Thus the coach and commentator Pierpaolo Alderisi spoke to the microphones of Globus Television during ‘Calcionate – Comments in Casa RossAzzurra’:
“My idea is that two different dimensions had been created in the group’s head. That of the Italian Cup, which has always smiled on Catania with a path of great positivity and the luck needed to win a title, and that of the championship. In the minds of the players this can happen. Paradoxically, the fact of having more games in the championship perhaps leads you to consider that you always have a chance to put the situation back on track in the next match.”
“Zeoli is a person who has great experience, he underlined several times that the championship path would be difficult, therefore it was important to take cover as soon as possible. This team, unlike the others that occupy Catania’s current ranking zone, was built with very different objectives and was redesigned because at the time of the January transfer window Lucarelli was there, who wanted a team that made a great run-up in the championship but also with a view to winning the Italian Cup. Along the way Lucarelli got lost, that was the team and in the meantime the ranking loomed large. When a group built with that matrix finds itself facing a championship with teams well aware of fighting for salvation, Catania lost its compass for a moment”.
“Let’s not forget that before the decisive Potenza match, the Zeoli audio incident occurred which it certified some rifts in the locker room. There is a situation of lack of serenity, this inevitably affects the team’s performance. Anyone who is a coach knows how negatively situations like this can have an impact. I don’t think Zeoli is submissive but profoundly realistic, because he knows well the dynamics that exist within the team group and the club, which probably don’t leave him calm.”
“I was lucky enough to meet Zeoli at the Coverciano course after having appreciated him as a footballer and a loyal, sincere person. I also believe he is a good coach as well I think it’s ungenerous to burden him with all the responsibility for a season that started out badly and we hope it doesn’t end worse. When he was called into action he always made himself available to Catania’s cause, even before Lucarelli’s arrival. There is anger at the results and the situation that has been created, but I believe it is unfair and ungenerous to place all responsibility on Zeoli, who perhaps he is the only one who truly believes in Catania’s salvation. I assure you that he is a fighter, he doesn’t give up an inch. I don’t see discouragement in him but the desire to unite the environment.”
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