Roberto Mancini, counterattack via Instagram

The words of Roberto Mancini

Roberto Mancini has published a long post on his Instagram page also responding to the criticism of the ulmost days: "Dear fans, I want to thank all of you for the great support and true friendship shown to me all along and especially in these last days and hectic hours, which have seen me not on the bench but at the “center field”. Your testimonies of affection and esteem are all contained in important, true and sincere words such as “remember you are the heel goal”, “the’extra time victory man”, “you never gave up, until the’last second”, ”you are the’embrace of’friendship”. Here, I have packed them all in my suitcase and they will accompany and inspire me as I face the new challenges ahead. So many of you have asked me about the whyé of my exit from the national team and the timing of the new engagement. I guess you must have been confused by certain press reports".

"D’on the other hand, false information and manipulations have always existed if alreadyà the ancient poems were full of false news, circulated by the D&egraves just to confuse mortals. The timing è only what I then also reiterated yesterday in the press conference, that is; the real and concrete contact with the representatives of the Saudi Federation dates back to August 18, nothing more;. Then, for those who really know soccer know that the timing of reaching agreements is always extremely quick, even a few days".

"In my life, soccer è has always been everything to me, ever since I was little more than a child, in the dirt fields, thirteen years old, always just challenging a ball. And with this life, for me the only one, I have always associated foundational words like sacrifice, work, merit and trust. Yes, trust. Becauseé receiving full trust, with the autonomy that goes with it, è has always been my first criterion of choice in both human and professional relationships. Becauseé where there is no’è trust, there is no’è soccer, noé victory and noé future. I count on you and your support, from the heart and belly, as only a true fan knows", he concluded.