At Fiorentina, De Gea and Kean are two mainstays but another is the key player for Palladino
Fiorentina, altro che Kean o De Gea: è un altro il calciatore fondamentale per Palladino – SerieAnews
The victory against Lecce, which came in Friday’s early match despite not shining, was undoubtedly a breath of fresh air for Fiorentina but also and especially for Raffaele Palladino. The former Monza coach had ended up in the crosshairs of critics after three consecutive defeats, with uncontrolled rumors of exoneration in case of another negative result against the Salentini.
And instead, at least for the moment, the coach has retained his bench and can continue to work while trying to avert further crises of results. The Viola have 45 points in the standings, in full fight for Europe and four points behind fourth-place Juventus, the last position that gives qualification for the next Champions League. The Bianconeri, however, will take the field tomorrow against Verona in a match in which success seems a foregone conclusion.
What is certain is that Palladino has led Fiorentina to fight for both the noblest of European competitions and the Conference League, with the Viola engaged against Panathinaikos, a tough but not irresistible opponent.
Kean è decisivo ma Palladino ha un pallino
Fiorentina is about to experience really busy weeks, then, between Serie A and Conference with commitments that will overlap one after the other. And Palladino will have to take advantage of the depth of the roster while also hoping that some key pawns can recover ahead of the upcoming matches.
Kean è decisivo ma Palladino ha un pallino (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
First and foremost is Moise Kean, the Viola’s princely bomber and the league’s deputy top scorer. After the head injury in the Verona challenge, the striker is recovering and waiting for the okay from doctors to return to the field. Napoli next Sunday or the Conference match, these are the dates put in the center forward’s sights.
Also in the pits are Adli but also Colpani and Folorunsho in addition, of course, to Edoardo Bove. All midfield players, for a department almost in total emergency. With the hope that at least a few players will be able to recover, Palladino has a loyal player he can count on with his eyes closed, a player who is the real absolute protagonist of the purple formation.
Fiorentina, Gosens imprescindibile: quando sarà riscattato
The reference is of course to Robin Gosens. The outfielder was the match winner against Lecce, but his contribution does not linger only in the goals he scored; on the contrary. Reliable, the German is a true leader of the purple team, back as decisive as he was in his Atalanta days, when his performance convinced Inter to invest in him.
Fiorentina, Gosens imprescindibile: quando sarà riscattato (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
The transfer then to Union Berlin and last summer’s move to the purple. Gosens, this season, has missed only one match, with Palladino preferring him since last August to Biraghi and Parisi (the former even sold in January) both in the 3-5-2 full-band and in the 4-2-3-1.
The goal at Monza, then against Genoa and Lecce (in addition to the goal scored against St. Gallen) really proving to be a more than apt purchase by Fiorentina. A club that will soon buy him outright. In fact, last summer he was signed on an onerous loan of 750 thousand euros and seven million for redemption.
A redemption that turns into an obligation on the stroke of 60 percent of the player’s starting appearances. And the figure is quickly made. So far, he has played 23 matches out of the 32 played by Fiorentina – the matches against Juve (15′) and Napoli (31′) should be excluded – and there are still 11 league games plus a possible seven in the Conference (assuming Fiorentina makes it all the way to the final): in fact, the goal is really very close.
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