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Guidolin: “This Serie A amuses me and Udinese can become the spoilsport behind the big names”

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UDINE. “Serie A amuses me.” In the summer of the black friday of our championship, which coincided among other things with the victory of the Azzurri in the European Championship after the beauty of 53 years, the words of Francesco Guidolin intrigue, since it is not someone accustomed to selling smoke, nor to play the part of Don Abbondio, supporting a truth only for convenience, just to give importance to his new role in the world of football, that of television commentator, of “technical shoulder” within the direct of Dazn.

“Do you want to steal my time even on the last day off?”, He asks, showing, on the other hand, all his availability and the desire to tell what he saw in the first two days of Serie A and what could happen in the next 36.

Guidolin, in Udine we left her in the press box after the draw with Juventus in the opening round …

“Then I went to the Bentegodi to see another confident contender for the Scudetto in Verona, where I found an Inter that immediately picked up the thread, despite the change in technical leadership that took place during the summer.”

Juve, on the other hand, seems to be in trouble despite Allegri’s return.

“But I must say that in Udine he gave a lot in terms of goal chances conceded, without detracting from Luca Gotti’s team who proved to have great character and a desire to return to the game, despite the double disadvantage after a little more than twenty minutes”.

On that occasion Szczesny was not the ruthless goalkeeper of ten years earlier at Friuli, when with the Arsenal shirt he made his Udinese out of the Champions League.

“They pointed it out to me. And the memories went to his saves in that part of the field, under the Curva Nord, when he also managed to neutralize a penalty against Totò, the penalty that would have kept us in the running for qualification until the last second ».

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Here, we have come to talk about English teams, those that have stolen Lukaku and Ronaldo from Serie A: the excessive economic power is overwhelming now.

«If you want the opinion of the technician, I can tell you that on the field we can hold our own. It will be uneven in terms of investments, but you will see that our clubs in the cups will also play it against English teams. If, on the other hand, you want to have an opinion on the wealth of the Premier, I am not the right person to deepen the subject, even if I recently read a speech by Adriano Galliani on this topic and I must say that I share his thoughts: Serie A was the number one championship. one and if this is no longer the case it all depends on the income of the clubs for TV rights ».

Guidolin, after Udinese you also coached Swansea in the Premier: from a tactical point of view, are we still holding on?

«Yes, the results of Mancini’s Italy at the European Championships also said it. Our football still produces players and ideas, even if there are fewer than once ».

The national team really showed another face compared to our football tradition …

«True, we showed that we too can propose a proactive game thanks to the tactical interpretation of certain players, capable of overturning the action in a few moments. The plays of the Barella, the Pessina, have a new flavor, compared to Italy which failed to qualify for the World Cup ».

Barella, Pessina, players he would have coached very willingly, remembering how Udinese shaped them to try and fit among the greats of the championship.

“I can’t hide it, I’ve always liked players with this type of characteristics, not only in the days of Udinese.”

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Now it’s harder to try and surprise the top seven in the class …

«But in the first two days of this championship I saw that Juventus drew with Udinese, capable of recovering two goals, and Inter struggled a lot with Verona. This is why I said that Serie A amuses me, because I see that even lower teams on paper can play against the top of the class ».

In short, it has all the air of being a fun season, precisely because of the uncertainty that reigns supreme.

“It is difficult to say the name of a single favorite, I think the Scudetto will be awarded in the sprint.”

Guidolin, after seeing her at work, could Udinese become the spoilsport behind the top seven?

“Why not? I saw a compact team, full of solutions despite the important starts this summer ».

Amazed by the “Tucu” Pereyra that you launched in Italy just when you were in Udine?

“No, Maxi is a taciturn type, sometimes you don’t think he can take the team on his shoulders, but he has so much talent in reading the game that someone like him cannot fail to be the leader or one of the leaders of this Udinese”.

So let’s dive into the tactical aspect. It is said that the evolution of Gotti’s Udinese can be represented by 3-4-2-1: do you, who were one of the 3-5-2 masters, consider the turning point possible?

“Sometimes these are just numbers. They told me, for example, that I was 3-6-1, but goals against Udinese were never lacking. In any case, the solution of two players “under striker” is a possible move for a team starting from 3-5-2 ».

One of the attacking midfielders could be Pereyra, the other Deulofeu …

“But yes, I did too. In the last year I had two players like Zielinski and Bruno Fernandes: they were very young, but with them I tried to play with the double attacking midfielder. Among other things, sometimes with Luis Muriel as the first striker, there was not only Di Natale up front in Udinese in the 2013-14 season, the one that closed my Juventus cycle. Zielinski and Fernandes behind Muriel: an attack like this wouldn’t be bad now, would it? ».

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When he talks about “his” boys he lights up with enthusiasm.

“Yes, I am pleased to see them still great protagonists at the highest levels, in Napoli, in Manchester United, in Atalanta”.

In the last market session Gino Pozzo seems to have restarted the talent factory again: young people of international interest such as Samardzic, Udogie, Soppy, Perez, Beto have arrived …

«I will follow them with interest. Some I know, others I have only heard of them. In general, if Udinese has decided to focus on very young players already thinking about the generational change, you have to trust: this property has always had a keen eye with the new recruits, the names of the players we have done before are there to prove just that ” .

Guidolin, let’s close by talking about Luca Gotti. Beyond the 3-5-2 and tactical analogies, could the word “balance” be the point of contact between the two of you?

«This you have to say. I can only underline that Luca’s teams are built with great criteria, extreme attention to the characteristics of the individuals and in the name of tactical balance ».

It seems the description of one of Guidolin’s teams, beyond the talent of the individual: sure you don’t want to add anything else?

«So I tell you that balance is fundamental in our football. Gotti is right ». –

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