The Palermo coach tries again after coming close to achieving the feat in Bari PALERMO (ITALPRESS) – Palermo approaches the match against Sampdoria, valid for the preliminaries of the Serie B championship play-offs, with a few more smiles than the previous weeks. The success against Südtirol gave the Rosanero team some more certainty. “The playoffs are another championship in some respects – Mignani said in the press conference -. Everything is reset and the games have a completely different value compared to the championship. Tomorrow night’s match is a straight in or out game. My past It’s now behind us and we need to look at the present. It’s a great feeling, we’re playing an important match in a full stadium. These are great emotions that a coach feels with all the hopes he carries with him also for the positive outcome.” The Rosanero coach knows this post-season ‘tournament’ well, having come close to the Serie A against Bari last year: “Last year we started from the semi-final, they are games where there is an error that can become decisive – he explained Mignani – You have to increase your attention and concentration but also your competitive spirit. You have to read them and be good at using your head because something can happen until the end.” Palermo will have two results out of three available, in the event of a draw after any extra time it would be the rosanero who would go through, by virtue of the best ranking: “It would be foolish not to think that this team cannot go to Serie A.
However, our concentration must only go to tomorrow’s match. Having two advantages out of three from a psychological aspect is a disadvantage rather than an advantage. I expect a balanced match – says the Palermo coach about tomorrow evening’s match -. Sampdoria’s latest matches show that they are a team that is doing well, it will be a balanced match. I will try to convey to the team the thought of winning the match and scoring goals. When the minutes begin to pass, your head thinks less and you go more instinctively. It’s not easy sometimes to convey a situation but you have to try to do it.” Yesterday, to boost the team and show the closeness of the ownership, Ferran Soriano also arrived in Palermo, who – after visiting the Torretta sports center – also did a quick pass to the stadium: “It was a pleasure to meet Ferran Soriano who wished us good luck. We felt the closeness of the City Group”. Palermo is therefore playing for access to the semi-finals, but tomorrow’s match also represents an important test for Mignani’s future, net of the fact that his contract expires on 30 June next year : “I live this moment with balance, which is my way of managing the team. I didn’t go into depression before and I didn’t go into elation now. You have to have a clear and clear head because it’s a dry match. We need to iron out the mistakes and try to win it. It was a week of work and good profit, coming from a victory you see a few more smiles. For the city and the club it is a very important match, what is important for me as a coach takes second place.” As regards the pitch, few indications were given by the coach, who will be able to practically count on almost the entire group, the the only one unavailable should be Coulibaly: “Ceccaroni and Gomes are better and have returned to the group. We have also recovered other players such as Vasic and Di Mariano who trained with the team during the week”. There is an atmosphere of enthusiasm in the city, with the fans who in just a few days have pulverized the tickets available to attend the match. We are moving towards the attendance record at Barbera: “I think that playing at home, beyond the last few games, is an advantage – said the coach -. The public will be close to the team because they love it. It will be a benefit for the kids. The public doesn’t come onto the pitch but when they hug you and push you it’s as if they did. We are very pleased that the stadium is full and that they can give us help for this match.” Finally, Mignani spoke about Sampdoria, the team from the city where he was born and grew up in football: “It’s curious to face Sampdoria, the team of my city, which I supported as a child and with whom I also made my debut in Serie A. It’s a twist of fate to play with them but it’s a situation that I like. They have history and reputation, last year they were in Serie A and they have strong players. It will be an extra stimulus, which I like”, concluded the rosanero coach. – Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS). xd6/pc/red 16-May-24 15:10.
