Through an article by Vittorio Sangiorgi for the QdS by title ‘Catania FC, from great fear to hope’, the Rossazzurri’s path this season is analysed. We report some extracts.
“On the bench of the “defendants” above all the vice president and CEO Vincenzo Grellaplenipotentiary of the company at the foot of Etna, primarily responsible for choices and evaluations – it is read -. From the pre-season retreat to the unfavorable temperatures of Zafferana Etnea and without high-level friendlies, through to the purchase of players who were not in top condition and arrived in dribs and drabs even during the current season. Without forgetting, then, the double error in the technical guidance: first the inexperienced Luca Tabbiani and then the “revived” Cristiano Lucarelli”.
“Precisely the choice of the Livorno coach is the one that probably had the greatest impact on the season. Both because he signed an ambitious three-year contract at the time, and because the Australian manager decided to carve out a more important role for him, which was not only that of the technician but of the English-style manager, therefore also with duties as sporting director. Role remained vacant, then as now, after the departure of Antonello Laneri”.
Following a revolutionary winter transfer market, he registered “a constant worsening which led to a new change on the bench with the arrival of Michele Zeoli”. Investments “there were no shortages but they were managed badly”. However, “on rare occasions (see the Italian Cup matches and the performances with some of the “big players” in the championship), the team has demonstrated that it has important values not only on paper, as well as a certain aptitude in one-off or one-off matches. And this is it the hope that the fans and the city hold on to”.
The hope is that “what today seems almost impossible becomes possible but, regardless of what the field will say, to president Pelligra – who has certainly demonstrated attachment to the colours, passion, desire to do – the task of acting to ensure that certain egregious errors are not repeated in the near future. Further seasons of suffering, in fact, would be an absurd paradox given the enormous potential of society.”.
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