The former footballer, manager and current Sky commentator, Lorenzo Minottispoke at Radio FirenzeViola during “Palla al centro” to talk about Viola current affairs, starting from deputy Kean and in particular Djuric, a striker he had at Cesena in his first year as sporting director: “As deputy Kean at Fiorentina we need a player who is aware of arriving in a team in which positive mechanisms have been created and in an important club it could be Djuric because he is known by Palladino and I, who launched him in Cesena as a sporting director, can only speak well of him Kean: he gives a lot of solutions, he can help with headers, open for Beltran.”
Has Beltran improved?
“He is showing interesting things even if a lot is always expected from him, also due to the credentials with which he arrived in Florence. We expect concreteness in his execution. In harmony with Kean? It was understood that he was not a first striker, I think I wait for him to grow and make the decisive step in the final phase, but in terms of helping the team he is already important, and he is intelligent because he manages to do various things.”
Among the new ones, who do you think fit in best?
“The three midfielders must be applauded, they are complementary to each other, but the most incisive for me is Bove also because he allows Palladino to have a hybrid module, he knows how to do both phases, he can press… It helps you in short, to adapt to the opponent. For me, the best role is that of midfielder but with the ability to change position in the match itself. Now it’s used like this, just look at the national team. He’s a complete player, he knows how to do many things.”
Predestined Comuzzo?
“His main skill is adapting to the coach’s requests and he knows how to mark, he doesn’t lose his man, he anticipates and doesn’t give you an inch, he has the imprint of a defender with a capital D. However, I didn’t think he could do it straight away. this leap and becoming an irremovable starter. Then there are the ups and downs… But it’s a good sign that a player comes from the youth sector, like Ranieri and others.”