Striker wanted. The new director of the technical area of Sampdoria Pietro Accardi he has just taken office and there is certainly no shortage of work. There is a great desire to do well in a club that captured his heart when he wore the Sampdoria shirt at the beginning of the millennium. Four and a half seasons from 2006 to 2011, then another six months in the first part of the 2011-2012 season cannot be cancelled. Joys and disappointments but a love that has arisen between the fans and the Palermo manager who now wants to set up a team that can return to fighting for the top positions in Serie B and can make the leap into the football that counts by saying goodbye to the second division after two years . The first objective is to look for a double-digit striker.
Only De Luca in double figures
Last season, what was missing most, for one reason or another, was a reference in attack that could guarantee those 15-16 goals necessary to aspire to high ranking goals. In the second part of the season it should be underlined how Manuel De Luca came to the fore, the only one to reach double figures with 10 goals. Behind the “Swan”, there is Fabio Borini with nine goals and Sebastiano Esposito with six. However, both had to miss a good part of the season due to bad injuries, in the case of the striker who has now returned to Inter, even repeated ones. Estanis Pedrola, who showed the numbers of a great player, scored only three goals but he too spent more time in the infirmary than on the pitch and, after the operation, he will be back on the pitch in October.
The market
It is therefore necessary to look at the market trying to seize the opportunities. Without forgetting that, even for a negotiation session, how much is invested for purchases must not be greater than what is collected from sales. Among the names that are linked to Andrea Pirlo’s team there would be Gennaro Tutino, just bought from Cosenza, while Matteo Brunori is leaving Palermo. Finally there would also be the name of Gianluca Lapadula in the Sampdoria notebook. All players who could be very useful to the Doria coach. And help the team make a leap in quality.