The coach Cesar Prandelli he spoke to Radio FirenzeViola addressing the main issues at Fiorentina: “We are at the beginning and the idea of a Kean, if Palladino gives him a well-codified role, who could be the surprise is intriguing. Potentially he is very strong but the coach must work for three months on the role. He must find security and a specific area of the pitch for him”.
Did she do this work with Vlahovic?
“You have to give trust if you are convinced of the qualities. With Vlahovic you could see that he had innate qualities and it wasn’t enough not to put pressure on him, then I gave him some advice, like avoiding going around the pitch especially on the wings otherwise who closes the action? In my opinion we have to work on this with Kean, on the role of centre forward. I had a good feeling with the forwards but it depends on how you want to develop the game. The coaches have to say how he wants to play and the forwards have to respond to those characteristics, otherwise we invent it, working on a potential”.
Will the comparison with Italiano weigh on Palladino?
“In football, comparisons are always made but then they remain there, everyone has their own way of behaving, his face is smart and clever and at Monza he didn’t exaggerate concepts and played well”.
Was mine a beautiful Fiorentina?
“It remained an unfinished business, I saw myself in the unwon finals, we didn’t win and we changed the project. Every now and then you put a piece in, you create moral solidity in the players, like in Atalanta. But what kind of technical project does this year’s one have? The club must have an idea”.
Disappointed fans?
“We need an idea for an engaging project to get people even more passionate, saying we are fighting for a goal and giving a signal of great confidence.”
Wouldn’t it be useful in society?
“I have never knocked on any door, I have always been available, I did it even when I returned to coach in a difficult moment, I gave the impression of being involved in the Fiorentina family, I don’t have to prove more. With young people? I have worked on it for many years but in the last 15 years it’s not like there has been much work in the youth sectors and the national teams and clubs are paying the consequences. Coaches must not think about them but about helping the boys grow, imitating certain teams with talented children forced to do what the coach says doesn’t help growth. I don’t coach but the passion has remained with me”.
Too hot at Viola Park?
“The heat is a false problem, the structure allows you to recover, why go around if I have this type of structure?”.