Fiorentina eliminated: Palladino and the uncertain future after the semi-final

There are heroes like Robin Gosens, someone who really believed in it, who gave his heart and soul and two goals to take his team to the semi-finals. Or De Gea, who with his big hands avoided the worst without being able to do anything to avoid elimination. Then there are heroes in reverse, like Nicolo Zaniolo, on the pitch for fifteen minutes with zero balls touched. It's never easy to achieve such a feat. Not to mention the two-match suspension he received for a tantrum at the end of the game at the Olimpico. Then there's Palladino at the end of the game, who speaks as Chat gpt would speak: "I thank the boys who gave everything they had". And maybe that's the problem. That everything wasn't that great. Of course, the Fiorentina he was keen to play his third final, there is no doubt about that. But since this was the first real European challenge of a Cup which from September to mid-April has the charm of a film with Lino Banfi on Oscar night, we can say that Fiorentina still has to grow and not a little if it wants to become truly ambitious.

The easiest joke to come up with in this case is in a supposed good news: this elimination avoids Fiorentina losing the third consecutive final. But since in football you never know, it doesn't make us happy at all. In any case, yesterday was a chaotic day. And we can say that the contract renewed by Palladino by the club did not help the fans to ease the pain. A divisive and in some ways inexplicable choice, given that the coach already had another year of contract. No one ever seriously thought that Commisso he would have fired his coach. The one who from a playing point of view most closely resembles the beloved Iachini, who however in terms of courage and imagination was Zeman in comparison to him. But the choices of those who put in the money must always be respected. And in any case Palladino can always get to Europe, so let's avoid Greek tragedies and excessive dramatizations. The coach is teaching, in the sense that he is learning. Does it perhaps make sense to start all over again every time? Maybe he evolves, as is normal. He decides to try real alternatives to the long throw for Kean. Provided that Kean stays in Florence. Yes, that's the point and it concerns the next market of Fiorentina, which goes well beyond the alleged Palladino case. The fact is that now there is still too much disappointment in circulation to imagine what will be. Three league games remain for a definitive verdict. And we start with Venice-Fiorentina, that is, the derby of overtourism, the challenge between the world capitals of B&B. As they say: Venice is beautiful but I wouldn't live there, Florence is beautiful but where have the Florentines ended up? Already in the lagoon we will understand if the purple team domiciled in Bagno a Ripoli will be able to react to a Black Thursday. Come on people, remember that in love you also suffer. But maybe you had already noticed.