Antonio Maniconehistorical deputy of Vladimir Petkovic, is currently deputy of coach Amir Ghalenoei in Iran, but he has not forgotten theUdinesewith whom he has played 43 times in the past: “He is in a full physiological adjustment phase – he explains to Veneto Messenger -, you don’t have to worry: ninth position in the standings allows them to seek salvation without frenzy, laying the foundations for the leap in quality to be made next season.”
How should the Pozzos behave together with Nani?
“Knowing them, I have no doubts about their support, also because it is in this precise phase that the future can be influenced, and in this regard I give the example of Sacchi’s great Milan. At the time the turning point came when the owners defended the coach with drawn sword in front of the team group. The coach is strong when the club is strong together with him. The Pozzos have also brought in a person who knows football like Inler and has planned a journey of at least two years with Runjaic, a coach who has had a enormous impact in Italy and that I have followed, studying it.”
And what judgment did he reach?
“I really like his style of play, the running and aggressiveness he brought and which paid off at the start, also because the players are led to give something more at the start. Now comes the difficult part, represented by the consolidation of the its principles”.