Rocco Commisso he left at the end of September for America without too many pleasantries, with a few days ahead of schedule but also to avoid further complications dictated by a European lockdown that was expanding like wildfire. Those who had become accustomed to his warm greetings to the city and fans were however disappointed and even surprised by a behavior that was at least different from usual. In reality, in hindsight, one would think that the president wanted to keep the annoyance to himself (growing) for a large slice of criticism not convinced by the latest choices.
The proof has arrived yesterday, in a sort of harangue of which he was the protagonist Commisso in his speech on Lady Radio. A series of straightforward and direct replies as usual, many of which addressed again to the media environment deemed guilty of still disseminating “fake news”. Going back to reiterating how anyone who practices the journalist’s profession must first of all deal with their own ethics and consequently with their sources seems superfluous, it is better to ask oneself if Commisso had a precise idea of how, in the absence of results, the events are commented football at these latitudes. As for alleged market rumors, even from the coaches, it is difficult to think that those who report rumors and indiscretions do so with the intent of destabilize the environment, especially in times when the market is almost there open all the year.
In short, to use other terms it would be like inviting the purple owner to overlook some criticisms and as many indiscretions: there are and always will be in a country like ours where everyone considers themselves coaches and which is why it has such an important sports journalistic offer, and on the other hand it is also thanks to the media attention enjoyed by the world of football that it is often considered a free zone also in economic terms. What has been the recent journey of Fiorentina cannot hide some more than natural error of path, and should not be experienced as an outrage a public opinion that has simply emphasized how certain choices (especially in terms of coaches) have not paid. The same reference to the confirmation of Iachini preferred to Juric in terms of points he certainly did not guarantee a good start to the season, at least not like that of Hellas who in terms of play and identity appear further ahead than the purple team. After all, if everything had worked out, he would not have been called back Prandelli.
A very different speech, if anything, on the infrastructural front where certainly Commisso’s mood must not be better. Reading between the lines of yesterday’s words, one senses how the American is the first to be aware of the risk of negative responses arriving from Rome (Certainly yesterday’s words were not particularly liked by Minister Franceschini directly brought up by Commisso) and considering the time spent waiting for concrete developments, we must also understand it. Archived the Mercafir as a great illusion, and with the track of the Campo di Marte still to be discovered, it may be that in the end it will return to being Campi Bisenzio the first option of Commisso to bring Fiorentina where they would like, but in almost a year and a half it was legitimate to expect a faster step at least. It is therefore more on this front, than on that of a press that always and in any case has the duty to highlight its strengths and weaknesses, that we wish that Rocco still has a great desire to fight.
Tommaso Loreto – Director www.firenzeviola.it
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