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'I'm not Harry Potter!' - Gennaro Gattuso takes inspiration from Jose Mourinho and sets out to do 'as little damage as possible' as new Italy coach

<p>Gattuso promised that he would do lots of hard work and wants his players to go at 100 miles an hour when he spoke at the press conference in his unveiling as the new coach.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Mourinho made the now-famous '<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/jose-mourinho-fans-harry-potter-expectations-roma/blt2d1a02d38fc0335f" target="_blank">Harry Potter</a>' remark when he was the manager of Roma and they recently lost the Rome derby to Lazio in a Coppa Italia quarter-final.</p><p></p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Gattuso quoted Mourinho when he said: "Mourinho was right, I don't do magic. I can only promise a lot of work, the days are few and we must do as little damage as possible, I repeat: we want to do as little damage as possible."</p><p>He then spoke about the demands on his players when he said: "The players have to go at 100 miles an hour. Then, in training, you have to go and pedal; the team has to work seriously and with commitment. It doesn't matter what happens off the pitch, I can't be the bad cop or the iron sergeant".</p>

WHAT GATTUSO SAID

<p>Gattuso will have little to no time as Italy are set to face a series of must win matches in a bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR GATTUSO AND ITALY?

'I'm not Harry Potter!' - Gennaro Gattuso takes inspiration from Jose Mourinho and sets out to do 'as little damage as possible' as new Italy coach | Goal.com

New Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso quoted Jose Mourinho when he claimed that he isn&apos;t Harry Potter and wanted to limit damage as much as possible

&apos;I&apos;m not Harry Potter!&apos; - Gennaro Gattuso takes inspiration from Jose Mourinho and sets out to do &apos;as little damage as possible&apos; as new Italy coach