Presentation press conference for Vincenzo Italianonew coach of Bologna by Joe Saputo. The former Spezia and Trapani coach, fresh from his three-year experience on the bench of Florentinewill replace Thiago Motta, officially joined Juventus. Great enthusiasm from Italiano, who will lead the rossoblù in the Champions League.
Italian: “I’m excited, great opportunity”
After the official announcement of the last few days, Vincenzo Italiano presents himself as the new coach of Bologna. The former Fiorentina player will be the successor to Thiago Motta, the new Juventus coach. These are his first words in this morning’s conference: “I’m excited, having this great opportunity with Bologna is very nice. They wanted me strongly and I thank them. It will be an important year, we will have to confirm ourselves and we will have a European competition where we want to do well. There is great enthusiasm on my part and on the my staff: there are the conditions to work well. I immediately saw a good environment. I am very happy. I saw the growth of Bologna last year and I am curious to find the players again when we start again great levels and we want to continue this path”.
Italian continues: “Everyone has shown that they are up to the task and have amazed everyone, including me. The players have already raised the level, many are of international caliber and are at the European Championship. Along the way we will see why we have not yet explored the future of some players in market terms. I am convinced that we will present ourselves well”.
Italian: “With Motta we are alike”
The coach also spoke about his predecessor: “Motta? From a game development perspective we are similar. We work wide with the wingers, we develop from behind with the defenders and we start from the bottom. The midfielders are always involved, the striker must be the terminal but also work for the team. We are similar, then each of us has our own way of working and preparing for matches”.
Come on goals: “We want to try to maintain a high level, continue to offer games and entertain people. The aim is to always improve the players and find consistency in terms of performance. We want to do well in the league and honor the Champions League. I am convinced that you can come out of every match with your head held high. The first aim is to play well because if you don’t play well you can’t win matches.”.
Italiano concludes by talking about the criticism for the three lost finals, between the Italian Cup and the Conference League: “You quickly forget the path that leads you to play the finals. Getting to the end is a merit, then you always want to win the finals but you don’t always succeed. Look at Gasperini, who was recovering from some bitterness and won and I he remembered that the paths remain and give value. I hope to play in finals again. Attacking wingers? We want them to be effective, Orsolini has shown that he knows how to make a difference and changes the game plan for his opponents. The more creativity there is in front of you, the better. Orsolini, Karlsson and Ndoye have the right characteristics.”
