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The change of coach was supposed to act as an adrenaline whip for a Fiorentina in progressive decline, but it did not. Of the eight games played in the league, yesterday’s was the worst, due to a gap. The first betrayal against Prandelli that was launched with the enthusiasm of a newbie in this adventure. We would like to be able to write that the team played badly, perhaps putting something good in a mediocre game, instead we have to make it worse, unfortunately we are talking about a Fiorentina that has not really taken the field, inexplicably. It takes an introspective journey, a probe to navigate the souls of the viola because such a dull head is a phenomenon to be analyzed. Slow pace, like a lazy, zero ideas, no competitive fury. At least Iachini’s Fiorentina showed a trace of aggression. And it can’t be Prandelli’s fault, let’s not make the humor please.
Cesare arrived for two weeks and six players saw them just before the referee called … Yes, because before it was only Iachini’s fault, but in a total of 31 games he had averaged 1.48 points, not exactly a Caporetto. But he did not like it and it was also replaced by the push of a disgruntled environment, understood in all its components. It was first the fault of Montella and even before Pioli, forced to resign after a shameful statement that attacked him on a personal level. The feeling is that for years, probably too many, in Florence the debate has always been about the coaches. Sterile and misleading debate. That the figure of the coach in recent times has been evolving, becoming more and more central is unquestionable, but leaving the fate of a team exclusively to those who go on the bench is a profound mistake. First, because Mourinho would not win the Scudetto with this Fiorentina and would not even reach the Champions League; second, because in doing so the players take refuge in the warmth of an alibi cloak. Players must be followed, supported, defended when it is correct to do so, but there are situations in which their growth goes through the burden of responsibility that they are capable of assuming. This is one of those moments: it’s up to them to look inward and reverse everything because performances like yesterday’s have no plausible explanations. Less of all the justifications.
Football in the Covid era has stimulated various types of analysis and many believe that the absence of the public influences the direction of games in one way or another. In the purple case we have no doubts: Fiesole is missing with his love, but also with his pressure. With Fiesole full, maybe the team will run more and better. Perhaps he would fight in all the balls with more and more vigor. Inside we also put the fans from the rest of the stadium. Yesterday in the Franchi the air reigned in the vacuum, where boredom reigned.
Fiorentina, then we are not there. After the game, Prandelli gave ideas to reflect on and that alarm woke up: the team in the first difficulty is fragile as if it were made of broken mass. Then the technician explained that each player tries to solve the game alone, not thinking collectively and that is a serious defect, we add. Prandelli also stated that we should stop talking about modules because the topics are different, starting with the psychological side of the question.
The club has to do a great job these days, both with the players and with a coach like Prandelli who has a lot of experience, but who must be supported in the decisions he will make. Knowing it, you will not be ashamed to drive out those who wander the field giving the impression of being there by chance. He won’t even be ashamed to call in some early morning training to give a strong signal. He will not even be ashamed to signal the exit of the sports hall to those who will understand that they are tired of attending it.
This Fiorentina has several problems: the main one is that it is difficult to identify a Serie A team that plays worse than Viola. The second concerns an attack made up of Vlahovic, Cutrone and Kouame who cannot send any encouraging message: all three seem far from a barely acceptable performance. The violet attack is a pneumatic vacuum. The third is the midfield: on a high-quality role, in practice incapable of building and sometimes even defending. The fourth is Ribéry: the Frenchman is injured again, but surely it cannot be a fault, in any case it is his contribution on the field that makes you think. Franck used to be tarantulated even when things were going bad, now he seems to be a long way off. It is not excluded that his enthusiasm for Florence has evaporated a bit: of course, we hope to be wrong.
The risks are enormous: Fiorentina is on its way to another season of suffering and the city does not deserve it. To avoid setbacks, it would be better to start thinking about the long range of the 40 points to conquer to avoid very unpleasant surprises. The last two seasons are enlightening in this regard. Therefore, save yourself as soon as possible, leaving out other sorting suggestions that could distract from the safety objective.
We want to address one last thought to a great Florentine who left us for two days, Pietro Vuturo. We wish to bring us your captivating smile, contagious sympathy, and big heart. This allowed him to be the leader of Fiesole for many years, to dedicate himself to youth football, to step on the sand in Piazza Santa Croce with green as a color, to take an interest in politics, radio and social issues. A piece of purple history disappears, but that smile, Pietro, we will always keep with us. Hello warrior.
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