The Arzignano Post
The dugout10 May 2027
Giovanni Perini: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Arzignano have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad10 May 2027
Tempers go at Arzignano
Alberto Basso Ricci was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout10 May 2027
No hiding place for Nicolò Bianchi
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Nicolò Bianchi, and the manager let it.
Squad10 May 2027
Words at Arzignano training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Tommaso Invaso is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout10 May 2027
Salvatore Boccia has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Salvatore Boccia has written the date down.
The dugout10 May 2027
Eros De Santis knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Arzignano, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Squad Arda Akgül has settled at Arzignano
- Squad Simone Melis is out on the grass again