In a letter the confession of those who no longer recognize themselves in the environment of a lifetime He had been coaching Fiorentina for four months. For days he had felt “tired and empty”
FLORENCE
The stress that consumes you and torments you ruining your days. This was the reason that caused Cesare Prandelli to resign as Fiorentina coach (Iachini returns to his place). Not a real bolt from the blue, because the signs of the discomfort that the former Italian coach was experiencing had emerged in the last few days.
He said he was “tired and drained” after the victory with Benevento and, last Sunday, a malaise accused at the end of the match against Milan advised him not to attend the press conference. Yesterday the sensational decision, certainly painful, but inevitable.
Prandelli explained the reasons for his farewell with a long letter in which he revealed himself: «I find myself in an absurd unease that does not allow me to be what I am. And I never want it to be perceived and affect the team’s performance. In recent months, a shadow has grown inside me that has also changed my way of seeing things. I came here to give 100 percent, but as soon as I had the feeling that this was no longer possible, for the good of all I decided to take my step backwards ».
He thanked the club for their support, without fueling rumors of poor club support. Cesare Prandelli does not seem to find himself anymore in today’s centrifugal football which does not leave too much room for feelings either. The results not in line with expectations have at times provoked criticism that is too fierce for a person who, in the past, has written significant pages of recent Viola history, with two Champions League appearances. After all, Florence is his city and in recent years – when it was still possible to go to the stadium – he even signed up for a season ticket to see the matches at the Franchi live.
The perception that he could no longer engrave as he would have liked made him raise his hands almost as a sign of surrender. “I am aware that my career as a coach can end here, but I have no regrets and I do not want to have any,” wrote Prandelli who, however, many would have liked to remain as manager next season.
“Probably this world that I have been a part of all my life is no longer for me and I no longer recognize myself in it. I will certainly have changed and the world is going faster than I thought. This is why I believe that now the time has come to stop being carried away by this speed and to stop to find who I really am ».
Bitter words, but which give an idea of what Prandelli has experienced in this last period. Coaching wears out and perhaps Aldo Agroppi is right, another one who understands stress when he says: “Football is beautiful, but there should be no match on Sunday”. «I will not go into the merits of the decision and the reasons that the coach explained in his letter. I limit myself to a virtual hug to the man and his friend Cesare Prandelli. Florence is and will always remain his home ». says the mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella.—