Genius and figure. A self-made man with a personality like few others. Direct, sagacious and passionate, Gennaro Gattuso has landed in Valencia to show off his virtues as a coach, but the Italian is much more than that. At press conferences he transforms and unleashes great verbiage. Every week he gets everyone to be shocked or crack a smile by his witty quips in front of the media.
The last one occurred after his team's draw against Espanyol. "I can't go down to the supermarket to buy 20 euros of Genaro Gattuso experience," he said in reference to his team's problems when managing the game with the result in favor. Gattuso has become in a short time the club's spokesman in all its sections. "A year here is like in the life of a dog, it is worth seven years," he assured, referring to the pressure he encountered in Valencia.
Among his most striking phrases in the Turia capital are: "I'm not worried about signings, I'm worried that they'll tell me I have weeks to live" or "don't call me sir, or Mister or Rino, the Lord is in heaven" . He went viral a few weeks ago because of her praise for Toni Lato: "My daughter is 18 years old but I am convinced that Toni would be the ideal man for her, he is an incredible boy," he exclaimed.
When they asked him for a grade for his team, the Italian stood out in the following way: "I was a disaster at school, I always got a 4 or a 5." And when it became known that he would travel to Singapore to discuss the planning with Peter Lim: "My wife is not happy but I have to go." He has also talked about his bad experiences on the pitch: “I have lost a Champions League final, winning 3-0 against Liverpool and I saw the Virgin Mary in person”.
Gattuso has always been like that. His sincerity has left many stunned, such as when he confessed that "when I saw Pirlo play I wondered if I was a soccer player" or "I have hit Pirlo more than Bud Spencer Terence Hill". “You have to keep in mind that my father was a fan of AC Milan and he adored Gianni Rivera. I think I disappointed him. because I came out totally different from Rivera ”, he confessed at another time.
Already as a coach he has stood out for his passion in the band. "The hardest thing about being a coach is learning to count to ten before speaking... I've reached 3.5" or "this is a job that when you get home in the afternoon makes you feel like you haven't done enough..." . In addition, he openly criticized that “now they lose a game, they take a selfie and upload it to social networks; disgust me. When I lost a match, I would go to the lockers and hit everything out of frustration.” Regarding his tactics on the field, he is clear: "I want us to be as handsome as Brad Pitt when we have the ball and as ugly as me when we defend and have to recover it."
