Antonio Buscè’s press conference on Thursday has already projected Cosenza into the near future. For the Bruzia society the period of reflection must begin. The Neapolitan coach was clear: he could also decide to stay on the banks of the Crati, despite the differences with the owners and an environment agitated by corporate issues, but as long as a further step is taken. This, for a team that took fourth place and, as the coach himself said, was in contention for second for a few moments, means aiming for promotion. But it is hard to believe that this could happen if everything were to remain unchanged.
The season just dismissed by Vito Di Bari’s Casarano began without a specific goal for Cosenza. Few words regarding seasonal ambitions were said during the season. Those few were pronounced by the team, which signed an iron pact with Buscè already in Lorica.
Who stays and who goes
Beyond the legitimate personal aspirations of the group, however, the company has not demonstrated in practice that it is aiming decisively for final success. And the lack of investments despite the cash benefits, produced by the capital departures of Kouan and Ricciardi, demonstrated this emblematically.
Furthermore, during the long summer transfer market, the feeling is that the main discussions will be related to possible departures. Starting with Mazzocchi and Florenzi, two players who could decide to change scenery to try an adventure in Serie B again, with the hope of experiencing different joys, perhaps just like those experienced in the last few hours by several former rossoblùs: Alvini, Calò, Zilli (who is still owned by the silani but who with total certainty will not remain in the rossoblù yet) and Venturi.
Buscè’s stay is complicated because it could also coincide with the long gestation times of Guarascio’s programs, which always progress excessively slowly. And, therefore, in this case, it will also be necessary to understand how long the technician is willing to wait. In the event of offers from other clubs, from Serie C or even B, will Cosenza be able to convince him to stay? It remains to be understood whether the desire of the patron, who in some circumstances has had to deal with the Neapolitan’s frank and sincere outbursts, is also to retain him.
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