The president draws a positive balance after the first three months of management of the Insula Sport group
SASSARI. A hundred days. The first hundred days. The time for a first check, to understand if the seed has taken root, if the project studied and announced is becoming fact and act. And how. A first pause for reflection, even if Torres would have preferred not to stop. The quarantine for contact with the passenger of the Rome-Alghero positive at Covid continues, the second buffer for the whole group is imminent and if this is also negative they will be able to resume normal training, and no longer individual. In the meantime, yesterday’s challenge with the Vis Artea has been skipped, and the midweek one on Wednesday in Afragola will also be missed. But the president Stefano Udassi smiles. The ranking is good, the roots of the seed planted four months ago with InsulaSport are already solid, and after three months of the championship …
President Udassi, the first balance?
«Above all, the satisfaction for the fruits of the work that are beginning to be glimpsed. There is still a lot to do but it seems to me that in these first months we have begun to show that the Torres project can have an important future ».
You say so and the city confirms it. The audience responds.
«Finally, the passion has rekindled around Torrs. It was our first objective, to bring Torres closer to the city and the territory, to the institutions. Involve. This enthusiasm and this passion for us are a responsibility that spurs us to do better and better, and in any case they are only a starting point. Now they have to be put to use, they have to become productive. We certainly do not feel we have arrived ».
From a sporting point of view?
«They have been intense months, we are satisfied with the work of the staff and the team» Objective? «Always improve, and it’s easy with a group that feels good together even off the pitch. There is respect, we live and have fun together ».
You are in the race on two fronts, the championship and the Italian Cup
«We want to do the best possible until the end, we have a group that can go all the way in terms of number and quality. The championship is very important but we will leave no stone unturned even in the Cup ».
Many teams are strengthening. La Torres?
«Our sporting director is always attentive, but we believe we have a valid group. Maybe we will do something about the overruns, but we see no other needs ».
Did you expect so many spectators at the Aqueduct?
«I hoped and dreamed that it could happen, Sassari is hungry for football and important football. And I expected it a little, the signs were there. We live in the city, we have the pulse of the situation and the indications were those ».
Sponsors also respond. They are already a nice package.
“And this too is not to be underestimated. The territory and Sassari respond and I thank those who have embraced our project with no ifs and buts. It was a response of great maturity and trust towards the owners, and we will reciprocate ».
Next steps? Stadium?
“There are professionals who are working on it but I don’t want to create expectations. However, it remains a central topic ».
A player who surprised you?
“Not just one but the group as a whole. During the market phase we knew who we were taking and who we knew less was also monitored. And the group works, both on and off the pitch ».
The other Sardinian teams?
«A surprise, in quotation marks, is Atletico Uri. But insiders know that the company has made a great journey. I think Arzachena is in line with his expectations, they are a good team with interesting young players and the right experience. Considering the market, I expected something more from Muravera: it is a bit behind. Sweet Milk has had a path conditioned by too many injuries but I am convinced that it will be able to recover, even with some movements on the market. The Lanusei is young, and like the youngsters, he alternates performances of great depth with some stumbling blocks due to inexperience. Carbonia is more in difficulty, we met them and they are a good team but very young. In this group the technical level has been raised a lot, he needs something to find the necessary points for salvation ».
Udassi former player, former manager and now president. After three months, have you already figured out how to do it? How do you play your role?
“It is completely different now. As a coach you live the locker room 24 hours a day, now I am always present but with a more detached relationship, as it should be. But always ready for a chat or advice. They are intelligent guys, my experience is at their disposal. And even with the coach, if you need another point of view, I’m ready. It’s an excellent relationship, it works ».