Leonardo Bonucci also ends up in National storm, chaos on social media
Following the failure to qualify for the World Cup to be held from June between the United States, Mexico and Canada, it was decided for a major revolution in the Italian federation: Gabriele Gravina resigned on Thursday, then Gianluigi Buffon who was head of delegation followed him, and on Friday Gennaro Gattuso also said goodbye.
The now former technical commissioner wished to say goodbye to the fans in this way, “With pain in my heart, not having reached the goal we had set, I consider my experience on the bench of the national team concluded. The Azzurra jersey is the most valuable asset that exists in soccer, so it is right to facilitate future technical evaluations right from the start. I would like to thank President Gabriele Gravina and Gianluigi Buffon, but the biggest thanks go to the fans, to all Italians who in these months have never failed to show their love and support for the National Team. Always with the blue in my heart.”
After Gattuso’s farewell, many fans wondered what happened to Leonardo Bonucci. The former defender, who has been part of the Azzurro coaching staff in recent months, has not made any official statement and even on social media has opted for the path of silence. Not everyone, however, liked Bonucci’s choice and under the latest posts there are a lot of comments from infuriated users.
“Take your responsibilities and leave now,” wrote a fan who was echoed by another user: “Buffon had the courage to resign and would have done it right away if someone had not prevented him, instead what are you waiting for? Home now.” Unfortunately, among the comments there are also insults to Bonucci and his family, a disgusting practice that one sees more and more often on social media.
To pick up Gennaro Gattuso’s legacy, the hypothesis of Roberto Mancini’s return has popped up, but Gianni Rivera, through the columns of Repubblica, strongly disagrees: “I feel sorry for Roberto, I really mean it, but when he ran off to Saudi Arabia he made his decision and forced everyone to no longer want him as technical commissioner. That is what, unfortunately, he has not yet understood. He has made himself available again but he was one of the first to do damage to the national team, I hope he does not return to our bench.”
In addition to Roberto Mancini, there is also the idea Antonio Conte: it seems that his relationship with Aurelio De Laurentiis is not idyllic but he has a contract with Napoli until 2027 and the president of the Neapolitan club should authorize an early exit to allow him to return to the bench of the national team. He also lives the Massimiliano Allegri and Simone Inzaghi hypotheses despite being linked to AC Milan and Al Hilal, respectively.
