The coach spoke about the match against Rapid Vienna. Kean and Gosens are not called up for the match
Always, and now even more so, the Conference League is a clear and declared objective for Fiorentina. Given the current crisis in the league, tomorrow evening’s match on the Rapid Vienna pitch takes on a very high value and Stefano Pioli underlines the situation: “This trophy is an objective and we want to get to the end even if playing in Europe is always difficult and our group is demanding. However, we have started well and we must confirm ourselves tomorrow. The championship is another story and it is the priority, but now Rapid counts. What is missing? We must play as a team even in difficult moments of the match and this is the aspect to improve. We are all united, much more than people say. I’m sure we’ll get out of this.”
compact changing room
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The moment is particular and the coach adds to the atmosphere in the city: “Whoever says that we are not united is telling lies. They are just rumors however, in reality, they give us even more strength within ourselves. We are working to give satisfaction to the fans and to the club. It is normal that when things don’t go well there is criticism towards me, but I don’t find it correct to look for other reasons than how we play. Every time we lose, we say that we The locker room is disunited, but that’s not the case and I believe in the work and in my players.”
opponents
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The one on Austrian soil is the second match of the group, after the first won at the Artemio Franchi against the Czechs of Signa Olomouc. Europe could be an excellent opportunity to find some good cheer, given the suffering in Serie A with the Viola team in last place in the table together with Pisa and Genoa. However, the Austrians have quality: “We face a brilliant and lively team and we must respond with the same characteristics. They are fast, they exploit their depth but they also allow counterattacks and we will have to be good at recovering the ball and then making the right choice to be dangerous”. Of course the numbers say that it is a moment of crisis also for Rapid Vienna who are coming off four consecutive defeats in their championship and have not won since mid-September.
kean out
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Gosens and Kean are out of the squad: the former is absent due to a flu syndrome, while Moise remained in Florence to carry out individual work and get back to his best condition in view of Sunday’s match against Bologna which is a key match in trying to reverse the trend in the championship. Tomorrow evening against Rapid Vienna there will be room for Piccoli up front from the first minute and there are high possibilities for Parisi and Fortini on the flanks. In defense, Comuzzo and an important rotation in general are expected. And on Gudmundsson, Pioli says: “I have a lot of faith in him, he has quality and can give us that little bit more in the attacking phase, he will give us a big hand.” De Gea will play in goal.
curiosity
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When the team left for Vienna in the early afternoon, Franck Ribery randomly popped up at Peretola airport, said hello and then let out a “Forza Viola”. The French talent, who played at Fiorentina from 2019 to 2021 and now attends the UEFA Pro Course in Coverciano, stopped to speak in particular with Edin Dzeko.
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