After Kean, with Zaniolo, the idea of which team to give to Palladino and the strategy to get there is clear. The attack is the fundamental department, in which to invest and make profound changes after years of evident difficulties.
The final goal is to have two centre forwards (Kean already signed and Lucca in negotiations), three wingers (Nico, Sottil and Zaniolo) for the 3-4-3 and Beltran who can play as a striker, but also play behind the central striker in the 3-4-2-1. If in the end these were to really be the six forwards there would be (at least on paper) a big step forward in terms of personality, quality, but also finishing ability.
Lucca and Kean
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I also wrote about Lucca because he is truly another of the names that are being worked on. It is not an advanced negotiation like the one for Zaniolo but the interest is there, Palladino likes the player and with his characteristics he could be an alternative to Kean, but he can also play with the former Juventus player in certain situations. If these are the attackers, there is interchangeability, even Nico, Sottil and Kean, can play on the outside, but also in the two behind the attacker in the 3-4-2-1.
Returning to Kean, it is clear that he is a player who needs to be recovered, four years ago he was worth 40 million, but he is young (24 years old) and in a place like Florence he can rediscover his enthusiasm and he will not feel the weight of the shirt given that he played for PSG, Everton and the national team, in addition to having made his debut and scored in Serie A at sixteen. Didn’t he score last year?
I have already written and I repeat: he played a handful of minutes at a time that add up to a total of just seven games. How do you score? Especially with zero morale. Florence will have to give Kean the energy, he needs to feel like a protagonist, he has plenty of qualities.
Now the midfield
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For the rest, as you have seen, what I have always written has happened: Bonaventura and Castrovilli have left Viola. Fiorentina’s offers have not satisfied the two players who are looking for another team: good luck. Technically I do not regret anyone, if the club has decided this way I think they want better players, but we will see about that. Amrabat and Brekalo have returned from loans, but they will not stay.
Obviously, work is also being done on the midfield. Playing with two, five players are definitely needed. Mandragora has stayed, the young Bianco and Amatucci will be evaluated, the various Vranckx, Pobega, Thorstvedt and Brescianini are in the sights, but for the moment no restrictions. With the three-man defense, another defender is needed and for the goalkeeper, Genoa’s offer for Terracciano is expected. The alternative is Audero from Sampdoria and not Musso.
Finally the Arabs…
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In the meantime, a clarification. I know I’m dampening the enthusiasm of the anti-Rocco and company who see Arabs everywhere, but yesterday at Viola Park they were really there: they are simply friends of the entrepreneur and super Viola fan Sandro Fratini. They love beauty and wanted to see this wonderful sports center up close. Entering the world of soccer? It’s something that doesn’t even cross their minds. The ball is up to the next Arab and the next outburst.
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