What did Empoli’s call mean? Roberto D’Aversa answers the question of Corriere dello Sport, explaining the reasons that pushed him to accept the professional adventure in Tuscany: “I thrive on human relationships and, after what happened (sacked by Lecce in March for headbutting Henry at the end of the match against Verona at Via del Mare, ndc), Empoli’s call was courageous for what had happened and immensely gratifying for me – admits the current coach of the Azzurri -. I didn’t miss it, even though I had other suggestions: to demonstrate the person I have been for thirty-five years, as well as the coach who I think has always behaved well on the pitch in Serie A. Furthermore, the nice thing is that I have received many certificates of esteem from coaches and sporting directors, even from someone with with whom I had no contact and who gave me even more pleasure: I will thank them forever.”
Empoli: unique or almost unique?
“President Corsi and his daughter Rebecca manage the club as entrepreneurs but as if it were a family. Here they know how to play football, you can perceive it from the outside what the Empoli world is like, but only inside you realize the meaning gives to the youth sector to allow the boys to reach the first team and then enhance them even more. In this way the club manages itself on an economic level with the idea, moreover, of giving space to the greatest number of Italian footballers and their membership. Empoli. I rarely talk about training with the president or sporting director, but before the Italian Cup match I felt like making my choices earlier than usual by telling them who I wanted to play in Turin: Corsi’s expression was worth more. of a thousand words.”