“I am very happy to be here, even though the situation at the moment is not the best. As soon as Canonico called me I rushed here to Foggia. I really want to work. But first of all I wanted to extend my condolences to the families of the missing young fans”: as stated on the TV station’s portal South antennathese are the first words of new Sports Director of Foggia Luca Leone.
He then continues: “I accepted the president’s proposal because we liked each other right away. I’m not interested in the duration of the contract, I would like to stay here for ten years but it is right that there is discussion and dialogue. It could be a limit in terms of programming, but I want to reset everything: the Foggia championship starts again from today. I don’t know where we can get to, we don’t have much time but I asked the boys to work. Together we can do it, and I ask the fans for help because I know what they are capable of long, not easy but it will start Today”.
So there’s room for the market: “I like to tease the kids’ pride and I want to change some of them’s minds. The players have two months to prove to us that those seen so far were not them. We expect a reaction and a burst of pride from them, before understanding what Foggia will need in the winter transfer market. I don’t believe much in the repair session since we often buy players who are not in top condition. It’s a difficult market and I prefer to cultivate the players already available.”
He concludes with a note on the choice of coach: “I chose Zauri because we worked together in Pescara, in Serie A. Already during that season I glimpsed qualities in him, with Oddo’s dismissal I offered him the bench in the top flight but he he didn’t accept out of fairness. I knew his skills and potential and it took me two minutes to understand who the right coach was They are a lot happy to be able to work with him again.”