Giuseppe Iachini laid out his expectations of his Fiorentina team as he appeared at a pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to take on Bologna at the Stadio Dall’Ara on Monday lunchtime.
“I know what I need to achieve, I know the experience I have, I know the work we’re used to doing and that’s brought us success,” said Iachini on Sunday morning. “I know what we need to do and we’ve started to lay the foundations of that. We have plenty of room for improvement across all the board – in terms of tactics and in terms of understanding, because I like my teams to go out there and know exactly what they need to do, in detail. That means when we have possession, holding our lines when we’re playing, and when we don’t have the ball, which is an area we can improve in. We’ve conceded too many goals and we need to address that trend.”
Iachini made it clear that every member of his squad has a chance to force their way into his plans, regardless of how much playing time they have had so far this season.
“I don’t leave anybody behind – from the oldest to the youngest in the squad,” he said. “In my eyes they are all the same and will all work in the same way. They must all have the same understanding. I might not need a certain player tomorrow because the game doesn’t allow for it, because a player might be a bit behind another player, because I have to accommodate another tactical situation… but in three games’ time I might need that player. I need to keep them all in consideration, because otherwise they won’t respond when I call on them. I’m working with them all equally – as a group, as a team.”
Iachini went on to thank the Fiorentina faithful for showing up in huge numbers for the Viola’s New Year’s Day training session at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
I was really pleased to see so many people there and I thank them for the affection they’ve always shown me and for the respect they’ve always had for our time together,” he said. “I have no doubt that that warmth will be shown to my players too – they’re the ones that play and they need to be supported and helped. Our fans are special and they’ve always supported the team. We will work hard every day to build a team that makes the fans feel proud.”
Published: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 11:10:00 +0100
Source: Fiorentina Official website en.violachannel.tv