“Knaster wants to relaunch”, these are the words of the Pisa General Director Giovanni Corrado reported by Sports newspaper: “I still have one year left on my contract and I should remain in the role I occupy. Knaster wants to continue and wants to relaunch, we have all set ourselves objectives to always do better, it is logical that one cannot be satisfied with a twelfth place, but the Ours is a project that envisages investments for a long term. Coincidentally, the playing time of young Italians and foreigners was the highest ever for us. Of course, if it were enough to get results, everything would be simpler.”
To make the leap in quality, structures are needed
“In Pisa to fight for the first three places, more than team or coach aspects, the structures are lacking. We are working on it, but our ultimate long-term goal is to arrive in Serie A with peace of mind, with the structures, otherwise we won’t are destined to remain there.”
The future of Stefanelli and Aquilani?
“I hope that Stefanelli can stay, he has proven to be a great quality professional. It’s no secret that certain calls have arrived, he deserves them. I believe he is first and foremost in great difficulty because we enjoyed working together. His would the journey in Pisa continue if there were no indispensable offers. We will think about it in the next few days. If his future is not with us, will we wish him the best? He has another year on his contract, but unlike Stefanelli, who we have known about for some time of an interest from other clubs, but we never talked about Fiorentina with him. It will be something we will do at the end of the season, for now I only know what I read in the newspapers.”
