the decision on Vanoli and the squad

Parma’s defeat produced two opposite decisions: Vanoli is and remains the coach of Fiorentina compatible until the end of the season, the January transfer window he will immediately revolutionize a team that as it is, with a group made up of these players, he will never, ever be saved. Two decisions, one supporter: Fabio Paratici. And it’s the good news: it means that the manager from Piacenza, yesterday attending Crystal Palace-Tottenham, has taken matters into his own hands and is already in charge at Viola Park even if he isn’t there yet and will only be there from next week.

Fiorentina, with Vanoli until the end

But this is the time for choices, at the maximum limit to make them count thanks to the winter negotiations, and from here, sources close to Paratici say, the input began from those who will soon also officially be at the helm of command of Commisso’s club with a contract expiring in June 2030, therefore very long, long enough to allow him to intervene in the present while planning the future together. And this is precisely the meaning not of Smilla for the snow but of Fabio for salvation, or for the gift to give to Florence in the season that will lead to Fiorentina’s centenary: stay in Serie A. Which almost sounds like an affront to call it a gift when thinking back to the expectations and prerogatives of August (four months ago, not four years), whereas now everyone is aware that it is a feat to be accomplished. Everyone except those inside Viola Park, footballers first, and consequently a clear and clear directive arrived from England that served to clarify things and indicate a precise path unlike what has been done so far. There is no last resort, there are no sine qua non conditions. It’s up to Paolo Vanoli to lead Fiorentina to stay in Serie Atransforming the miserable current results into decent numbers and above all sufficient for the purpose: 9 points in 17 games which must become at least 35 points on the 38th matchday. We don’t know how, but the former Torino coach (5 points in 7 championship games since taking over from Pioli) has to find a way and in order not to see him on the bench he would have to score zero matches between Cremonese, Lazio, Milan and Bologna from 4 to 18 January: but at that point Nobody would save Fiorentina anymore.

Paratici, it will be a revolution: the names

The story is different for the team: this group will be given the confidence for a last gasp of pride against Cremonese, then many faces will change and many holders of the lockers in the changing room and the rooms at Viola Park. Those who asked to leave will leave and those who are not deemed up to par, reinforcements will arrive ready technically and mentally to sign the feat and be part of the new course that will be, understanding that Florence is not Fiorentina now at the bottom of the table. Yes, in the meantime it could immediately be Boga from Nice in attack, Martel from Cologne in midfield and Coppola from Brighton in defence, but there will be others. With Gudmundsson and Kean, who don’t move because they have a commitment to keep, to drag them along.