It’s an important day at Sampdoria which introduced the new coach Andrea Pirlo at the press conference. But first, the greetings of the president Marco Lanna and Andrea Radrizzani, new owner, together with the partner Matteo Manfredi. “We are happy to be in Genoa. We worked for five weeks, we managed to save Samp from a risk of bankruptcy, we are very proud of this achievement, but in reality it is only the beginning”. Then the illustration of the objectives. “In the short term we still have many difficulties, we have inherited a company with various critical situations and we are busy trying to restructure a company that has been badly managed in recent years. We also want to give positivity and objectives: Sampdoria from the 90s comes to mind, my goal is to bring back emotions and joy. There are characteristics of that Sampdoria that we want to revive.” Word then a Nicola Legrottaglie: “I am happy, enthusiastic and highly motivated for this adventure. I will manage the technical area, when this opportunity was offered to me I immediately said yes. I want to do great things with this club and with a coach that we have pursued and wanted. We are sure that We’ll do our best.”
Andrea Pirlo’s conference
It was then Andrea Pirlo’s turn who introduced himself like this: “I thank the president and the owners for this great opportunity. For me, coaching Sampdoria is like coaching a Serie A team. I chose with my heart and I have a great desire to start over, I came here with a lot of enthusiasm. I can not wait to start”.
The first game as manager was against Sampdoria. How much has changed since then?
“We remembered it yesterday with the president, against Ranieri’s Sampdoria. I’m starting from here, it’s been a few years. The experience in Turkey helped me a lot, I worked in a small company, I wanted to grow, work and start from the bottom up. We did a great job, we got to play matches against anyone. I have grown a lot, now I am more experienced and aware. I am satisfied with the work done so far. Quagliarella? A friend, but the future depends on the company.”
What kind of work do you think you have to do?
“The goal is to work, to make it a great season, we have to prepare ourselves as best we can. Serie B is different from other competitions, it’s always an important championship, where you have to give 100%. We’ll give our all to get higher possible”.
Has the company already asked you for a goal?
“We started yesterday, we’re already working on trying to create the team to start the season. It was recently saved, we don’t have to tell people dreams. We have to be realistic, we’ll fight to get it back to its full splendour. Then the results will come.” .
Will it start again from the young?
“We will start again from a sustainable project for society, so the squad will be made up of those who are there, the young people who will return and those we can hire. We need to have faith and enthusiasm. If you work, anything can happen”.
Are there the conditions for Serie A?
“We always play to win, the goal is to get as high as possible. It will take the right amount of time to start, we can’t say that we’ll go straight to Serie A but this must be in our dreams. You can’t go on without dreams”.
What is the challenge of coaching Sampdoria?
“It’s a great challenge for everyone. We have decided to embark on this adventure and we are convinced that we will carry it forward over time, achieving our objectives. It is an opportunity to grow and show that we are a team”.
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