Leandro Rinaudo speaksThe former sporting director of Palermo speaks at a press conference to take stock of his experience in pink and black at the end of the natural expiry of his contract, which was not renewed.
“I am very proud to have had an experience with Palermo – he says – . I have to thank Dario Mirri for the opportunity he gave me, his call inspired something important in me, I wanted to give something to the city. I thank CFG for the opportunity he gave me after the experience in the youth sector”.
“I have not spoken in these years because this was the company policy and I aligned myself – he continues – . I have always taken responsibility. I didn’t put my face on the line because this was the club’s line, I adapted. I am proud of the path I have taken”.
“I understood in February that I would not renew but I carried on with the work, especially at home, the focus was to reach the maximum with Palermo. The CFG has a sharing policy, I had my spacebut there were other people to share information with. It was an important work for me, it gave me the opportunity to complete myself”.
“Regret? My dream was to bring Palermo to Serie AI would have been very happy. Last year an exceptional job was done, the goal was safety and we arrived on equal points with Venezia. This year the bar was raised, initially we started very well, then we had ups and downs. Serie B has become very difficult. I have no regrets but the disappointment is not having fulfilled my dream and that of the people of Palermo”.
“Future? I spoke with Serie B clubs. I didn’t feel ready, I want to wait for the right solution to be able to express myself. I see this period of pause as a moment of growth. What happened in Cremona? It was a very strange momentI was standing still and enjoying the team’s performance in the first half. Palermo was mature, then in the second half something happened that we carried with us for a long time. Fear has taken overis part of a maturation process”.
“Corini’s dismissal? It’s too easy to talk about it afterwards, it didn’t bring about the change of pace that one might have thought. I think Eugenio did a great jobas well as Mignani. However, we made a playoff semifinal. Next year could be important for Palermo”.
“There is no winning formula in football. Last year, we decided to bring in players who had won and knew the category well. Pressure? I can’t understand this word, we need to get it out of the players’ heads, it shouldn’t exist. I was always close to Corini even when he was booed. I would do everything I did again, I saw a great worker, just like I did with Mignani. I hugged Corini like Mignani”.
“I see the glass half fullthis experience has given me the opportunity to become stronger and more complete. I am totally focused on what my immediate future will be, I want to achieve important results. Gardini and Bigon are expert managers and I accept their decision with maximum serenity. I have no regrets, I will continue to be a Palermo fan”.
“The sports centre provided an important plus, there was an atmosphere of great professionalism. I think players need to experience the city morethere was too much difference in ‘environment’ between Torretta and the “Barbera”. The market? The operation of secret It was very important, as was that of Diakitewhich I really wanted. The guys were all exceptional, they all called me. I would have liked to take Coda in summer, as well as Verde in January, he reminded me a bit of Miccoli”.
“I met Gardini and Bigon and we spoke very calmly, they communicated their decision to me. We parted peacefully and well. De Sanctis? There is a good relationship. I hope Palermo goes to Serie A, I will be at home celebrating. Dionisi is an important coach, he proposes good football”.
“The relationships with Gardini and Bigon were professionalthere was respect and sharing. Verde was a phenomenon in Pisa and in the end he was kept in La Spezia, something similar happened to Soleri with Modena, we didn’t want to give him up. Coda? A team that has to win needs important forwards but cohabitation with Brunori would have been dangerous”.
“Betting on Dionisi is a smart choicehas proven to be an important coach, he can represent the CFG well. This experience has allowed me to complete myself, the role of the sports director is increasingly about sharing. Being part of such a large group means sharing”.
“The negotiation with Coda could have developed but then in the end it was decided not to continue for a question of balance. Brunori has shown himself to be very important, with rare qualities for Serie B. To achieve certain objectives you need to have important players on the bench”.
“There were no huge problems in the locker room. Nothing serious has ever happened. We had to do something better to win games. Palermo’s goal is to go to Serie A as soon as possible, there’s no point in hiding. CFG thinks that whoever arrives can help achieve this goal”.
“Corini is a great professional, he was keen to achieve the goal. I followed his conferences live and I always saw a balanced person. I don’t think he ever made a mistake in communication, maybe it was a burden for him to be the only interface, but it was the company’s policy”.
“The renewal of secret? We started discussing around April, there was a basic agreement, there was the total will to stay in Palermo, the boy is attached to the club. Brunori he is the symbolic player of Palermo, he is very important. His ‘case’ certainly needs to be solved”.
“Palermo needs the right key. There is no player who can solve your championshipnothing strange that Saric returns and does well with Dionisi. Serie B is a championship of concreteness and defensive solidity”.
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