Gennaro Gattuso gave Spanish reporters a taste of what they can expect when they made the mistake of asking the Valencia coach if he was a lion or a kitten.
The former Milan and Napoli tactician has just signed a two-year contract with Valencia and is following in the footsteps of Italian bosses in LaLiga such as Carlo Ancelotti and Claudio Ranieri.
However, Rino Gattuso is a very different kind of figure and he showed it when asked during his press conference: Are you a lion or a kitten?
He replied in a mixture of Italian and Spanish, all with a mischievous glint in his eye.
“What do you think? What you think, keep it in your mind, then we’ll talk about it later. If you think I’m a kitten or a lion…
“Afterwards, we’ll go for a coffee and talk about it…”
Rino has the nickname Ringhio, which is Italian for the growl of an animal.
Queda claro. Es un… ¡𝑮𝑨𝑻𝑻𝑼𝑺𝑶❗🦁 pic.twitter.com/0pEGIWCWBn
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) June 9, 2022
What a weird qustion to ask
spain, the apex of higher functioning journalism …
Honestly, if I would be a Valencia management guy, I will ask politely that “journalist” to leave and don’t ask to come back in the future. What a clown