Claudio Onofri, former coach of Genoa and Spezia, spoke about the match at the Luigi Ferraris stadium of Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari
Today’s newspaper The 19th Century reported the statements of Claudio Onofri. The former Genoa and Spezia coach spoke about the match at the Luigi Ferraris stadium Cagliari by Claudio Ranieri. His words:
GENOA-CAGLIARI – «Monday evening also in Genoa-Cagliari, despite the excellent results obtained by Gilardino – who in the last few seem to have convinced the 777 to confirm and the recent reassuring performances achieved by Ranieri, draws with Juventus and Inter and victory against Atalanta, the future of the benches is still thrilling. Teams with similar script and attitude decoded by the Misters».
SARDINIANS – «In greater prominence are the latest results obtained by the Sardinians given that the Brancaleone army only a couple of months earlier seemed to be sinking like a Titanic without a helmsman in relation to the four consecutive defeats against Frosinone, Turin, Roma and Lazio (9 goals conceded, only two scored ), which then set the alarm bell ringing for Ranieri and his team through the two draws with Udinese and Napoli and the subsequent victory with Empoli who at the moment already benefited from the work of Davide Nicola: 3 victories and four draws after the his arrival».
TACTICS – «Reiterating the tactical concept that develops modules and schemes depending on the deployment and size of the opponent in question, Ranieri has often deployed the 4-man defense against within reach opponents, while against battleships such as Inter, Juventus, Lazio and Roma the canonical 3-5-2. Possible against Genoa, exception that confirms the rule, mirror lineups. Defensive department which, however disposed, in terms of numbers does not demonstrate great compactness: 56 goals conceded, 16 more than the rossoblù».
SINGLES – «Not much in attack either, 36 goals in total and top scorer Nicolas Viola with 5, a sort of attacking midfielder with the fundamentals of a complete midfielder in a career developed mainly in Serie B (Reggina, Ternana and Benevento), only ten appearances as a starter the remaining nineteen appearances taking over once the race had started. Viola has an extraordinary left foot as highlighted this season by the goal he scored against Toro. The offensive parterre sees the former Lapadula stopped with two, Petagna only one although very good against Bologna, the Angolan Zito Luvumbo scored 4 times”.
