The former caretaker head coach of AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 has mentioned that the Italian Cup will provide his team with an avenue to enter into Europe, asides from the Serie A.
Fiorentina have been performing extremely well of late and have gone on to produce stellar performances in the Lega this season, following the massive overhaul they have had at the club. This is in stark comparison to last year, where the team were fighting
it out for relegation and the team barely managed to stay up in the top tier of competitive football in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926. This prompted the owners of the club to splurge the cash to strengthen the squad and bring along a new project that would see the club fighting it
out at the top rather than the bottom.
For a team who were competing in the Champions League a few seasons back, it dawned on to the owners of the club to invest heavily in the Viola outfit, after a catastrophic season led to their relegation. The team was heavily reliant on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stevan-Jovetic-c34163, and
in his absence the burden shifted on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Riccardo-Montolivo-c31049, who left the club in the following summer.
La Viola have been in the top four of the Serie A standings since the past few match weeks, and the team have grown in confidence after a couple of impressive results. Now comes the real test for the Viola outfit, who will have to juggle another competition
along with the Serie A, in the form of the Coppa Italia. Many teams prefer to field weaker teams in cup competitions but Vincenzo Montella is not looking for any excuses.
He has stated that the cup competition would provide them with a way into the European competition. The former Catania coach was quoted to have said:
“This is a competition we care about and it could be useful in the future as an important stepping stone for Europe. We want to win tomorrow in order to progress. Squad rotation is no bad thing, as those who don’t play as often can be more motivated in these
matches. Nothing changes between Serie A and the Coppa Italia, as I want the same psychological approach. Don’t forget this game is also a test of the consistency of a player or indeed Coach.”
The fourth round matches would be played this week.
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