We report a series of reflections by the journalist Orazio Provini, guest of ‘Big Chance’, a broadcast edited by the editorial staff of Chancebet News in view of Catania-Benevento:
“I have never experienced a season like this. This Catania is very confused, lost, with little personality and little courage. Especially outside the house he is terrible and depressing. It’s sad to say these things. The players certainly have a problem, they don’t do it on purpose. Whoever was supposed to make the leap in quality didn’t do it. I think of Sturaro, Ndoj, Tello. If you take players who have physical problems in January, they need time to get better and they inevitably get injured the first time they force it. No ready players have arrived. Peralta was injured again.”
“I saw a team blocked in Potenza. The players are conditioned, you can see it. Cianci, however, scored two goals in Potenza. He technically means that they know how to do things, but they don’t dare. They set off and are held back, waiting to see what happens in the final minutes. For at least 60-70 minutes Catania against Sorrento played slow, with fear, not attacking their opponent. It seems to me that Catania has too many managers in the club. Will they have helped the technician in some way? Have they used a harsh fist at some moments towards the players? It seems to me that there is a bit of a disconnect and probably the club has monitored little, or it hasn’t been aggressive enough or some players don’t follow you well. Grella is responsible for having made some wrong choices, including that of not replacing Laneri, but Grella can’t do everything himself, the father, the one who takes care of the financial side of the club and solves the team’s problems. Otherwise he goes crazy, he doesn’t understand anything anymore.”
“This team has shown – and it’s the only thing that gives us a hint of hope and optimism – that in dry matches something can be unlocked. With Benevento it will be a straight match. If you are afraid and fear Benevento, the Giallorossi win. They will want to avenge the 0-4 in the first leg in a sporting way, they want to chase second place and to do so they know they have to try to win in Catania. Maybe the Samnites won’t play the game of their lives if Avellino were to win without too much effort against Crotone. Zeoli must keep this team focused and make the most of what they have, motivating them for what the moment is. Benevento will play in a full stadium against a Catania who will have more motivation because it risks not only not playing the playoffs, but also having to play-offs to avoid relegation.”
“No one has managed to bring out the character in these boys, not even the desperate Zeoli who took a very hot potato because he is putting his soul into it and perhaps more than his own, but he does it because he is in love with Catania and the red and blue colours. Let’s hope that Catania faces Benevento with courage and attacks the opponent competitively, running for 90 minutes. This is a team that has always had ups and downs but if they set their mind to playing football, they know how to do it, because they beat Pescara, Padova, overcame Rimini, defeated Juve Stabia. It means that you have quality, but if you put this attitude on the pitch when you say it becomes a problem, if you have the attributes you must always demonstrate it.”
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