Gennaro Delvecchionew sporting director of Cosenzapresented himself like this at the press conference: “I want to start with some thanks. First of all, Verona, the president Setti and the director Sogliano, who allowed me to come here to Cosenza, having an existing contract. Then to President Guarascio, any sports director would have come to this square, there were others more noble than me. If this choice was made, I must be proud. I have one characteristic, consistency. We will distinguish ourselves with sincerity, as director Ursino said. I will give my all, it is a truly important opportunity, both for the fans and for the province. Just look at the numbers, one of the most important in Serie B. Nothing better could have happened to me. We have been working for a week already and we will do it day and night.
At the moment, if we talk about the technical project, we cannot start from the players but from the coach. There are clubs with excessive economic power, here there is a president who works with passion. There is a budget we have to stick to. We will talk about Tutino and the project once the coach has been chosen. You can read anything about the names. The most important thing is that a coach comes with emotion, with desire. There is passion here, you need to have a considerable amount of courage. We don’t have a precise identikit, the important thing is that it conveys something to us. There’s a reason Ursino came here after three years of courtship. Many names have been linked to Cosenza, there are some interesting ones. But we need someone who has fire inside. The evaluation will be made with great sensitivity, we will have a daily discussion with the president and with Giuseppe, to understand what the right profile will be for this square.
I know the squad very well, because I have carefully observed the Serie B championship. There is a good player base. I won’t be afraid to see even in foreign championships. The objective is also to find some strong young people who will become an asset for the club. It doesn’t worry me if we don’t have many players today, in any case we’ll see the rest after choosing the coach. The priority is to work with Italian players and the youth sector. However, if I go and ask for a 2004 in Italy, in A or B, they ask me for one or two million euros or even more. If I go to Portugal or elsewhere, I spend a third or a fifth. We cannot exclude the youth sector, I also spoke with Sergio Mezzina, but it is a medium-long term job.”
