Colella: «Dolomites solid team The merger? I never would have said “

The Belluno technician in the early 2000s was in the stands in Mestre. “Winning in the first year after last summer was impossible”

BELLUNO. Dolomites, you can go far. Provided you have cohesion and patience. Word of Giovanni Colella, former coach of Belluno in the early 2000s and recently relieved of his position at Legnago in Serie C. The coach was in the stands of the “Baracca” stadium in Mestre on Wednesday and spoke at length with the secretary Paolo Mezzacasa , then chatting with other managers and fans, especially former Gialloblù. A bond that still exists, beyond the evolution of the historic society of the capital.

Mister, first time to see the Dolomites this year?

«First time to see the D series in general. But I’m happy, because I saw a good match characterized by an interesting rhythm. Two very different teams faced each other, in terms of characteristics and type of football expressed ».

Opinions on the training led by your colleague Renato Lauria?

«In the meantime, if I’m not mistaken, she was penalized by the absence of Corbanese and Raimondi, the two starting forwards. First of all, I would describe it as a very solid team, in which the experience of some players with a past in categories even higher than the D stands out. It has no particular peaks or individualities that emerge clearly on others. But I repeat, I’m relying on just one game ».

Have you got an idea about the project behind the merger?

“Sure, and I must say I didn’t think it was going to work. But it was a good thing and it is right now to build the foundations for ever more ambitious goals. Winning right away is impossible, so this period serves to create the right cohesion even at a managerial level “.

You know Serie C well. On the pitch what will be needed if and when the Dolomites are promoted?

«It is fundamental to build a hard core of players over time, around which the other choices revolve. Let me explain: I go against the thought that following a promotion you have to change the whole team by force. See this year’s Trento, which had already prepared in time a squad ready to jump in the category and did not completely revolutionize the squad, creating the right mix. And at the moment he is playing a championship above the dangers ».