De Zerbi: Qualifying for the World Cup is the most important thing for Italy and Gattuso is the most suitable coach at the moment

Marseille coach De Zerbi was interviewed when attending the event and talked about Marseille, Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso and other topics.

You attended the launch of director of football Giorgio Perinetti's new book, "Things I Didn't Expect," which is dedicated to his daughter Emanuela, who died of anorexia. Should the football world be united at this moment?

Unfortunately, I did not know Emanuela, but I knew his father, Giorgio Perinetti. I was so moved and shaken by this story that I promised him I would be there. Listening to this kind of thing makes you stop and think as a man, as a father, as a son.

Does this also affect your job as a coach?

Children always come first. You never know how to be a good father. You can only hope to make as few mistakes as possible. As a coach, you treat your players the same way, they are also young people. Being a human being is always more important than being a coach or a player, and these are the days you will never forget.

What do you think of Marseille's performance this season?

The team is very strong, but like many other teams, we are also troubled by injuries. The schedule is so dense and the number of games is crazy. But this is football in our time and we have to move on. Obviously PSG are ahead of all the other teams in Ligue 1 and they are always strong but we will try to gain space and there will be more space this season than last season.

Is there a limit to the number of matches required?

This is a topic that you know when to start but not when to end. There is a lot to be said about the schedule, the national team, the Super Cup. But today is not the time to argue about that.

The Italian national team is determined to participate in the World Cup play-offs.

This is a difficult period, but this is the reality. These have already happened, and there is no need to analyze the reasons now. The important thing is to qualify for the World Cup.

Coach Gattuso needs to unite the team?

Gattuso is a very suitable coach. I believe that there is no other coach in Italy that is more suitable than him.

Will you pay attention to the Milan Derby this weekend?

I also have to think about our next game against Nice, so it’s hard to think about the Milan derby, haha. But Milan is always in my heart.