Vibonese outsider or loose cannon of the championship? Not even thinking about it. Word of Michele Facciolo. In the Silan retreat of Trepidò, the new coach of the rossoblù is transmitting to the team his football philosophy, his principles of play but also the winning mentality of someone who has the ambition to have a great championship by focusing on innovative ideas and obsessive organization. “I start from the assumption – says the coach originally from Pizzo – that Vibonese is a club that has a tradition and a coat of arms to carry forward. We cannot think of starting from the second tier or being an outsider. If that were the case I would not even start. There are clubs that at least at the start have a significant budget and much larger than ours but in any case we must have the ambition to stay above them and play it to the end”.
Who are the favorites of this championship?
“Above all Siracusa that hasn’t stopped yet but behind there are four or five teams. Scafatese and Pompei, I wouldn’t neglect Nissa and especially Reggina that won’t be the same as last season but will fight to win the championship”.
And what kind of team is Vibonese?
“It’s a team made up of young players, but young players with important championships behind them. This gives me hope and a lot of confidence. In this group there are many players who can make the difference and we have them in all three departments. There are some guys like Berardi who are already known, others who are less known but equally good. We have leaders in defense, in midfield and in attack. The Spaniards? Checa is a player with a past in Seville, a very respectable curriculum behind him, he is 27 years old, a great personality and important championships in Spain. He is a Bonnin with a few years less.”
Something is missing in midfield after Limonelli’s defection
“We were already looking for something because we are always attentive to the market and in all three departments. We have taken players who are functional to our game and when we choose we do it to take people who have to make the difference. Taking just for the sake of taking is not worth it.”
The list of under is a bit short especially in 2006
“We are monitoring the 2006 market which is not easy at this stage. The Primavera are working and finishing the retreats. In the next twenty days they will let something go and we will have to be good at finding the right elements. We are looking for quality players as we have always said since day one”.
There is still a basic skepticism among fans about this team
“It’s a shame because sometimes it seems like a rage but I tell the fans that this team has the potential to repeat feats like the five-nil against Catania a few years ago in Serie C. We have many quality players and I have to be good at giving them an identity so that they play football, entertain the public by bringing them to the stadium. It’s up to us to transform this skepticism into enthusiasm and that’s what we’ll try to do right away.”