Tomorrow at Viviani the Power will face the Virtus Francavilla in a real survival play-off, if the rossoblu were to win they would be able to grab the goal without having to rely on the results of the other teams or hope for other people’s misfortunes. Potenza will find support on big occasions that will support the Lion throughout the match as, moreover, it has always done in this not exactly satisfactory season. Pietro De Giorgio, called to save the ship after the collapse against Foggia, believes in the possibilities of his boys and in the desire for revenge to close in the best way a championship far below expectations. Here are his words in the press conference presenting the match.
Race to win, how to prepare for this type of race. “We have arrived at the match, because tomorrow is the last match of the championship. Salvation is in our hands, the match prepares itself, with the stadium full, both on an emotional, character and motivation level. what we have to do on the pitch is to win it, with courage, forward pressure, we play at home and we want to demonstrate to the public that the team wants to win by demonstrating it with facts”.
You need attention or unscrupulousness. “Attention is the best quality we must have, it’s not that we have to go on board. I intend to bring in some players with more quality to try to win it, but with attention, what can change is the attitude of being proactive and go and press a little higher, playing at home we have to have it.”
Like Messina, the same character as the first half. “What I tried to do last week was work on the mental aspect, the situation was dramatic because the boys suffered the blow after Foggia, what I told them was to have tactical foresight, I expected a very tactical match from them and demonstrating that we are a team, that is, moving on the pitch all together, is different from the word group because the team is different from the word group, the boys demonstrated this even if we could have done better in terms of possession, quality and phrasing but I understand that the moment was delicate, there was a bit of fear, there was little risk involved, but I was happy. The approach I saw the first week is the same as this one, in fact I saw the ‘again’. believe in their abilities’, I saw many players who looked for the important play, who took more responsibility in the possession phase and in the construction phase, what was missing in Messina, the boys are fine, I’m very confident because the ‘attitude, head are the right ones.”
The responsibility of saving Potenza, which could open the doors to an “important” assignment for De Giorgio. “The responsibility is for everyone, for me, for the players, for the fans, so much so that tomorrow there will be a full house. For the moment that Potenza Calcio is going through, everyone must feel responsible, those who love this shirt, those who do for work or for passion, I feel the responsibility. As for my personal situation, I have to think about tomorrow, I have no other thoughts than tomorrow’s match, then as for the future I would like to do this for a living, I’m trying but it doesn’t matter. we’ll talk tomorrow at the end of the match, right now I can’t see beyond it, I’d see a black wall. I’m only focused on the match and that’s what interests me.”
Which players should we place the most trust in in the match against Virtus. “Every day we also watch the videos of the training sessions comparing them with the data, and this week’s ones were much higher so the team has also grown a lot on a physical level and we are very happy both with their physical appearance and with how they trained When I returned I saw players taken in January that I didn’t know but Burgio did very well in Messina, I didn’t hesitate to start Castorani because he had shown me during the week that he was in good condition, Steffè had also done the same, he had given very important inputs in training, so much so that he came in and did very well in the match, as did Maisto, another boy I didn’t know. We need experience but also freshness, running and even a pinch of light-heartedness, which we need to find tomorrow the right mix because it is such a complex match where I cannot prefer one quality over the other, in this match we need a mix of everything, quality, quantity, experience, freshness and light-heartedness”.
Virtus and the countermoves on Artistico. “We face a strong opponent, with important players, a club that has been in the Lega Pro for many years, established with a good structure, we have the utmost respect for the opponent. We prepared the match tactically hoping to do the best possible, but in this moment, even if there had been first in the standings, we have to turn our attention to ourselves, we are the masters of our destiny, tomorrow we have to play the classic perfect match because we have to bring it home.” Meanwhile, going into the details of the match, Mr. Di Giorgio did not rule out the possibility of Volpe fifth on the left with Di Grazia and Caturano as strikers.
Regret of Giorgio and role as friend of the players or iron sergeant. “Regretting choices shouldn’t be anyone’s fault, when in life you have to deal with choices only those who have to choose make mistakes, I’m young, I had never coached and it was a perplexity that even the club that opted for had. other things were done about me, about my experience, about my skill, about the dressing room to manage, then the choices are made every day, we are evaluated and it was also the reason why I chose to take the Primavera where I am. I was the first coach and I started my little journey which however made me grow, I had the opportunity to train and try my ideas, to evaluate them, to carry out experiments. I believe that talking about ‘friend’ or ‘iron sergeant’. these are incorrect statements, when one is a coach he must only be himself, each coach has his own character, there are those who prefer to be an iron sergeant or a different character, if I have to be a coach I will have problems, I like it solve them and not necessarily with a fist on the table, breaking a glass or shouting, the problem can be solved easily by sitting down at a table and understanding what the problem is and where to start to solve it, this is my way of thinking, which must not be confused with being a friend of the players because in any case for the short time that I have been here I have demonstrated that I have made many choices with determination, with conviction such as Saporiti play, a choice on which I have not doubted twice, I have my own character, I’m a coach but with my character”
