Atalanta-Fiorentina, a new beginning: another iron cycle starts from Bergamo

Impressions of (end) September: Vincenzo Italiano he has recharged his batteries and, having disposed of the tensions and fatigue of the first, terrible, cycle of matches, he is ready to start again. If possible, with more determination than before. After all, for him as for Fiorentina, there are no alternatives. Championship, and Conference. Points are needed, and they are needed immediately. “Nothing is lost – he said yesterday – we have only three points less than last year and in matches like those against Juventus and Napoli we have shown what we are capable of “. In short, you always go back there. The evaluations on the start of the season which, according to the coach, were all too critical. «There are a lot of data in which we are among the first in Italy, and they all concern the offensive phase, so I am convinced that the problem was the finalization. We have to score more ». This does not mean that he himself is not aware of the defects to be corrected and, not surprisingly, in the last match before the break (against Verona) he presented a slightly different team. In the positions (with Barak closer to the center forward), and in the attitude. Less possession and a slightly lower center of gravity, with the aim of searching and finding depth. “You can always improve, even if it’s not easy because everyone is waiting for us on the trocar and it becomes difficult to find depth, but we have to succeed”. This is a topic on which the coach was also teased by Commisso (“I don’t like it when we make too many backwards passes”, he said a few days ago): “I think it meant that we have to wake up in front of us, because he always wants to win ».

In short, the idea is continue on the road taken before the stop but, mind you, this does not mean expecting a Fiorentina all waiting and counterattacking. You can attack in a different way, so to speak, but the thought must remain the same: to offend. At home, and away. Trying to find a success that, far from the Franks, has even been missing since April 10th. “I want courage, even away from home, we must be a team that always shows the same identity”. Of course, the first chance to regain that victory isn’t exactly easy. Tomorrow, against Atalanta first in the standings which, last year, was synonymous with three great satisfactions. «The desire to impose on us made the difference but we know that now I’m in great shape. They have a great coach and strong players alternating the usual style with a new attitude and they are up there only for their own merits ». It will be tough, therefore, also because the viola are still struggling with various ailments. Milenkovic has partially recovered, we have tried to manage it, and we have someone in the balance ». Sottil is one of them, as is Nico Gonzalez. And then Amrabat, who only returned yesterday to train. Of course, Italian will have Jovic at his disposal. “We have to make him smile again. How? Putting him in a position to score ». That’s the cure. For Luka, and for Fiorentina.