The break is over: and with it the thoughts about the future. It’s time to return to the ranks, to think “game by game”, to focus on Salernitana, to return to the rossoblù bubble that made unimaginable goals come true at the beginning of the season, in that world where the next match is the only thing that matters. The break left behind, as is inevitable at this point of the season, even more so given the performance of the rossoblù, a long trail of transfer rumours, indiscretions, interests and rumors about Motta’s future. Who was the first to catechize Bologna yesterday, the first with full ranks with the return of all the national players. Leaving all the talk about the future out of Casteldebole and returning to the trenches is Bologna’s mission, called to take advantage of a calendar that says Salernitana, Frosinone and Monza, before the direct Champions League clash with Roma at the Olimpico. On paper, a downward calendar, but only on paper:
And it is safe to bet that Thiago Motta will want to highlight the risks that the next match may entail, against a Salernitana team on the last resort, with quality players who have everything to gain and nothing to lose, except the opportunity to show off to look for buyers for the next season. Meanwhile, the potential buyers for the rossoblù have taken advantage of the break to woo the rossoblù and their agents: the rumors about Zirkzee do not die down. Indeed: from Milan to Juventus and Napoli, up to Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle and that Bayern Munich which has the right to buy back and which is waiting to understand who the next manager will be. But there is also Ferguson who is liked by Juventus in the front row, Calafiori by the big teams, Posch courted by the Bundesliga, Saelemaekers, Kristiansen and Odgaard called to deserve redemption in the rossoblù and Lucumi who has joined the prized pieces, with Atletico’s polls Madrid and Manchester United.
In short, distractions could be around the corner. The future can and must wait: the only thing that matters is the next match, it’s a Bologna on a mission for Europe: everything else will come as a consequence and find a solution. Motta and the management are called to catechize the rossoblù in view of the final sprint and the mission began yesterday, when training resumed with the full team. Also because now Bologna can no longer hide. And he doesn’t hide. Taking advantage of the break, from the national team retreats, several rossoblù, from Calafiori to Posch, began to pronounce what until two weeks ago was a taboo word masked behind the phrase “Let’s just think about the next match”: the Champions League. In short, we must also avoid the risk of dizziness at the most beautiful moment, now that the dream has taken on the contours of reality.
