A Sampdoria increasingly in crisis. It was supposed to be the comeback championship, the one built with elements to try to aim to settle in the upper quarters of the rankings. And instead the Blucerchiati, who have already changed a coach this season, are struggling close to the playoff zone. The defeat in Pisa is bad because of how it happened. A colorless performance with Tutino and his teammates never in the game, overcome by an orderly Pisa who deserve the top of the table. A noticeable step backwards, a film that the fans have already seen, after the two consecutive victories against Cesena and Mantua, with only one point collected between the matches against Cittadella, Brescia and the Tuscan Nerazzurri with zero goals scored.
Prohibitive series of matches
Another year of bitterness awaits, unless the music can change suddenly. It will be up to Andrea Sottil to get the situation right but what has been seen, or rather not seen, in these outings is certainly not encouraging. And the calendar is thrilling. After the break Samp will visit Palermo and then return home against Catanzaro. Followed by Sassuolo away, Spezia at Marassi and Cremonese at “Zini”. A series of matches that will tell us even more about the championship he will have to play.
Training today
Mister Sottil’s statements to the official channels went against the trend with what we saw on the pitch: “In the first half we were masters of the pitch then we conceded a goal that we shouldn’t concede. Certainly in the last meters we were not very incisive. Then in the second half the team started well, we conceded a goal following our own clearance and we didn’t defend well.” A training session is scheduled for today with permits having been canceled for the entire two weeks. A change of direction is needed. Sampdoria’s boat is completely at the mercy of the waves.