The approach to Italian football has not been the best but, as often happens, it is necessary to wait and be patient, especially when it comes to young people.
The call for the meeting at the headquarters
Yesterday, Lecce, through an official press release, announced the call-ups for the meeting at the headquarters, preparatory to the departure for Austria scheduled for next July 14th.
The list of defensive full-backs available to Gotti also includes Vernon Addo, Giallorossi defender who arrived in Salento last August from Holland, more precisely from Volendam.
Not easy settling in and role change
Addo had a complicated adjustment. Another football, another environment, another language, everything completely different. He started as a centre-back, made some mistakes and then was moved from Federico Coppitelli, former coach of the Primavera of Lecce, on the left flank, to take advantage of his running and stride.
He started timidly, then he gained more and more courage, making his own a role in which he had already played in his brief career.
This season he has grown a lot, he also played two Youth League games, one as a central defender and one as a left back, and he even scored a goal, on the last day against Monza.
A recognition and an opportunity
Certainly, the one with the first team represents a big opportunity for the defender born in 2005.
For him, however, it is also a great recognition after the sacrifices of a whole year, in which he has become more reliable in the defensive phase and also capable of accompanying the offensive action. Gotti will have some time to evaluate him and understand how to fully exploit him, enhancing his qualities and smoothing out his defects.
Addo will now have to give his all and demonstrate his value, trying to convince the Giallorossi coach to keep him in consideration for the first team with ever greater continuity.
