Marco Giampaolo explains why he chose Lecce
Marco Giampaolo introduces himself
Presentation day for Marco Giampaolo, new coach of Lecce: "Me two years down? Two years is a long time. After a first break in which I stepped back a bit, I started working again. The work è also mental, simulating being on the field. Let's say that in the last year I have been smart working. I saw Lecce, not live but on TV during this championship. I revised it these days, in detail. Players before judging them you have to train them. I have great enthusiasm".
The newly appointed coach of the Giallorossi rediscovers Ante Rebic: "I coached him maybe a month, then at the time I played in a way not congenial to his characteristics. I remember a determined guy, I gladly find him again. How many players do we have on the roster? It doesn't have to be a reason to evaluate where he's going to play. Everyone has to be an asset to the team, Rebic like Krstovic and Burnete. My focus è has always been the team. The games are played in 16, we have to make a qualitative leapà mental".
"There have been teams fighting for safety, there's to play until the last game. Now he will have to get to know the players in detail and figure out which direction to take. We have seven national teams that are not there. Today we train in 12".
So he explained the reasons for his choice: "Lecce for me è a great opportunityà. I believe there are footballers who have the characteristics to express my thoughts. È a sì motivated by technical arguments. I had proposals abroad, a foreign one that had only an economic flavor and not a technical one. Corvino asked me to work. He spoke to me of Lecce as a cityà beautiful".
"I want to play soccer. If he has superior ball possession it means I have the ball more than the opponent. To play soccer you need knowledge and technical qualities. I think there are technical qualities in this team. For me, the longer you are, the more you run, for one thing".
" I want to thank the club for this opportunityà hopefully this experience will be positive for everyone" Giampaolo commented.
