Grosso: “Frosinone in A a feat like that of Italy in 2006. The future? I would like to stay”

The Frosinone go back to A league after 4 years. Protagonist of the company Fabio Grosso, at the helm of the Ciociaria club since 2021, who reached the finish line three days early thanks to a 3-1 win against Reggina: “For me it is an immense joy, different from that of the World Cup won in 2006, but similar in size – the words of the 45-year-old Roman technician – These are feats that become memories, you put them in the drawer to look ahead, but then you dust them off every now and then and you remember that you have left your mark”. For Grosso this is his first promotion as a coach. “It was a great satisfaction, the emotion is still alive, the tiredness too, I had a hard time falling asleep. There was a very heavy icing that we all had to lift and put on the cake and yesterday we succeeded: we did well and we all enjoyed it.”

The path of Frosinone

Frosinone started the season with three defeats in the first seven matchdays, in the tenth they took the lead in the table and never let it go: “I’m proud to have given this joy to all the people of this land. Only with people of the highest quality, from the sporting director to the president, to the whole team, we could have succeeded in a special ride. To dominate a championship as we have done, you must have exceptional people alongside you”. On the future in the top flight: “Now I’m not thinking about what A league we will find, but to conclude well the championship that we deserved”. Big he then mentioned the compliments received from the world of football and beyond: “I’ve received so many messages of congratulations, not only from my former Azzurri teammates. I won’t name names in order not to be wrong, but there are also people with whom I haven’t won: the affection received is extensive, it means that I have left a good memory where I have passed”. Among the many, also the foreign minister Antonio Tajani congratulated the club chaired by Maurizio Stirpe “What a joy for all the Ciociari, congratulations to the president Stirpe and to the whole team. Bravo Big!”.

Grosso: “Like in 2006, but in a different role. Lippi taught me a lot”

Inevitable comparisons with the World Cup won as a protagonist in 2006. In Germany Big contributed to the blue victory in the final stages of the tournament: in the round of 16, against Australia, he obtained the decisive penalty which was then converted by Totti; in the semifinal, against Germany in extra time, he opened the scoring for the victory that earned him the final; against France, on penalties, he scored the goal from the penalty spot that gave Italy its fourth World Cup. About, Big explained how fundamental the teachings of the coach who led Italy to conquer the title were: “Da Lippi I learned a lot, and I took something from every coach. But each one, when he becomes a coach, makes his own story. I don’t like comparisons. Of course I have a clear idea of ​​how I want to work, for next year I’ll compare myself with the club”. On the parallelism with Berlin 2006: “Me a man of destiny also in Frosinone, like in Berlin? I don’t know, they’re different roles: I just know that I felt comfortable here from day one.

The future: “I’d like to stay at Frosinone”

Grosso’s contract expires in June: “We’ve never talked about the future, I’m very grateful to Frosinone, with director Angelozzi there is an important relationship of esteem and trust. Now there will be time to talk about it, I would like to continue – he admitted -. I was very well received, here there is a sense of belonging, passion, I noticed it in difficult moments, which were the basis for building happy moments”. Bigfinally, the secrets of the promotion were “a solid and loyal ownership, a capable director who has always given me serenity and confidence”. “The boys were allowed to express their quality and between young and more experienced players we found an atomic mixture in a very difficult championship. Thinking of having concluded it three days early gives even more credit to what has been done”, consulted the technician of the ciociari.