The journalist of The Republic and Viola fan Massimo Basilecorrespondent from New York, wrote a reflection on his profile Facebookfocusing on the situation of Bologna, of the How and obviously also on Florentine.
‘After the growth of Bologna we now need to pay attention to Como, because…’
‘A year and a half ago I said that the Bolognawith Sartori, was the technical project that fascinated me the most. After their defeat someone, I don’t remember his name, wrote a post to make fun of me. But the growth of Bologna, in addition to being close to my heart because it reminds us of tradition, I saw it as a stimulus for us. So when I saw the Rome acquire Dybala. Now, I say, watch out How: not for the sporting result, but because I read about their project to grow the name internationally. And they use words to unite, not to divide. It intrigues me, and I already know that someone will say “then he supports Como”.
‘In Florence once, we always wanted more, with a certain arrogance’
‘The problem, in Florence, is that once upon a time we always wanted more, and the Florentine it was the consequence: we had Bati and Rui, but it wasn’t enough for us. We only looked at ourselves, with a certain arrogance. Disliked by the world, but with dreams of greatness. We wanted everything immediately like in ’68 as a student, a year of revolutions in football too, if I remember correctly. And we had more.’
‘Now many are content to belittle the successes of others’
‘Now many are content to belittle the successes of others. Instead of saying: ‘okay, now I want to do it, they answer ‘yes, but let’s see what they will do in a year’. It’s a way of revealing yourself. Football – this thing that is much more than a ball, otherwise Soriano and Galeano, Arbasino and Soldati they would not have been the singers of it, – it is the projection of ourselves. We are fans the same way we live life. I don’t know a single ambitious person, someone who wants to improve themselves every day in life, who isn’t ambitious in their relationship with their team.’
