Giuseppe Ursino, new general manager of Cosenzapresented himself like this at the press conference: “Everyone knows my story. The past is the past, now we have to think about the present. I am very honored to be here, I have to thank the president. It’s true, he has been chasing me for three years, even coming to visit me at home. I wanted to rest though. This time I fell into pressing, but I did it with enthusiasm. This is an extremely important placement. Gennaro Delvecchio and I will do our best to achieve results. In my management the main thing is correctness, always being sincere. We make no promises, this Serie B will be even more balanced than last year. There are no large properties. The main thing is salvation, then the playoffs, then I don’t know. Without deceiving anyone, the first step is to maintain the category.
The coach is no longer Viali. The president offered him a two-year contract, as he requested. He said no, he wasn’t motivated. Everyone has taken their own path, but we must give credit to the company that has done everything to confirm it. We all agreed, because decisions are made together. I also want to say a few words about Delvecchio. I wanted him in Crotone. We have made an important choice, he is a rampant director and he has a mad desire to do this profession. In my opinion we chose the right element.
As far as the new coach is concerned, we are not unprepared. We are evaluating the right profile for the technical and tactical characteristics we have in mind. There’s no need to rush. There are big teams that have hired coaches now. We need trust in society. The results at the end of the year will tell us whether we were right or wrong. The club has already demonstrated, with the redemption of Tutino, that it has made a great economic sacrifice.
At this moment there is no point in naming coaches. I’m crazy about coaches. And here there is someone crazier than me, the sports director. You can expect anything. A hungry and good coach will come here, a half-coach will not come, just as there will not be half-players. I had a dream, to go to Serie A. I arrived in Cosenza and I have a dream, but I won’t say it. The place is prepared for certain results but you have to have patience, with that you can achieve everything. With Crotone we went to Serie A and it looked like we were going to be relegated, but we saved ourselves on the last day. The coach is fundamental, because a good one makes the players grow, an example is Atalanta. I repeat, we need trust, now we just have to work.
The budget should be of little concern. But if the president took me and Gennaro, it means that he wants to do something important. We have to stop it, salvation is the first step. The duration of the contract? That’s what I asked the president, I’m not a kid and anything can happen in life. Let’s give it a year, then we’ll see. I didn’t come here for the money, but to achieve an important result. Satisfaction must be given to the public and society. This is crucial. Here are the right men.”
