""I'm not interested at all in talking about my future today. It hurts, it really hurts. More than hurting me, it hurts to see this group which has really given everything in these months and I think we deserved to get back what we put in and I honestly think it's too reductive and too immature to be talking about my future today.""
""Here we should be talking about Italy, about the national team shirt, that it's yet another blow even though this time we didn't deserve it. We deserved more and that's why my future doesn't matter.""
""I have to praise Gattuso. I think he's been a great coach, he is a great coach, I've asked him to stay on in charge of these players," said Italian soccer federation president Gabriele Gravina."
Gennaro Gattuso emphasized the importance of the national team over his future following Italy's failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. Italy lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina in a penalty shootout during the European playoffs. Gattuso expressed pain for the team, stating they deserved better outcomes. The Italian soccer federation indicated a desire for him to remain as coach, while discussions about the federation's leadership are also underway after disappointing qualifying results.
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