Fiorentina unveil Vanoli: "We must win back the fans' trust" | OneFootball

The new Fiorentina coach, Paolo Vanoli, was presented at 18:00 at Viola Park along with the new sporting director Goretti. These are his first words in the purple jersey after the 2-2 draw against Genoa.

Fiorentina, Vanoli: “The group wants to emerge and is hungry! We just have to work”

The purple coach, who replaced Stefano Pioli, spoke like this in the conference. Here are his words reported by Tmw:

On choosing Florence

“I want to start by offering condolences to Amir because he suffered a significant loss (his father, ed.). Why a challenge? Because I know what Florence is and I know that the club has shown great growth. These challenges motivate me, they give me energy, but above all, they don't scare me. I know the road will be long and difficult, and that's why we need to be clear-headed. To get out of this situation, it will take time, sacrifice, and work. Let's leave the January market aside. I've heard many things about the summer preparation: I don't want to compare myself to someone who has done things for the good of Fiorentina (Pioli, ed.), talking about this or the market would not be correct. Let's think about the next match, which will be important and difficult for us.”

On the league-cup combination

“We have to work match by match. The league has a different goal, while the Cup has another objective. Right now, the mistake is thinking about what we can do. We have to take small steps: in the league, we think about the league, in the Cup about the Cup. Let's set small goals for ourselves, otherwise, we risk ‘going out’. I told the players that we are at the bottom of the standings and now we have to get down to work, myself first. I got a first response in Genoa, but we have to keep playing. I have been in winning teams, and there was the humility of the winner, not the arrogance of the winner. This place, Viola Park, which moves me, must become a means to win, to give everyone something extra. It's useless to look back, let's look forward.”

On the incidents

” It's like having children. Today's social environment is like this, the club must be aware of it and teach how to behave. Sometimes the player makes mistakes, I also make mistakes because I'm not good at using social media. You have to take them, sit the responsible person down, understand why, and make them understand how to behave. This is also growth“.

On defense

“If we look at the data, we have to admit that we need to work a bit on everything. First, we want to start from the simplest things, from compactness. We concede many goals from set pieces, and in one training session, I tried man-marking on corners. We need to be more attentive, as seen in the goals conceded in Genoa. Change of setup? Last year I started with some ideas, then with Zapata's injury, I realized I had to change something. But today, we start from the ABC, then we can change and think of something new. In Genoa, we weren't good at closing the game, but we understood that at least we had to bring the draw home. We have to try to win, but we must not lose.”

On mentality

“We must also teach how to behave. The players are youngsters who sometimes make mistakes because they are inside a 'Big Brother'. When there are mistakes, we simply have to take the player, sit him down, and tell him how to behave. That too must be growth: understanding why a boy makes a certain mistake.”

On the fans

“I don't know if it's luck or misfortune to experience certain situations. Today we have to be the ones to win back our fans by showing sacrifice, desire, and grit on the field. In these situations, we have to take responsibility: we ended up in this situation, and we have to get out of it.”

On Gudmundsson

“I don't have to understand him, he has to understand me... and quickly too. He, like Fagioli, is an important player because he has quality. He has an advantage: in Genoa, he was fighting to save himself. He is an important player we are counting on, but today everyone must fight for their teammates: the forwards must be the first defenders, and the defenders the first attackers.”

On the whiteboard

“I told the boys that we have an opportunity to write a new page. In life, if these things happen, it means mistakes were made, but football also gives you a chance to redeem yourself. In Genoa, the first piece is there to work on adding more. Thinking back would kill us. A message for the future? That tomorrow morning we gather strength and tomorrow afternoon we pedal...”

On Kean and Piccoli

“Our pool of forwards must be exploited. The club has worked well, and now it's up to me to blend everything. Today I have to understand how to put the forwards in a position to score. Piccoli and Kean have similar characteristics, but in the future, I don't rule out that they can play together. Right now, that's not the priority, but if they play together, they must be good at serving each other. The Fiorentina jersey is heavy, and many young players, who come from different realities, must understand that they are coming to a place that wants to win and has demanding fans.”

On the difficulty of the empty stadium

Playing in an empty stadium is an additional difficulty? “Certainly, but it's a step we knew and it must not be an excuse. The fans always support us, even in Genoa they did. Today we have to give demonstrations.”

Raffaele Morra

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