A month ago the renewal, today the farewell: Palladino upsets Florence with a surprise decision. In the background, bench intrigue and power plays. The Viola prepares for a new chapter, but the future remains an enigma
Terremoto Fiorentina, Palladino dà le dimissioni: cosa succede adesso (Foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
A bolt of lightning further disrupts the already delicate coaching situation in Serie A. After the news of Gian Piero Gasperini’s increasingly likely farewell to Atalanta’s bench, there is another coach ready to say goodbye, but this time decidedly more by surprise. Not least because Raffaele Palladino had renewed his contract with Fiorentina just a month ago and, at least until yesterday, everything seemed to be leaning toward him staying on.
However, let’s face it, do you remember that already at the time of the renewal we pointed out how strange an extension it was? A “yes” that reeked of compromise, of a precariously balanced situation.
And indeed here we are. In the end something strange was indeed there, because Palladino’s resignation comes as an unexpected move, one that no one expected so suddenly. One could have imagined perhaps an exoneration, if indeed things had gotten bad, but certainly not a choice like this, with completely different timing and manner.
According to our newsroom’s information, Palladino has informed the purple leadership of his intention to leave the bench. And here the question arises: why? Perhaps he has some other proposal on the table, perhaps a project that tempts him more. Or perhaps he simply sensed that the air in Florence was changing, and he preferred to leave before the situation degenerated.
Certainly, at the moment, Fiorentina seems inclined to accept the resignation without getting in the way.
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Now what? Now the toto-coach officially starts. The road, at least for the moment, seems fairly traced. If Daniele Pradé remains, the most logical name to start again is Daniele De Rossi, as we have been telling you for some time. The two have a very good relationship, Pradé has long held him in high esteem and had already in the past entertained the idea of bringing him to Florence.
Chi sarà l’allenatore della Fiorentina? Da De Rossi ai possibili “piani B” (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
But beware: if Pradé should in turn leave, then the game will be completely reopened. At that point, names that have not yet been beaten could come into the game, figures who on paper seemed distant but who, surprisingly, could rise again. For example, Francesco Farioli, freshly released by Ajax after a complicated year, or Paolo Vanoli, just exonerated by Torino.
The truth is that this Palladino farewell comes at an already hot time for the coaching market in Serie A. It is not just a matter of Florence: there is a domino effect that threatens to involve half the league table, with benches being vacated and entanglements being created. And Fiorentina, in all this, needs to figure out quickly which way to go.
First, however, it will be necessary to wait a few days. Let the Palladino affair settle down, understand for sure what the next movements in management will be, and only then decide who will be the right man to start again. A man who will have to not only coach, but also give meaning to a square that, once again, is facing an unexpected earthquake.
For now, only one fact remains: Florence is trembling with trepidation, and the future is all to be written.
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