The words of the former Lecco coach: “This year there are many more teams that aspire to reach the playoffs and win”.
“The jump from Serie D to Serie B was quite hard and I honestly didn’t expect it.” Emiliano said it Bonazzoliinterviewed at the microphones of “PlanetSerieB”. Various topics were covered by the former coach of Leccorelieved of his duties last February: from the brief experience on the Bluceleste bench, to the fight for promotion in B series with Parma And How who currently occupy first and second place in the rankings. But not only…
LECCO – “The club wanted to bring in a couple of young coaches, myself supported by Malgrati, and let’s say that things went well. At the beginning we lost against Ascoli but the team had given some positive signs, the desire to play, to keep the ball, to propose. The positivity restored morale to the group and as a result we managed to obtain results and win important points. We faced superior teams, but thanks to our desire to stand out and a better physical condition, we managed to Relegation is close but it’s not arithmetic, it’s important that the players and the club want to finish the season in the best possible way. Giving their all until the end is an opportunity for the group but also for the prospects futures of the individuals. There was a lack of continuity and balance and then the company was unable to work well during the summer transfer session because it had little time.”
B SERIES –“The Serie B championship is a bit strange, I’ll give you the example of Brescia who at the beginning were in the play-out zone and today are fighting for the play-offs. It’s not a given that the first in the table will be able to beat the last one. We with Parma were also advantaged by Hernani’s expulsion, playing with one man less for 60-70 minutes is tough. About Parma, I won’t say anything (laughs, ed.), but we’re talking about a project that has been going on for three years, the structure of the team has remained more or less the same, apart from a few additions to fill some gaps. This year, Catanzaro is reaping the benefits, despite being newly promoted, starting off with a quiet championship and instead they find themselves in the play-off zone; Palermo with the squad they have could have found themselves one or two points away from the top of the table and instead they recently changed manager. It’s a bit of a strange championship.”
FIGHT PROMOTION – “The championships are not all the same, this year there are many more teams that aim to reach the play-offs and win, Cremonese, Palermo, Como. Como has very rich owners, they are building a team with players who come down from the Serie A and they will have a hard time until the end. Palermo made some important purchases in January, Catanzaro is there but they play it, they are more carefree and serene because they have nothing to lose and this allows them to play the beautiful game of Vivarini. Unfortunately, Parma has to face a mini-tour de force in the last month. I have always seen Parma as a potential winner of the championship and immediately behind Cremonese because the club’s desire to return to Serie A immediately was clear.”
FROM CATANZARO TO PALERMO –“Catanzaro impressed me with his express game, he doesn’t give points of reference, he has automatisms due to a project that starts from afar. The coach has remained the same for the last three years, consequently the players assimilate more easily what he asks. Some of these players are of a higher category, like Vandeputte; Iemmello more in Serie C but also in Serie B he has always shown off, scoring important goals. They are not really a surprise but they have been good at carrying forward this identity and to prove it even with difficult substitutions. Palermo has not had continuity of results and balance in defence. After the purchase of Strefezza, they made a change and made it clear that they want to win the championship, also because they have the economic possibilities. We are talking about a company that wants to do big things in the future.”
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