“I am for quality football. Quality in work, in the approach to matches and in training. I want a proactive game and the numbers in recent years have been on my side in this regard. My teams have always responded in this respect, I like to play the game with respect for my opponents but without succumbing to them. I work on these principles and we will see what the future holds for us.” Manifesto of Ivan Tisci. The coach originally from Genoa, 40 points in 31 games at the helm of Audace Cerignola before the separation with the Apulian club in mid-March, has put his professional debut in the championship behind him Serie C and is already looking to the future. Without ever losing contact with the field. “Switching off is difficult – he tells the microphones of LaCasadiC.com – when you live with football and a passion for this sport since you were a child it becomes complicated. I enjoyed the family for a few days but then I started going around the stadiums to watch live matches and also follow the other groups carefully. There is time for the future.”
“Playoffs, what a show. Watch out for Avellino and Vicenza”
Field and current affairs, in C, are two items that rhyme with playoffs. AND Tisci is following with great attention the play-offs that are worth promotion to Serie B. “I was very curious to see how these matches would go – he says referring to the first leg of the first round of the national phase – on four occasions the draw pitted teams from the South, which I know well, against teams from the North. I followed Taranto-Vicenza with great attention and seeing such full stadiums in C is exciting. Credit must be given to this square and to Eziolino Capuano for what they were able to recreate in Taranto. Vicenza is a strong team, with the arrival of Vecchi they have found certainties and in my opinion they will be able to be protagonists until the end. However, I don’t think the qualification process is over.”
“I also liked Benevento, who drew in Trieste thanks to an important second half. I was struck by Catania’s attitude on the Atalanta Under 23 pitch, a young team with great intensity. For the Sicilians it was undoubtedly an intense and special year, obviously I hope that it becomes more and more so for the Catania fans. The playoffs are a mini-tournament in which two factors have a huge impact: ranking and draw“. Avellino is a square that Tisci he knows well, from having played with it: «They have great potential and are among the teams that can go all the way. I’m curious to see Torres, who I followed a little less than other teams. They had a great championship. Padova has structure and deserves attention. The depth of choice in a tournament where you go on court every four days is crucial“.
“I’m not hypocritical, I would have liked to play in the playoffs. Too many draws in Cerignola”
The tape rewinds to the experience of Cerignolaclosed with the team at the gates of that area playoffs then conquered in the last 270 minutes of the championship. “I’m not a hypocrite and I won’t hide my regret from you, I would have liked to have played in the playoffs – underlines the coach – I knew what the path outlined with the company should be. For large stretches we were within the playoffs, then not having always had the full squad was a handicap for us. Up until the moment I was on the bench, the team had 40 points, created a lot and had sent two players like Malcore And D’Andrea in double figures. We drew a lot also due to the absences but it’s part of the job.”
“In Serie C very few teams win and dismissals are the order of the day, for a coach to resist on the bench is not very easy. However, I am happy with the path I have taken, it was educational for me.” No doubt about the match he would like to replay in yellow and blue: “I say that play in the first leg on the pitchAvellino: We were still undefeated and two healthy teams were facing each other. Having had to play for an hour with 10 men due to the expulsion of Krapikas I was sorry. We lost in the 95th minute and I would have liked to play it 11 against 11“.
“From D to C, an educational and stimulating leap”
The move from D, where he had coached in his last experience Fasanoat C it was inspiring. “I expected to find a different level and I was amazed by the many good and prepared coaches I encountered as opponents. The coach must be good but if your concepts are not accepted by the group it is of little use: it was an educational leap, I am happy with how it went and I am sorry for not having completed the work”. In Cerignola Tisci he made great use of the forward park with the pair Malcore-D’Andrea in double figures halfway through the return round, as done the year before in D in Fasano with Raven top scorer. There are several players, he assures, ready to move up in category.
“This is a question that many professionals who I met in stadiums in this post-exoneration period also asked me – he admits Tisci – I was lucky enough to coach a squad with significant growth potential, many of them were in their second year of C and needed to confirm themselves or redeem themselves. I have often spoken well of Capomaggio, a point guard who in my opinion arrived late in professionalism: he deserves the attention of the B club for the spirit he has, the qualities and the season he played. I have often spoken about him but I believe there are several who can be compared to important companies. I wish them all the best, they deserve it.”
Zeman and Pioli references, Italiano and Thiago Motta the models
Head to the future, then. Tisci will it start again from group C? “For me it is the grouping that gives you the most stimulation in this world which is a great washing machine for coaches. Clearly I am not in a position to choose a club or a group but I would like to go back to doing what I was doing – smiles – I’m not talking about projects, in modern football for me there are very few now. Today coaches are often judged on a weekly basis, there is an exasperation with the result and everything changes in a short time. I would like to resume my path, I want to work and grow and make as few mistakes as possible. I have already worked in the south in the past but I wouldn’t mind looking at another part of Italy too. In the meantime, I hope that someone arrives who has noticed the work done.”
The list of models is extensive: “I’m happy to focus on Zdenek Zeman, who I had the pleasure of meeting when he coached me. I spent almost three years with Stefano Pioli (in Modena, ed.) and he left me a lot. I’m happy for the career he’s having. I study with great attention Thiago Motta, who coaches and communicates very well, Vincenzo Italiano who has done the whole process from the lower categories. I am happy for Daniele De Rossi, who as a coach is confirming the great personality he had on the pitch. Let’s say that I like those who propose, less those who speculate on the result to keep the bench firmly in place.” Manifesto by Ivan Tisci. Which makes quality the starting point of everything.
