The former defender of, among others, Parma, Milan and Turin, Roberto Mussi spoke to the media present, including TMW, at the Olimpiadi del Cuore in Forte dei Marmi, starting with the Viola: “Fiorentina, despite losing the final, had a good season. Italiano did extraordinary things in Florence. It is clear that losing a final is never nice, but you also have to know how to lose”.
We start again with Palladino, is he ready for the leap?
“It won’t be easy for him to repeat what he did as an Italian. Palladino proved in Monza that he is an excellent coach, always playing against even stronger teams. He seems like a coach who knows what he wants and I think he can do well for Fiorentina too”
Kean arrives from Juventus, could he be the answer that Fiorentina is looking for?
“Kean has always shown great potential, despite lacking continuity. In an environment like Florence, if he manages to enter the hearts of the fans, he could do well. Do I see him as a centre-forward? He also has the quality to play as a striker, despite having played a lot as a winger in his career”
Between Atalanta and Fiorentina, which team would you choose if you were Zaniolo?
“Fiorentina is an important and sought-after club. If Zaniolo were to return to Florence he should be nothing but happy”
Do you like the Milan that is being created with Fonseca?
“I don’t know if it’s the right choice, but they will have evaluated it very well. I think they considered the player pool and what the coach asks for, they matched the coach with the team. If they take some players it could do well, but I don’t think can compete with Inter and the big teams. In short, the Rossoneri are there anyway, if they play it, they must be among the top four that will go to the Champions League, otherwise they would ruin everything.”
Will Milan’s ambitions be measured by the new striker?
“That’s an unknown… The team isn’t bad, it’s a good team, if made to play in the right way they can do really well, but when you change you can also fail.”
What feelings do you have about Parma?
“In the meantime, I’m very happy that he’s back among the greats of Italian football, let’s hope he can repeat what was done in the 90s when I was there, that was an extraordinary Parma. The fans deserve a team in Serie A, but above all glorious like in the old days”.
Do you like Pecchia as a coach?
“Yes, he showed in Serie B that he can play well, even if he struggled a bit too much in the end. Over the course of the year he has shown that he knows how to manage the team in the right way, making it play well.”
