Alma Juventus Fano continues preparations for the away match in Avezzano. Omar Manuelli, technical manager of the first team, talks about Gonzales, who scored his ninth goal of the season in Sora: “He has a foot of another category, he has technical quality and there are few players like that, then it’s clear that football unfortunately or fortunately it is not just about technique, otherwise a player like Gonzalez wouldn’t be playing for Fano, but I’m sure he will improve in all other aspects. The coach makes the technical choices and it’s not my job to discuss them, but I think you should always have someone like Gonzalez on the pitch, of course, sometimes he’s a bit extraneous and isn’t in the heart of the game or doesn’t show the right enthusiasm, but from a set piece or a technical play he can always do the trick. something was born and he showed it. He is also a penalty taker, and this means he also has a certain level of coolness and ballistic ability.”
There are two matches left and Fano have a very complicated ranking situation: “You look at the ranking, there’s no point in denying it, but now there are two matches left in which you have to score points regardless of who, how and where you play. I’m convinced that the boys they will be focused on the match and will give their all as they often have, because I believe that this year no one can blame the players in terms of commitment and willpower. It is true that at times there was a lack of determination to collect something more, but football is like that, it’s not mathematics and all the matches are different.” Alma Juventus Fano never managed to find victory away from home: “With Monterotondo and Tivoli we equalized them in the 97th minute, in theory they were both winners. When with a young team you play away from home in a hostile environment, it’s more It’s easy to have difficulty managing emotions too, and you have to be more attentive and good in these situations. When it comes to stimuli, nobody gives anything away, everyone plays the games, but Avezzano should have less, but they are better equipped. technically: on the one hand he has less competitive ardour, but he has more quality”.
As for the youth sector, for Omar Manuelli it was “a good season in all categories beyond the results, some teams are first, some are not, but it matters little. The Juniors itself is made up of 2006s and some 2007s and we faced teams with the 2005s on the pitch, and a year is significant at this age. I would have liked to include some 2007s in the first team squad, because they have good physical and technical qualities, and anticipating the years brings benefits, not in the result, but certainly in the construction. of the player, unfortunately it was not possible to move players from the Granata academy to the first team. The junior team is still fighting for a play-off place and we have 2006-2007 with important profiles in terms of the first team for next season”.
