The bitter taste in Vicenza’s mouth, the awareness and desire above all else to want to win the next Serie C championship. Even with new and important investments. The Wolves’ road map starts from here while waiting for the new 2024-2025 season.
This morning, at the Bel Sito hotel in Manocalzati, the joint press conference between the leaders of US Avellino, the president Angelo Antonio D’Agostinothe technical director Giorgio Perinetti and the mister Michele Pazienza.
Below is a summary of the statements released to the press.
Press conference – Presentation of the new 24/25 season – YouTube
D’Agostino: «We can’t destroy everything. I expected to win the championship first, it will mean that we will win two in a row”
The budget: «We ended this season on June 2nd with the exit from the play-off semi-final. We thought we could do it, then it happened as unfortunately you know. It seemed only right to us, after 13 days, to start again by reprogramming everything. We are here to start again stronger than before. There is a bit of regret but also a lot of enthusiasm. It’s a season that came quite close to our goal. Let’s start from where we arrived, organizing and shoring up those things that were missing in the previous season. We are organizing ourselves to start well and try to make as few mistakes as possible.”
Last season’s mistakes: «We don’t have a precise perception of where we went wrong. We had some drops during the season, especially at home. There was a problem that the technical part is analyzing and trying to shore up.”
Give continuity: «We can’t destroy everything. I think the coach did an excellent job. Something was missing but let’s remember that he joined during the current season. There is great respect. The choice is purely one of trust. There was no force.”
The transfer market: «We have several returns from loans, we have to reduce the squad. We should do some sorting. The fundamental point is to understand what this team is missing. We are heading into a championship that we know well. We know that there are well-organised teams but we are Avellino and we have all the ingredients to do better than the others.”
The Primavera 2 exploit and the stadium: «I take this opportunity to congratulate the Primavera. We have already foreseen some expenses, but it must be said that in recent years we have never shirked them. There is a need to invest and continue the journey. I have already spoken to the Police Commissioner at the stadium to understand if there was the possibility of changing. He didn’t seem against it to me. A greater capacity could be considered, especially in accessible sectors. This is a question we will analyze immediately. The new stadium is far away. We will spend the next two years at the “old Partenio”.
The fans: «We have always stood out as a company because we try to respect the rules as much as possible. I respect our fans a lot, they are from Serie A. They are people who deserve a lot. They too must do their part in fairness. The season ticket campaign will be announced shortly.”
The balance sheet after five years: «We entered February 2019. Then there was Covid. In recent years we have done good or bad. The category is complicated, then there are the surprises. I expected to win the championship first. It will mean that we will win two in a row.”
Perinetti: «I also had personal ambitions and the defeat in Vicenza was devastating. We must transform this anger that we felt into energy to do better”
The market: «The coach knows the group. We shored up in January. We did an initial examination, he didn’t know how in-depth, on the market choices. The coach has clear ideas and we share them. Furthermore, the market is dynamic and in the next few days we will meet the agents to understand various things. Last year there was the same problem. Let’s start with a group of 31 footballers. In the 23 ideals there will certainly be some new additions. We will try to give the coach a ready group immediately, then all the moments and opportunities in the transfer market must be analysed.”
The season is over: «I want to thank the club for having returned their trust. Last year the goal was direct promotion. This result was not achieved but now let’s not think about the past. We did it, together, with the coach and the president. We start again with greater awareness. The team finished on the rise, beyond the play-offs. We had the best offense, the best defense, 18 clean sheets. We are aware of where we went wrong and we start from here to achieve the goal. I also had personal ambitions and the defeat in Vicenza was devastating. We must transform this anger that we felt into energy to do better.”
The goalkeeper: «It’s a case to be resolved, like other situations. I don’t like making the team alone. All things are shared. Last year we had a shortlist of names and we consulted the goalkeeping coach Dei on the opinion. We should understand how we are going to play. Ghidotti made some mistakes but, overall, a good championship. We should make evaluations for a role we absolutely cannot make mistakes about.”
The green line: «The ideal is to have strong, young players who don’t cost much. Personally, I believe in players who are functional to the characteristics of the group and category.”
Withdrawal: «Last year, when there was something to do, there were many things to do. This year we finished the championship on June 2nd but today, after 13 days, the company can announce the withdrawal, the season ticket campaign and the technical guide. The company is responding promptly.”
The fans: «I am a football fan. Football is a great popular feeling, which is why I have enormous respect for the fans. Places like Bari, Palermo and Naples are hot. Avellino, which I didn’t know from the inside, is particularly striking, not only for its passion, but above all for the involvement of the fans. They are one.”
Pazienza: «I want to start again from the last championship matches where we saw the intensity that I like. The formation will be 3-5-2 with characteristics that can give us the possibility of changing even during the match”
Continuity and trust: «I thank the club for renewing its trust in me and for appreciating my work and that of the staff. We must start again from what we have done well.”
The responsibilities of the season: «In the meeting with the owners, the season was first analysed. What to improve and where to intervene. There are situations in which I myself have to work better. We need to analyze the entire season and the characteristics of the players. When we talk about a more unscrupulous Avellino, it’s not me who makes him more unscrupulous, but the characteristics and situations of the match. For next season I want to start again from the last championship games where we saw the intensity that I like. The formation will be 3-5-2 with characteristics that can give us the possibility of changing even during the match.”
The enthusiasm: «These months in Avellino have made me grow from a professional point of view. I found the environment I was looking for. It was a strong experience, which left me with a lot, but which gave me the chance to make up for what I had done in the previous season.”
The staff: «The company gave me the opportunity to make additions to my group. New figures will be added. The professor. The Gate, it seems, has found a different arrangement. The match analyst will certainly be included. The goalkeeping coach took a few days to reflect.”
The group: «The choices have already been made. We need to understand and evaluate the dynamics of the transfer market.”
The fans: «The fans have lived through difficult moments together with us. The boys were good, through their results and performances, at bringing the environment back together.”
The season is upon us: «I haven’t gotten over my anger yet but I did it on purpose. I want to take it with me, because I want to pass it on to the players of the new Avellino. I will lead the team based on the experience gained from last season. I won’t waste energy on other situations. I will keep the focus on our path.”
Returns from loans: «I have clear ideas about someone and I have already communicated my wishes to the club. We could make some evaluations on someone else during the retreat.”
The market: «Whoever has to accept the project will have to come with the right hunger that this square is looking for. We need different characteristics that can give me the opportunity to change the structure and strategy.”
