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Guidolin: "No to closed-door training sessions"

Udinese (“Udinese’s football manager”?) football manager: the best training pitch

right now is no. 4

A clarification to all the fans has been made earlier today by Francesco Guidolin via the Club's official website with reference to the choice of training on a different pitch than (“rather than on”?) the usual "central" pitch at the Dino Bruseschi sports centre.
"We don't mean to hold closed-door training sessions - said the football manager - and we don't mean to "hide" the daily work at the Bruseschi. We feel indeed pleased to involve our fans - few or many as they may be - who come to our training sessions. But unfortunately our best training ground is not pitch no. 2, where our training sessions are usually held, but no. 4, which is the furthest from the sports centre entry (“entrance”?). According to the squad's needs, I promise I'll try and allow the fans to come and see the training sessions also on pitch no. 4, but I can't grant it. I just want to say to the fans: see you soon. We will be back at our usual ground soon".

Basta: Di Natale? One of the world's best players"

The Serbian player - interviewed by goal.com - takes stock of his past, present and future.

Dusan Basta, fourth season (“the fourth season”?) with Udinese, is a veteran of the squad. For a team quite used to changing and starting again every year, the Serbian player, together with captain Di Natale, represents a guarantee. The Friuli stadium is his second home and the right flank his habitat: he is one of the best interpreters of the role this year, as the Fantasy Football players know (6,27 (“6.27”?) average vote, 7 in his appearance against Inter). This season did not start well for him and Udinese, but they seem to have overturned it.
How strong was the disappointment for the elimination from the Champions League (“Champions’ League”?) play-offs? What did you need and how did you react?
"We felt extremely disappointed, of course, because after the forth (“fourth”?) place in the previous season we had managed to make a miracle and end the following season even better, at the third place (“at third place”?) , and to get another chance to try and make it to the Champions League (“Champions’ League”?). We tried to put an end to it immediately and to focus on the championship, but it wasn't easy. Something was still burning inside as I believe was noticed (“was seen”?) in the first matches".
You had even scored... But talking about goals, last year you were a merciless scorer, this year less: what is different?
"I was, but it was an exception, not a rule. I am not a striker. I have scored in Braga and Siena this year, I was out for injury a lot so as far as I am concerned I am happy like this. Let Totò and the others score".
Isla and Asamoah, two benchmarks of Udinese, went (???). How do you make up for these goodbyes?
"I think moaning is useless, both in life and football. In Udine we are used to this trend. It's the belief of the club to sell two or three players and substitute them with quality young ones. It's always been so (“It’s always been like this”?), and the result can be seen".
Many say Muriel is still to be discovered: how far can he go? Does he make any record-breaker things?
"He is limitless, but I don't like making too many compliments to him, I suggest he stay (“he remain”?) humble and keep working with the intensity and good will shown in the last months. With those qualities, future can be his for sure" (“the future can be his”?).
Di Natale is a true record-breaker: a world beater who has had less than he deserved?
"If we talk about technique and class, Totò is surely one of the best players in Italy and Europe. The rest is up to him. He chose to stay in this town, in this team, and this choice of his should be respected and admired".
What about you? Did you have what you wanted? Did you expect more, how far do you want to go? What are your short-term goals and your dreams?
"I am happy to play for Udinese and to be in the Serie A. At first, especially during the first year with Lecce, I didn't play much, then I came to the Friuli, I earned a first-string player shirt and got injured so I had to recover for more than a year. Now things are going great and the only thing I ask to my destiny is good health".
What do you think of the elimination from the Europa League: better that way, in order to avoid distractions in a  tough championship?
"Indeed, after a year and a half when we would play every three days, now we have the chance to rest a bit and work with calm (???) during the week, but we feel sorry for the elimination. We play the championship to reach the best possible place and to try and get a chance to play in Europe the following season. We haven't made it this year, and this hurts to all of us".
What is the worst issue you had in settling in to Italy and Italian football? And the Italian thing (???) you could never give up now?

"Nothing in particular. When I was in Serbia and the journalists would ask me in which championship I would have liked to play, I would always answer the Serie A. Because I like Italy and Italian football. When I first got here I couldn't speak Italian, but I was eager to learn, I was tactically unprepared, but I was eager to learn from the coach and my team-mates. I could never renounce to Italian food. It's the top for an athlete".

Thinking back of your past, how do you feel seeing the Red Star in trouble?

"I feel terribly sorry. I have always been a fan of the Red Star, and as a child I dreamt of wearing that shirt. These last few years are not as expected, as Partizan seem to win all the times (“all the time”?), but I hope fate can turn".

The Serbian national team is often referred to as a splendid thing left undone. Full of great players but unable to achieve much: why is that?
"It's quite unbelievable. If you take a look at the squads and evaluate the single players I think we can be defined as one of the strongest national teams of Europe, yet we never achieve what we want. Honestly, I don't know why is that (“I don’t know why that is”?). I have been asking myself the same question, but I can't find the answer".