An unexpected signing, a climate that remains suspended. Florence watches, waiting to see if it is really the beginning of something. Or just a way to stall for time. The feeling is that the real crossroads is still ahead
Palladino, è un rinnovo “strano”: attenzione al clamoroso ribaltone (LaPresse) – serieanews.com
It is never the right time, but sometimes certain news comes just when no one expects it. Neither those who read them, nor those who sign them. Let alone those who star in them expect them. And in fact Raffaele Palladino made it clear, without making a fuss: “For me, too, it was a surprise.”
In Florence, the scenario seemed to be set. Rumors had been in the air for weeks, and it didn’t take a market expert to guess that between Palladino and Fiorentina they were heading toward an end-of-season goodbye. The chemistry had never really been there. A few flashes, yes. But no real sparks. Instead, here’s the twist.
The signing came suddenly, on tiptoe. No celebration, no grand announcement. A sober, almost silent communication. Giving it, more than anything else, was the person directly involved. Not least because it was Rocco Commisso directly who communicated Palladino’s renewal. The one who, from the beginning, protected Palladino even in the most complicated moments. The one who acted as a shield when the coach seemed one step away from jumping.
Here then, the renovation takes on a different flavor. Less planning, more symbolic. A way of saying, “Let’s stick together until the end of the year.” To shake things up, perhaps. To charge the group on the eve of the European semifinal. But it may not be enough.
Palladino, i dissapori con lo spogliatoio e il feeling mai sbocciato
That the atmosphere is not the best appears obvious to everyone. The fans, who have often expressed impatience despite an otherwise very positive season, know it. The club, which has tried to pull itself together but in which there are more than a few who are not jumping for joy, knows it. And Palladino especially knows it, who has seen discontent grow on and off the field.
Palladino, i dissapori con lo spogliatoio e il feeling mai sbocciato (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
Nicolò Fagioli’s outburst-obviously hot while he was still on the field, so it doesn’t really count-was only the most conspicuous bellwether. But the friction had been smelling for some time. Even the coach’s words at the end of the game, those half-hearted rebukes between the lines, speak for themselves. And there’s no need to dig too deep either: there’s something broken, or rather that never really took root. And when a coach starts “talking to the team” through microphones, it means that the short circuit is underway.
According to the rumors we have gathered, at the end of the season all the cards will be put on the table, contract or no contract. And the paradox is that, should Palladino really leave, he would do so after a more than decent year, and with several demands on the table. Because, net of the difficulties, his profile remains on the rise. The purple experience has left its mark, and not a few teams are watching him closely.
So yes, today there is a renewal. But tomorrow who knows. Because the one between Palladino and Fiorentina looks more like an armistice than a real peace. And the real verdicts, as is often the case in soccer, will come when the spotlight goes out.
This article Palladino, it’s a “strange” renewal: watch out for the resounding reversal appeared in its original version, first on SerieANews.
