Lazio Women, Grassadonia: «The club has always been close to us. A league? The president has invested a lot.” The words of the technician
The Season of Lazio Women ended with the achievement of promotion to A league. Under the guidance of Grassadonia. Here are the words of mister ai official club channels, the company is working to guarantee a squad that is up to par and competitive. These are the words of the technician.
WORDS– «Since the championship ended we have been looking ahead to the new season and are working to set up the team in the best possible way. With great determination we have never hidden from day one. We knew it was difficult, we congratulated those who fought with us. Lazio has an extraordinary group. Certainly the play-off lost last year left negative residue. That too had been a ride, blown towards the end in the match against Napoli. We had the chance to take first place with the victory in Verona, we tried to do it with Pomigliano and we didn’t succeed. The following year we started again with determination, good girls. The club has always been close to us, especially in particular moments, we applaud them. We have never felt alone and we have been accompanied by pressure but those who are at Lazio have to live with it ».
A LEAGUE– «A league? The president has invested a lot, the new structure was completed a few days ago. A feather in the men’s cap too, in Serie A clubs don’t have these structures. The sports center is an important resource for Lazio and allows us to better understand the project. It will be a new championship for us, but we want to annoy and have our say. Having this structure, working in Formello and having a direct line with the first team, because towards the end of the season the club made their structures available to us, was important ».
MARKET– «Market? It’s like in the men’s Serie A, we often meet in the corridors. Many hours in the scouting room to talk to agents and watch the boys to make it clear that Lazio has important ideas and to start with this new project. It is a completely different championship compared to last year, it will remain a good group compared to last year and then international players will arrive. There is a different physicality, from a technical point of view there are some good ones, and we need to work on the mentality because it is an adjustment championship, but we want to cause trouble. We play to win, the club is creating a market to welcome strong players. The next step is to start from a youth sector which must be completely re-established and then, when it concerns the first team, yes, parity with ten eleven players to which must be added a hard core of players who have experience ».
SARRI– «I learned a lot from Sarri, being able to attend training sessions and speak frankly at any time. A fortune for a few. Barons? I think he is the right age to deal with a reality like Lazio. I remember Sarri himself who left Empoli. Ideas and motivation count, I met Baroni and had a chat and he told me ‘If it were up to me to leave tomorrow morning’. He was impressed by the structure, it is something extraordinary. We are here every day to work seriously. I think from the cycles that end, Lazio will start again with a new project. Sarri’s resignation was a bolt from the blue, the new coach still brought the ship to port. It was an important season if I also think about the semi-final of the Italian Cup, they beat Bayern Munich. There is regret because in the return match he created opportunities and could have gone through, I think it was a positive season for all the vicissitudes that followed. We will start again as a balanced person ».
FABIANI– «Being a player first and then a coach is an advantage because you know the dynamics, it can help you in many small dynamics. She made me stop Fabiani who then directed me, if I find myself here today it’s because she proposed this thing to me with Women which I didn’t digest at first. Today I could have returned to the male world, but I didn’t. Fabiani has always been a visionary and he was right once again. My relationship with him? It’s not easy because he’s an iron sergeant and he doesn’t look anyone in the face, he puts pressure on and has a very strong charisma. He intervened after the defeat against Cesena and over time they understood his harsh words and what he wanted to convey. We work non-stop, there is no break. I still have to realize the championship won, there isn’t a moment’s respite. We need to disconnect to recharge but now we are dealing with this new project. I’ve done a lot of training, especially as a coach, I don’t blame myself for anything because I’ve always been myself. I often get called back because I stay too long on the field or for too many video lessons. If I do something I have to do it well and from this point of view I thank the girls who worked with the obsession of winning».
NEXT SEASON– «Goal next season? Maintaining the category, we are preparing to face a championship with teams that are far ahead and we know we are starting one step below. It’s not easy to assemble a team, I also look at the character side of the players. We are looking for a lot of competitiveness, we are looking for the woman first and then the footballer. They must first understand the sense of belonging, Lazio is a point of arrival and they must understand what Lazio represents».
