Venice, Vanoli: “Group and work are the main aspects. Playoffs? Feet on the ground, it’s all up to us”

“The turning point since I came in is trying to set the rules and work, I have a lot of faith in work and I told the boys. and on this occasion, I must say that they are also applauded, because they were always available. With what it was before, the disappointment of relegation, a bad start, the first point was to find incentives and motivation, to rediscover that status and the right mentality, which, however, does not create it in a week, a month or a year, but stems from a corporate culture”. This is how the Venice coach made his debut Paul Vanoli in an interview given Tuttovenesiasport.it Summing up my adventure at the helm of the Lagoons: “There were many difficult moments, I think the darkest week was the one in which we lost Giagialo and Beghetto, two important players who arrived from the January transfer market. This was the most difficult one, first of all because Jaialo was a player that we had been looking for for some time, because he could give pace, quality and mentality, I needed it because our transfer market was organized in January based on young players, and he was the perfect pawn for the growth of the entire chessboard.”

On the fans. You have regrouped (club, team, fans) and, above all, brought back the joy and enthusiasm of Penzo, who returned and became the twelfth player on the field. How proud are you of this?

“This is what I am most proud of, this morning I showed the boys a video posted on our Instagram page of what happened on Sunday. Football is made up of emotions. When I arrived, I talked to the fans, they wanted to see the fighting team that fought, I guaranteed it 100%, I can’t guarantee the result, but the mood is there. The boys should be proud to have brought enthusiasm back to the stadium, and enthusiasm can only be brought back if a fan sees a team playing with all their heart. Today I am proud and also thank my staff, I think that one coach cannot do it all, this is the biggest work that has been done and I think that today when I look at these things here, they should understand how much it is fundamentally. it’s to inspire people, and the fans only come if the players fight regardless of the outcome. Then sometimes things go very well and sometimes not so well.”

One of the key moments of the season was the assignment of responsibility to all the players on the team. This thing strengthened the group

“Another important step was the appearance of the sports director, because after a week that I was here at the hotel, I asked an important player to be able to get out of the situation in which we found ourselves. In my opinion, the president has chosen a good, experienced, well-trained sports director who is very knowledgeable about football. In January, the turning point was that we immediately found ourselves in harmony, we looked at each other and we had the same goals, thanks to what I had done in the past and acquaintances Antonelli, we told each other that we We can’t’ We can’t go on like this, and we decided to focus on the desire and freshness of young people. Antonelli was good, I think the repair market in January was the most difficult, we had the courage to take young players like Carboni and Ellertsson or profiles that didn’t play like Hristov. We said goodbye to those elements that, for many reasons, didn’t help us grow, felt like we belonged in a different category, and didn’t help push others. Maybe the skill was courage, the moment Giagialo got hurt we empowered and helped these kids who I think eventually responded and grew up well, if you have values ​​and potential it’s just a question time. As for the band, I always said from the very beginning that this is the most important aspect, now the bands are managed differently than in the past, the new generation is changing. I think that if we have come to this, it is because I managed to create a team with a goal. I know that a player who is not playing should be angry with me, but the most important thing is his teammates. They should be angry with me, that’s right, if they are angry with their teammates, I kick them out because the goals are shared, and that’s the most important thing.

How are these last three games going considering you’re only one point away from playoffs and almost safe with +7 from playouts
“We have to stand on our own two feet, because there is no math here, we have made these three points that are really valuable, we have laid some important building blocks. As I have always said, dream work, when I got here I did it because I knew I could do something important, but to do something important takes humility and sacrifice. I told him that it depends on us and what we want to do, on our ambitions, first of all I want to see a team with mentality, will and determination to play these three games as three finals. We know that maybe they can’t all play very well, we have to know that now we are going to Cosenza against a hungry team that has 38 points and we have to be hungry and we know how to counter these matches that will be completely different from those against Modena. We must be modest, not lose our heads from victories, we have not done anything yet. Today I say that there is a train that goes by, if we have a ferocious mentality like a wagon, we should take it with everything we have. It doesn’t cost anything to dream.”

Connection with the city remembering that he was also a player of Venice.

“Strong. I thank the fans because even though they were here for a short time, they immediately made me feel loved, I thank them for the chant. Sometimes I don’t respond very empathically, but when you are focused on the game, you’re always afraid that when things like this happen here, something might happen on the pitch, but I’m proud of that affection, today more than when I was a player, I was young, in my first experience I see it differently eyes.You see the value of this club, Penzo, these fans.When Alessandro (press editor) told me that we have reached a record attendance, it also shows your work, the fever of the fans confirms your work, and this is the most beautiful thing for a coach.Today the protagonist is a technician but when it’s all done here there’s a machine behind him that works well I give credit to all the people who work in Venice I’m often too picky but I think everyone sees that when it’s done right , you get results. It’s nice to see so many people working so hard for Venice and for these guys and it’s exciting to see people in the stadium. I always thank my staff because they always do Vanoli’s work, but there is teamwork behind it.”