“I would like to bring four World Cup 10s to Coverciano, when we meet to prepare for the European Championships, Baggio, Del Piero, Totti And Antognoni“. The announcement is from Luciano Spalletticoach of the national team, in the long interview given today to Corriere dello Sport in view of the next European Championship: “I’ve already talked about it with Gravina. Imagine if that 40 attended one of our training sessions: he would push the boys to raise their performance… The official invitation from the Federation will go out soon. If you want, I can also talk to you about a 10 between the posts and beyond.”
Spalletti’s reference is obviously to Buffon: “I knew Buffon as a great goalkeeper, football man and dressing room leader, but in this period together I understood that he is also a great friend and that the manager will live up to the champion he was. He also demonstrates that he possesses quality and knowledge in a completely new role… And if the words don’t come, just look at it to understand where we want to go.”