TMW exclusive
Amedeo Carboniformerly of Rome and Valencia among others, is one of the protagonists of the fifteenth edition of the national award “La Clessidra” currently being held in Anghiari. These are the marginal words collected exclusively by TMW: “The great balance at the top of the championship table? I wouldn’t even rule out Atalanta who this year seem to have a team that can win with everyone. It’s nice like this, we hope to reach the end of the season with four teams still competing they are still playing for the scudetto. Inter are still the strongest team, without a doubt, the championship is good, there is Napoli without cups, the one Conte wanted, who are certainly a candidate And then, as mentioned, there is Atalanta, who cannot be considered an outsider given what they are doing in Europe and in the league. It would be a good thing for football if Atalanta won the championship.”
After 12 days, can we say that Roma are the big disappointment? “Worriing rather than disappointing. It’s not so much for the team, but you see a void around it and this is disappointing. Above all also for the fans: in the end who do you get angry with? It’s unfortunate because you always expect something special from Roma, but there ‘It’s also time to recover, of course.”
Speaking of individuals, who among the left wingers do you like in the championship? “I have to say that the left wingers are almost all good. Even the slightly more “Brazilian” ones like Dimarco and Theo who are truly decisive from midfield up. I would say that the two of them are the emblem of left backs.”
As a great expert in Spanish and English football, did you expect this performance from De Gea at Fiorentina? “Nothing could be said about the quality of the goalkeeper. He has certainly found an ideal environment for him. The last few years in Manchester have been tough, I can say this because I lived through it, and now he has found the right environment. He is the player who had the greatest impact on the results, certainly the best goalkeeper in the championship at the moment.”
Is Fiorentina cut out for the scudetto? “There is hope, as it was for Ranieri in England, but it won’t be easy for Fiorentina to stay ahead of teams like Inter, Napoli and Juventus. Right now they are a very important team and thanks to their merit they are where they are at the moment. He has found two or three players who are performing at their best, like De Gea, but Kean has also found his ideal team and is having an impressive performance.”
Would you have chosen Palladino as manager? “At the beginning there was some criticism, but when you change a coach after so many years it’s not easy to instill new ideas in the players. You always have to give at least 10 games to a coach, and now he’s proving to have very important ideas “.
You were a flag for Valencia: a thought for the city that has experienced and is experiencing dramatic moments. “It was hard, very hard, I have many people I know. That day I must have made at least 200 phone calls. Luckily everyone was well, but many lost everything. We took action to be able to do something, it is difficult to restore a smile to thousands of homeless families. Just thinking about it makes me sick, I’m very sorry. Let’s try to help, like so many people from all over the world are doing.