Sergio Volpihistoric former midfielder of Venice between the 90s and 2000s he was a guest on the columns of Corriere del Veneto to take stock of the situation on the lagoon team coached by Eusebio Di Francesco two days after the ‘Penzo’ match against the How valid for the 15th day of the Serie A championship: “The ranking is not good, but not catastrophic either: there is plenty of time to recover, I still see close distances in the safety zone and I believe that even the teams that have a few more points can’t feel at ease.”
On the risk of dismissal for Di Francesco, he then explains: “The match against Como is very important for the team, as well as for him: you can’t make mistakes again after four consecutive defeats and the managers, the coach and the players know this” .
Space here’s a thought on the complicated moment of the orange-green captain, Joel Pohjanpalo: “He’s actually not going through a great period: that’s how it goes for the attackers, there are moments in which you don’t even throw it in with your hands and others in which you throw half the ball in. I tell the boy to insist because Venezia needs the players his goals: he has to carry the team on his shoulders, in Serie A it’s more difficult but in my opinion he can do it.”
Finally, a thought on the upcoming January transfer window: “If the team is last in the standings, something will necessarily have to be done: it’s up to the director to decide what”