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22-02-2011

Guidolin: “My boys did everything they could”

In five days coach Guidolin will be back in the stadium that, a long time ago, was his home, but, for the second time, as a guest (run-on sentence with too many commas!): “It is going to be a particular week to (“for””) me, Palermo was a beautiful page (???) in my career. I was fine in Sicily and I hold (“have”?) good memories of that period, I was moved, last season, when I went back to “Renzo Barbera” (“Renzo Barbera Stadium”?) for the first time” as Parma’s coach, and I was welcomed by an ovation. The supporters and the footballers I have coached actually feel a strong, sincere affection for me”.

Sunday’s match is going to be a direct match between teams fighting for a top placing: “Both Palermo and we (“We and Palermo…”?) are fighting to gain our place in Europe. They’re not facing a crisis, I’ve been watching them: they can easily win when the first-strings are OK and available. When someone is missing they can have some trouble (“problems”?), but since the team will be complete against us, it will be a very tough match. Palermo believe in their coach and when it is so, you can always tell it on the field” (???).

Brescia’s home draw hasn’t undermined the trust among the players: “We’re all serene, we were supposed to win against Brescia but we are also aware of the difficulties we are to find from now on. The boys did everything they could, I’m very satisfied of (“with”?) their performance. I’m rather disappointed in myself, as I could have done more to oppose Brescia. I am severe and demanding with myself, I didn’t intervene because in the second half I got the impression that the team could break the deadlock”.

The coach is very glad of (“for”?) German Denis’ (“Denis’s”?) performance: “He did what I asked him to do, he worked hard, and he was also a bit unlucky in the first half when he missed the goal”.
There are still 12 days (“12 games”?) before the end of the championship, but the coach is focused on next Sunday’s match: “I don’t pay much attention on (“to”?) the calendar, I concentrate on one oppoent (“opponent”?) at a time. It’s what I’ve always done”.

The medication to succeed again has been prescribed at the beginning of the season: ambition and humbleness. “Cohesion and sense of belonging are fundamental values for a group willing to reach certain goals and (“is”?) a basis to continue a (“continue with a good project”?) good project. My job is based on that”.