Paolo Monelli, former striker of Lazio and Fiorentina among others, spoke during the broadcast of “Viola amore mio” on RadioFirenzeViola. During his speech he spoke about Raffaele Palladino, the new Viola coach who Monelli himself (now residing in Monza) has seen up close in the last two years: “I don’t know him well, I know he has done great things here in Monza, removed the last two-three months which have been subdued. However, it’s another thing to do it in Florence. Here he also had the protection of a totem like Galliani, it will be difficult at Fiorentina.”
Palladino made it known that he immediately contacted the entire squad by telephone.
“Right move, we need everyone motivated and this is a good calling card from a new coach.”
And how do you rate Italiano’s work in the last three years?
“Italiano didn’t do badly, on the contrary, he made Fiorentina grow a lot. Of course, the coach must learn to change even during the match in progress and he sinned a bit there. Fiorentina lost important matches, even finals, conceding goals absurd.”
Lucca, Retegui, Kean, Zaniolo. Among the names linked to Fiorentina, who convinces you the most?
“Last year he didn’t have an exceptional championship, but in my opinion Lucca from Udinese could do well in Florence. Retegui doesn’t convince me, just like Zaniolo who has come from two years in which he hasn’t done much. Lucca could be Djuric of Fiorentina, an alternative to the phrasing to go immediately from the striker, skipping the midfield”.
