The head of the Avellino technical area, Giorgio Perinettispoke at the press conference, examining all the topics for the next sports season.
The second year of Perinetti “management” begins: “We must thank society for the trust it renews in us. When we met with the president a year ago, we talked about at least two years to achieve the objectives. This championship has had its lights and shadows, direct promotion and not even promotion via playoffs have not been achieved. I am very rigorous with those who work with me and with myself. We analyzed the things that did not allow us to achieve the main objective. Now we start again with greater knowledge and awareness, not everything was done badly, on the contrary. The team finished the season on the rise, the data was encouraging, the best attack, the second best defense, 18 clean sheets.
We have more experiencelet’s start again to achieve an objective that is dear to many of us. The defeat in Vicenza was a great disappointment, but Pazienza said something great in the last interview, that is, that the anger we have now, we must transform it into energy and will. They are the foundations from which to start again to give satisfaction to a property that gives so much and to a square that deserves so much”.
On the market: “The coach was able to train and get to know the players he had. In January we made some corrections to adapt the squad to his ideas, some young players went away to play and we took on someone more experienced. We also carried out an initial examination if not in depth, saying today how many operations we will carry out is wrong. We welcomed and approved the coach’s ideas. The market, however, is dynamic, in the next few days we will move on to operations, we will meet agents and attorneys to explain our ideas on who should stay, who should leave.
Last year we had the same problem, we had 29 players under contract, today we have 31. The Aya problem must be addressed in the legal field, because it has not been in business for some time. The squad will have to be adjusted as quickly as possible, but there will obviously be additions in the ideal 23. We tried to sort out the outgoing players, adding about fifteen players. We will evaluate the timing based on the market, we will try to give the coach as many players as possible, in the shortest time. But we also know that some market operations are unblocked at the end, as Armellino was, for example.
The ideal is to have strong players, who cost little and win. But this is not always possible. We want to take players who are functional to the technical project and for the characteristics of the group we will face. The top player is of no use if he is preferred to a more motivated player with better performance and consistency“.
On the starting goalkeeper: “The goalkeeper is a problem that needs to be solved. I don’t like making the team alone, it’s not my way of thinking. There are three of us working on the market, we have alternatives, a shortlist of names. There was Dei, who was the goalkeeping coach, who gave his opinion. We’ll see based on our needs and the way we play. Ghidotti made some mistakes, some cost us dearly, but overall he did well. We had borrowed him, with the aim of buying him at zero, with a percentage to give to Como. Now we have to make some assessments, there is a lot of pressure, especially on the goalkeeper.”
On the passion of the Avellino square: “I was struck by the fan’s involvement with the team. The chorus ‘Avellino is us’ is not an end in itself, but tells of an absolute participation in the life of the club. When we talk about pressure, we are not referring to the disturbance caused by the square, but to the responsibility of those who work for Avellino. Here you can feel it much more than other parts. Involvement affects everyone, when you do well you are happy, when you do badly you are sorry.”
On the retreat and the youth sector: “We had an option on Palena, where we got on well. But Pescara, which is very close to the area, insisted a lot. We found the alternative in San Gregorio Magnothere have been inspections, the coach gave a positive opinion, we are putting the last things in place to make it official. But the structure is the right one to work well. Last year, when I arrived at this time, everything had to be redone. But the season ended in April, this year we finished it on June 2nd. The company responded immediately for the new season. In 13 days everything that needed to be done was done. The youth sector is also doing well, even if I don’t pay too much attention to the results. Tomorrow the Under 17s will play the national finals for the scudetto, I wish Molino all the best. We hope that this project will increasingly increase in intensity and that young people will be given the opportunity to improve.”
On the stadium: “The political situation is yet to be defined, only then can we evaluate what to do. Having a more favorable terrain for the characteristics of the team would be useful to us. Improvements are always desirable, but we need to talk to the right people.”
