“Serie B playoffs: watch out for Pohyanpalo and Venice” headlines Tuttosport.
In Venice people still play hide-and-seek. They say the goal remains salvation (in fact, almost in your pocket). But we can no longer hide when the ranking says that Venice is -1 from the playoff zone and +7 from the playoff zone. Of course, a little foresight never hurts, also because eight teams are fighting for 7th and 8th places in three points, the last good ones that made the playoffs are currently occupied by Pisa (three defeats in a row) and Regina (2, but tomorrow he could get a penalty that could send him down close to the play-out area). So besides choosing to fly low, aiming for the playoffs is a must. Also, because no one is as happy as Venice and no one scores as often as their striker, Finn Joel Pohjanpalo, the protagonist with 4 goals in the 5-0 draw that Venice got rid of Modena on May 1st.
Under the guidance of Paolo Vanoli, in the saddle since November 7th, the orange-greens have been steadily increasing until the spring take-off, with 5 wins in the last 6 outings, which almost lived up to the expectations of the lagoon riders. the start of the season when Venezia, relegated from Serie A, were among the favorites to return to the top flight immediately, thanks also to one of the highest budgets in the category. Today, no one in Serie B has the pace of Vanoli’s side, who have won five of their last six games. In which Pohyanpalo scored seven goals for a total of 17, he has been B’s top scorer since 1 May along with Lapadula. The boom was also helped by newfound relations with the public, at the beginning of the season there were very few supporters of Venice, relegation dross predominated. Instead, now everyone in Venice and its environs believes in it, and in the stadium they are loudly declaring themselves and dragging the team behind them, like in the old days: if the orange-greens were supposed to make the playoffs, then Venice should be in this place . , if not among the favorites, then watch with great respect. And Venice was able to win them already in 2021, starting from the preliminary round, therefore not as favorites. But with this Pohyanpalo, one cannot help but dream.
Source: Tutto Mercato Web
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