The day of the presentation of the new Gigliato coach has arrived, awaiting the first purchases, but also the first sales
Raffaele Palladino was already in the city yesterday, he had another series of meetings and evaluations with Pradè to better define the contours of the Fiorentina to come, his Fiorentina. And then today at 12 at Viola Park the curtain will officially rise on the coach, called to tell his story, to explain his football and what the objectives will be in terms of players, but also of results. It’s Palladino-day, the beginning of a new cycle for the Viola club. Palladino is young and ambitious, he can continue the football proposed by Italian, he collects a beautiful legacy, but he is certainly a coach capable of continuing the work of the coach who preceded him, he has the same mentality, his teams go on the pitch to win and to enforce the game through the organization. Monza played intense football, made up of pressing and recovering the ball, like Italiano’s. What is different is the use of greater verticalisation, the push on the flanks comes from the low wingers, the tall wingers often center themselves and go for the shot, the center forward must open up the spaces and play the blocks. He is also more flexible in the use of formations, the three-man defense and not just the four-man defense is his thing, the 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1 are viable solutions. In the press conference he will say better what his ideas are of him, perhaps he will have studied some other clothes to dress the new Fiorentina, also based on the players he will find.
Purple market, the situation
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And speaking of players, from his words we will understand what type of football he wants to play, it will be easier to understand the real transfer objectives to get out of an embarrassing list of names linked to Fiorentina which is quickly approaching fifty. With absurd peaks like Milik who, unfortunately for him, was injured again recently, he is not at the European Championship and with the history of his knees he is always at high risk, while Fiorentina can no longer make mistakes or take risks . The center forward however, and we reiterate it for the umpteenth time, will give the idea of what team and what market the Viola club, which has repeatedly declared itself ambitious, wants to make. The names that came out, more or less, have been proposed, explored and evaluated, but my feeling remains the same as the first day: there could be surprises. We then need a quality man to whom we can entrust the keys to the midfield and an attempt for Pessina from Monza will certainly be made. Barak, who wanted to go to play, could instead have more space, he will speak with the coach, but in any case the department will have to be adequately strengthened after the greetings of Arthur, Maxime, Duncan and most likely also Bonaventura. For the defense, after Valentini from Boca, the Belgian Theathe reappeared, already sought in January. It would be a great shot. There is also the prospect of a change of goalkeeper, a role for which Palladino seeks certain characteristics and you will remember that in Monza he didn’t think twice about putting aside the starter Cragno for Di Gregorio. Choice proved to be a winning one. Genoa want Terracciano, the discussion is open and to replace him I would leave aside the Musso suggestion launched by someone, to focus more on Audero not redeemed by Inter. He wants to play. Chapter Castrovilli and Bonaventura. I won’t change my mind from what I wrote to you twenty days ago: the two are far from Fiorentina and with each passing day they move further away. I have heard and read unbridled optimism, especially about Bonaventura, complete with an announced summit that in fact never took place. Things are different from what the Usual Noti and Brozzi’s reporters tell you. Fiorentina has made some clear proposals, I would say unquestionable or not very questionable, and to date they have had no answers. Bonaventura was offered a one-year renewal, with a reduction in his salary. The player was aiming for two and from his point of view it is understandable. The situation is this, if the players decide at the last minute to say yes to the Viola proposal, they have until the end of the month. For the exits of Nzola, Ikonè and Kouamè we are thinking of raising a treasure of 25-30 million which could be just enough to invest in a real centre-forward. I repeat and I know I’m boring, patience is needed, the market is practically at a standstill, but not just for Fiorentina. Many ideas, few facts. After the European Championship we will get serious.
Franks priorities for the new mayor
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Stadium chapter. I didn’t go into the matter during the election campaign so as not to turn a big problem into a political weapon for anyone. But the problem is there, of course it is. Now the new mayor Sara Funaro will have to deal with it immediately for the city, for the fans and for Fiorentina. I would put the stadium first on the agenda. In recent weeks the Calcioti, idiots who talk about football, have fired all sorts of things to the point of theorising “Fiorentina talks about the market and not the stadium”. An endless and shameless joke. If anything it would be the opposite, with the stadium it is easier to make a market. It’s not me who says it, but English, Spanish, German football clubs and all over the civilized football world. Unfortunately, Fiorentina was unable to create its own stadium which would have brought huge resources and therefore greater spending possibilities on the market. Nardella obtained the money for the restoration of Franchi, with good reasons that he preferred it this way to save a monument, but it is clear that this will cause inconvenience for everyone before the end of a work that is not yet fully financed. I believe that quickly, also with the involvement of the Government to find the missing funding, a detailed timetable of the works must be drawn up to understand the times and give all interested parties, from the fans to Fiorentina, the opportunity to understand what they will have to do and how many places will be available in the coming years. All this to calculate income and expenses and make sense of budgets. We’re talking about ten to twelve million losses a year which, Calcioti should know, is the cost of a good player.
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