The former sporting director of Palermo Rino Foschiinterviewed by colleagues from ilovepalermocalcio.itcommented on the rosanero’s year, still in the running for a place in the playoffs: “My thought is simply that I would have kept Corini. For the moment, Mignani hasn’t shown anything better. For me, I had to trust to Corini and the group. Eugenio certainly had to work on the group that had fallen apart a bit. If it were up to me I would call him back tomorrow morning, to finish this championship and to regroup something that is crumbling. For me it was the wrong dismissal ».
Would it be a defeat to remain in Serie B again this year? We only need to think about this moment, we need to think about doing the best we can. There is still a chance to do well. I repeat, for me, Corini had a moment of suffering but it didn’t need to be changed. Now everything is more difficult. The ranking has become longer, there are much stronger teams like Como. There’s no point in talking too much. The only possibility to do well was to stay close to Corini and help him, the rest will be seen.
Can Palermo reach the end of the playoffs? I don’t know, I think so. We’re in bad shape right now. There are two more games, so we’ll see what happens. Certainly if Palermo is the same as yesterday, everything becomes more difficult. However, making the play-offs as 6th or 4th in the standings means nothing if this is Palermo. I liked Corini’s Palermo more when they were doing well, there’s no point in beating around the bush. For me, I repeat, it was a mistake to fire Corini.”