away .'

Roberto Mancini breaks his silence after his resignation as coach of the national team and, interviewed by Messaggero, Repubblica and Libero, explains that he has left his position due to differences with the FIGC president .

The European champion coach is embittered by the attacks he's undergoing: «I didn't do anything to be massacred like this, I just resigned, I exercised my right without killing anyone. Why do you attempt such violent attacks on a personal level? ».

No problem with Buffon's arrival : «I knew Gravina would have chosen him and it was the right solution after Vialli's farewell, nothing against him».

And he assures, no betrayal: «I have always been correct, my resignation is not linked to an agreement already reached (referring to his rumored departure for Arabia, ed). When I arrived in blue I gave up on more lucrative opportunities, I made a choice and it was the most important job of my life. And then I left the national team 25 days before the next match, not three».

On his future: "What I said is independent of what could happen in the future and where I will go, now I don't want to think about anything".

(Unioneonline/L)

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