Adrián Bastía: José Vignatti is Colón’s greatest ever chairman | OneFootball

Today, taking his first steps as a head coach at Central Norte de Salta, "Polaco" Adrían Bastia talked with the ADN Gol team and shared his feelings about his debut as the main coach. He also took the time to discuss his perspective on the current institutional situation of Colón from the outside.

Honestly, I'm very happy, very happy about the management's eagerness to have us, the project we presented to them, which was very well received.

And well, based on what we showed them, our work, our idea, they got excited about us, and we are totally excited about this opportunity that Central Norte is giving us today. So once we sorted out all the contract details, we fully immersed ourselves in the team, in the institution. So, well, we started the preseason eight days ago at full speed, with almost all the reinforcements we needed available.

So I'm happy about how quickly the directors moved to try to bring in the players we wanted.

Nothing, football fans are totally passionate, obviously. Here there are three teams playing, two in the national B and one in the federal, where they make you feel the passion they have for their club.

The truth is that the club is an institution that has been in the national B for a year, structurally they are getting organized, growing little by little, and management-wise, honestly, they are the best, hardworking people, people who love the club a lot, who try to give 100% every day with us and with the institution.

They always consult, obviously, about one's reference, the feeling one has towards the institution. But well, in my career, I was looking for the opportunity that Central Norte is giving me today, for which I am very grateful, and many doors have been closed to me, obviously naturally due to the inexperience that always puts a brake on one in the face.

But well, today I am focused on Central Norte, I have all my energy here, I really want this to go well, and we are going to do everything on our part to achieve it.

The closest I got was when I passed by the highway and remembered the entrance gate. But well, those are not decisions I have to make, obviously.

It's a committee that has done things quite poorly, and any work that is not done conscientiously and with heart, and that thinks more about personal matters rather than the institution, ends up like what happened last year with Colón, obviously.

I think, let's see, everyone blames José, and the truth is that José always has to put out the fires, right? We are being a bit unfair with José because he has given a lot to the institution, and every time Colón is in trouble, the first person that comes to mind is José, for everyone. Always, always, and whoever says otherwise is lying.

So, José is fine, he went down, but the only star that Colón has on its chest is also thanks to José. Obviously, no one likes what happened with Colón when they were relegated, but I care about José, the truth is I had a great relationship with him, and I think he has been the most important in recent times for Colón and in all of Colón's history as a leader. And then, the last two years for Colón were catastrophic.

But well, these are things that are not up to me. Everyone, the decision they made, they did it with a project, with something they had in common, and well, it's nice that they slam the door in one's face as if one has no experience when one has 20 years of profession. And when one always wanted to do things from the heart, it was never about money, I have left money in Colón because it was anger, because I am a fan, because of what I did for Colón, and because I always wanted Colón to do well.

But unfortunately, there are people who think they are more than the institution, and well, that's how they end up.

Pulga is a very interesting player, if they offer him to me, I would consider it because he is an extremely interesting player for the category, but he is not within our reach, honestly. Sportingly, I want to have Pulga, obviously, but the thing is, economically, we are an institution where we have already completed an important base of the squad, so they manage a budget, and they won't go beyond that budget, which I find very correct and wise on their part. So the desire for the player is to have Pulga, obviously, I would love it, he is a player who can contribute a lot to us, but there's the economic aspect, which must be respected, and it's not within our reach.

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