The Catania having concluded the regular season in thirteenth place in group C of Serie C, they are preparing to face the playoffs from the National Phase. Michele’s team Zeols after beating Benevento they can concentrate on the play-offs for promotion to Serie B. The Vice President of the Rossazzurri club Vincenzo Grella spoke to the microphones of Sicily precisely on the immediate future of Catania.
Grella: “Catania unpredictable. With Sorrento we reached the lowest point”
The Catania is preparing to compete i playoffs directly from the National Phase. The red and blue team, by virtue of the victory in Italian Serie C Cup, the play-offs will be played directly from the first round of the National Phase as seeded. An advantage that the Vice President Vincenzo Grella he absolutely doesn’t want to waste. The Italian-Australian manager spoke to the microphones of Sicily: “Catania today is unpredictable – says Grella – and can offer magnificent performances and others like those with the Sorrento. In that match we reached the lowest point in my football life. I had never experienced a similar situation. If they are an opponent of Catania they have to pay attention to everything. I can dominate easily or suffer without reaction“.
Grella he also comments on his performance Catania against the Beneventomatch won 1-0 thanks to Pietro’s goal Cianci at 45′: “The match was tough, we experienced an important moment. The team and the club had other objectives that changed along the way. This is also part of the growth of a group, of a club. Difficulties are faced, then we reflect on things better. I don’t look back too much so as not to stumble on what is in front of you. But some reflection must be made to limit errors. All decisions I have made are undertaken after extensive reflection. I would have done everything again because I believed in what I decided. Be careful, at that moment it seemed like it was the best solution. You don’t make a decision knowing that it could become a mistake. Then, along the way you realize the mistakes and try to remedy them“.
“I understand the fans’ booing. The support came unconditionally”
Always at Sicily Grella he also spoke about the boos that the Catania fans reserved for the players despite the victory against Benevento: “I worked for the good of the club – reiterates the red and blue Vice President – not out of personal interest or vanity. I work for the president, for the good of the city, I do it to get the best for Catania and for Catania. We have an audience that no one can boast. And Catania has a squad of players who have also played at high levels. Many members have experienced the play-offs in which everything is at stake. I can’t make a prediction because the team was unpredictable, we lacked continuity“.
“When a city responds by filling the stadium – continues Grella – and he does it during difficulties, I read the final protest as a displeasure expressed in that way. THEWe received the support during the race unconditionally. I understand the whistles at the end of the match and I also understand the motivation linked to a discontent which is also ours. We expected to get to the last match not with the worry of a decisive victory to avoid the playouts. Presence is too important a response to focus on booing. I understand them, let’s say they are a gesture of love after an argument. But we all move forward together“.
Grella: “Zeoli? Different characters but a common goal”
In closing Vincenzo Grella to Sicily talks about the upcoming playoffs that his Catania will face: “I believe in Catania’s exploits, the day I no longer believe it I would resign. – says the Rossazzurri manager – Zeols? I trusted her common sense, her character is not like mine, but we have a common goal: the interest of society and the love of colors. My way of relating to people is not what Zeoli experienced in the past. There are times when his ways don’t match mine, but I’m a flexible manager who tries to make everyone work as calmly as possible. If I give an account of the management of him to date, Zeoli won the Italian Cup and led the team to the national playoffs: it’s an excellent job“.
“Sturaro? When we signed him we considered not only the player, but his character, his charisma, his way of leading the group. He passed away on the field. Seeing him again at the end against Benevento was a pleasure for everyone. President Pelligra was happy to see it and reiterated it to me. We also want to recover Tello.” Grella, in closing, also focuses on the new corporate asset: “We study the strengthening of the club, a strengthening that concerns society. We’ll see at the end of the season. I am referring to sectors of our corporate life that will have to give us a definitive structure“.
