Catania, Viali al Massimino to reshape the team's structure

This morning, the new coach of Catania, William Viali, met with the executives at Massimino Stadium to finalize the contract agreement and to start planning the training week that will begin tomorrow with the first session in preparation for the match against Casarano, scheduled for Monday evening at 8:30 PM. Viali was accompanied by his assistant, Marcello Cottafava, with whom he arrived last night at the airport.

In anticipation of Catania-Casarano, today the prefect of the Etna capital ordered the closure of the away section and the prohibition of ticket sales for all sections of the stadium to residents of the province of Lecce.

How will the new Catania under Viali play? A possible solution seems to be the 4-2-3-1. More exploited offensive spaces, the opponent's area filled, and a more streamlined approach in the last twenty meters, in short, less cumbersome.

Viali knows a good part of the players in the squad. Among others, he has also coached Caturano, Forte, and Di Tacchio. But the change of a coach after a victory puts everyone in front of specific responsibilities. It takes very little to turn them into precariousness. In short, everyone is engaged in the new race towards B.

But everyone is responsible if the result does not come. The club. The group. The new signings. Everyone. Even Grella, Bresciano, Zarbano. Especially those who have endorsed the choice as club officials and representatives of Pelligra in the city. Then it is legitimate to change. It is difficult to do so after a victory, and we reiterate that.

Catania will change its setup. Four-man defense with Casasola (or Ierardi), Allegretto, Miceli, Pieraccini. The midfielders could be Di Tacchio and Quaini. Up front? Lunetta, Bruzzaniti, D’Ausilio or Jimenez. Waiting for Cicerelli, who could return part-time against Casarano or Latina. For now, Caturano is up front. Then Forte will return.

Other solutions? The 4-3-3 with Jimenez in the playmaker role and three men in line up front. For now, we are thinking of Lunetta, Caturano, and Bruzzaniti. Forte and Cicerelli could represent an added value for Catania, which needs to take a new run to increase the engine's revs, especially changing pace in the last twenty meters. And in the finishing phase.