Gian Piero Gasperini explains why a brand new youth centre is ‘price greater than a trophy’ and why Atalanta ‘nonetheless play like children’ within the Scudetto race or Champions League.
The veteran coach was on the opening ceremony for the brand new Giuseppe Gasperini and Antonietta Vit coaching camp in Gugliasco, the small city the place he was born and raised.
He paid for its creation and it’s devoted to his mother and father, so will now assist younger gamers within the space to find out about soccer on an expert pitch.
Gasperini relishes Atalanta freedom
“It’s a unprecedented day and that is price greater than a trophy for me,”
“I’m so blissful, it’s a place the place these children can get collectively and at all times come right here to play. My mother and father used to spend so much of time within the gardens to sit down on the benches, they wished to listen to all about my leads to the game. That power will nonetheless be felt for these children and assist them to develop.
“Soccer has modified a lot now, it’s hyper-organised and oldsters need to be concerned in all of the coaching periods, however I wished this camp to be free, the place they will come right here and easily take pleasure in themselves.”
It has been mentioned that Gasperini’s type of soccer will get the very best out of his gamers as a result of they take pleasure in it a lot and he doesn’t disagree, even when they’re and competing within the Champions League.
“We don’t have too many ideas rattling round our minds. We do play a bit like children, with a way of freedom. I don’t know what the long run holds, however we’re very happy with what we’re doing and attempt to preserve going so long as potential,” mentioned the coach.
Gasperini took Atalanta from being regulars within the relegation tussle and even received the membership’s first ever UEFA trophy, lifting the Europa League final season.
“Soccer has sure guidelines, you be taught to win, however above all methods to lose, methods to respect your opponents. Sport, and specifically soccer, teaches you classes that you just carry for the remainder of your life, in all areas of that life.”