He is one of the pillars of Alberto Gilardino’s defense. Johan Vasquez it is a firm point for the Genoa coach. Always busy with the rossoblù coach during the season, he was able to climb the hierarchy. Having returned from his loan to Cremonese in July, he was added to the Moena training camp where he was positively evaluated by the coach who immediately deployed him in the match against Modena in the Italian Cup and scored. In the championship he has always played, from the beginning most of the time. His role doesn’t matter: initially as a full-back in a four-man defence, now and for most of the season as the left-hander in a three-man rearguard but also as a full-back in a five-man midfield.
Six poles
Many interventions, including decisive ones, in defense but above all also great opportunities in the opponent’s area with the goal scored at San Siro against Inter but also six woodwork hit. “But I don’t think it’s bad luck,” he explained in a joint interview with the Genoa edition of The Republic it’s at The 19th Century – I rather feel comfortable in the opponent’s area even if I must admit that previously I had never hit a post and instead this year 6! But a lot depends on the fact that I feel good in the position I play in, both at 3 and 5 because it also allows me to attack and play more offensively. I only scored one goal this year but I think I can improve.”
Tomorrow?
And he imagines the future in red and blue colours: “If I had to talk about the future I would say that I want to stay here and that’s it. Gilardino? I believe that his renewal is very important because he is a very good coach but beyond that he is an excellent person, someone who He always tells you things to your face but with whom you can talk about football but also about life.”