Former midfielder Antonio Di Gennarotoday a television commentator, spoke to Radio FirenzeViola of the present at Fiorentina: “We just need to show respect to the coaches who win, even if they don’t offer such a spectacular game. Then we can talk about new philosophies, certainly, but the important thing is to win. Football has always been this “.
Has Palladino managed to capture the best qualities of this team?
“Of course, De Gea is a phenomenon, Comuzzo is one of the best defenders and he bites the attackers’ ankles. Adli also scores goals. Palladino also knows how to change, maybe he puts the defense at five and it doesn’t mean that he is defensive. Yesterday he took away Subtle and he put the 4-2-3-1 with which he did well.”
What was the Viola coach particularly good at?
“He worked on his head and did well, previously he was at risk of being sacked. This is football. Our football may have been slow, but it had the strongest players in the world.”
In a certain sense, by changing, he also made self-criticism.
“He was good. If Palladino was there in Prague (2022/23 Conference League final), Fiorentina would win against West Ham. He didn’t concede the goal in the 93rd minute following a restart. The Italian is a great coach, I admire him, but in he was a fundamentalist in some things: he as well as the coaches who think like him.”
The full speech in the podcast