The Fiorentina coach after the defeat in Lausanne: “I’m angry with everyone, but I put them in difficulty. I’ll retire indefinitely, until we win”
How do you wake up from a nightmare? How do you get out of quicksand? How do you resolve a dramatically compromised situation? Anyone who has even half an answer, pass it on to Paolo Vanoli. Because Fiorentina has been experiencing the most complicated period of its recent history for months and the defeat on the field of Lausanne in the Conference League is just the last drop not only of a vase, but of a gigantic cistern. Which now seriously risks exploding. Udinese arrive at the Franchi on Sunday: “It will be the match of a lifetime” recognizes Vanoli. But Fiorentina couldn’t prepare it in worse conditions. “I take responsibility for this evening’s performance – continues the Viola coach -. I consider the Conference League important and I believed that as a competition it could also help the less employed guys to gain playing time. But our minds were already turned to the next match, which is weighing heavily on us…”.
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The Fiorentina coach then also publicly tries to question himself about the team’s problems: “Am I at risk? I haven’t spoken to the club. Tonight I put them in difficulty too, thinking too much about Udinese. I got into difficulty, but in the performance you can see that there is no tranquility. Lots of banal, technical errors. And you don’t react until you concede a goal. The performance against Verona was good, tonight’s was not. But the boys have to concentrate on the championship. However, some responsibilities must be shared, we had tried some things that then failed.” Does Fiorentina remain in retreat? “We are here and we will stay there until we win. Indefinitely. I’m angry, with everyone. Not just with those who took over. Sins of presumption? No, it’s a term that really doesn’t suit me. I’ve always worked and fought. Worried yes, I’m very worried because we’re fighting not to be relegated. I’d like to see a little more of my spirit in the team.”
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Then there is an episode that involved Mandragora, the protagonist of a much discussed gesture. From the stands and images on TV it seemed that the midfielder had taken the captain’s armband and thrown it to the ground midway through the second half, when he entered the pitch. But the former Juve player appeared in front of the cameras to clarify what happened: “I wanted to put my face on it to explain how it went. I absolutely didn’t throw the armband on the ground. When I entered the pitch, Dzeko gave me the armband to accelerate and I threw it to Viti, but it fell. I would never dare, I know the importance of that symbol well. There is a note: I simply passed it to Pablo Marì who was the deputy”. But clearly Mandragora’s gesture is not Fiorentina’s problem. To save themselves, the Viola team will need more than just avoiding sterile controversies like this and rebuilding everything from scratch. However, no one seems to know the right recipe.
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