Spring Viareggio, The Word in Scarpello - Spring Viareggio, chisel interview

Nando Scarpello, you're the goalkeeping coach can you tell us how goalkeepers prepare for games during a tournament like Viareggio? We do lots of things differently compared to a standard week because Viareggio is a prestigious tournament and because you don't get much time between matches – we're playing every other day So you adapt to the games you have, and to the workload in particular. The facilities aren't the same either. This isn't exactly Vinovo... That's another area where we have to adapt and obviously do some things slightly differently, but that's ok. Everything's gone well so far and we coasted through the group stage. Now we're heading into the knockout phase where games can go to a penalty shootout Do you prepare for that specifically especially after we had penalties in the last 16 last year? We always prepare as best we can but we also hope that it doesn't come to penalties that we can win the match before then. But yes, of course we do our research. We'll study everything we can find on video and get to know our opponents as well as possible Let's leave the Viareggio Tournament for a moment and talk about what you've done since the start of the season. What can you tell us about your little team? How are the keepers doing and how have they been coming along? You know, I must say that the lads have taken a huge step forward. I've noticed a great improvement, but so too have all the coaching staff and the directors That's great but I'm happy for them more than anything We've rotated a bit recently because Branescu went down with chicken pox so the lads have had to show they're ready for it and whoever's come in for Branescu has proved to be up to the task.