The causes of the Venice crisis
It is November 7, 2021, the twelfth day of the championship is played. At the Penzo stadium the Venice hosts a favorite Roma. The clash, however, is anything but a one-way street and the lagoons manage to snatch the 3 points with a 3-2 comeback. From that moment on, the orange and green they have no longer managed to win a single game within friendly walls. A crisis that, four days from the end, now seems to have compromised the season of Venice.
An amazing start
After the match against the Giallorossi, Venezia occupies the fifteenth position in the standings with 12 points. After this exciting start to the season, the boys of mister Zanetti they will continue with other good performances that will allow the team to place themselves outside the relegation zone mid-season.
The club seems to have guessed the choice to focus on the block of the promotion of the previous year, going to spend only for the purchase of many young people, above all Gianluca Busio, paid 6 million and, above all, for the improvement of the technical center and infrastructure. Giving a clear signal of long-term planning by the club.
As for the technical side, Zanetti insists on the game ideas that have allowed the Veneto to be promoted to Serie A. The form is the 4-3-3 the oil 4-3-2-1. The construction of the maneuver starts from the bottom, also thanks to the purchase of Romero between the posts, also very skilled with the feet. The game actions are reasoned and the dialogues between the three attackers are continuous with Aramutrue technical leader of the team, well supported by the arrow Okerekefrom the tightrope walker Johnsen and from the physicality of Enrico. In the median Busio, despite his age, seems to have been playing in Serie A for years. The pressing line is high, even if, when the case requires it, the team can move back its center of gravity.
Thanks to this organization the closes the first round with 4 wins and 5 draws and with a advantage of 6 points on the relegation zone.
The causes of the thud in the standings
The situation in the first part of the season has now completely changed. The one against Roma is in fact the last home win for Venezia in the league. After the defeat against Atalanta this day I am well 8 Matches without points for the lagoons, an event that had not occurred since the postwar period. Only one is the victory in the league in 2022, in February against Turin, and I am alone 5 points won from the beginning of the second round. To be added also the good moment of form of Salernitana, Genoa and Cagliari, who gnaw points after points for the salvation struggle, necessarily downgrading Venice to the current last post0 in the standings.
The problem is in the involution of the game of Zanetti’s team. The excitement of the beginning of the season seems completely out of stock. The players seem to be running around in circles and the offensive actions lead to a few shots in the mirror of the opponents. Aramu and Busio seem to have lost the magic touch of the beginning of the season and the attack holds everything on Henry’s shoulders. In general, the environment seems not very serene, as shown by the outburst Zanetti to Henry in the match against Sampdoria.
Venice has also made the choice to opt for young players and with very little experience in Serie A. In the long run this factor, perhaps too underestimated by the management, proved to be decisive. The struggle for relegation is tough on anyone and it’s easy to get worn out from one point of view mental even before physical. A group of players preparing for this fight certainly less difficulty.
The January market then I didn’t help the club. Nannitaken by the free agent from Orlando City, he has been on the road to sunset for some years now. Ullmann And N himself have so far collected few appearances. Perhaps in their place it would be possible to opt for players ready to face the championship. Another argument must be made for Cuisance, taken for 4 million by Bayern Munich. The French midfielder by age and technical skills is certainly a very good prospect and is immediately joining the owners of Zanetti, but obviously he must be given time to be able to be more incisive. And in the chaos of the struggle for salvation, being able to wait is certainly not a luxury that you can afford. Furthermore, the sale of Mazzocchiwho performed well in the first round, in addition to a direct competitor for salvation like Salernitana.
The fans lose hope, but Zanetti continues to fight
The Venetian fans did not hide theirs discontent for the situation and during the match against Atalanta they started some sarcastic chants praised the return of the orange and green in Serie B, with criticism also to the management. The situation is therefore hot in the home of the lagoon, and it does not help the new postponement of the match against Salernitana, moved from April 27 to May 5, which is a real one turn of force for Venezia, who will play Juventus, Salernitana and Bologna in succession from 1 to 8 May, where, in all likelihood, the fate of the team will be decided.
Embittered, but nevertheless still combative Paolo Zanetti, who after the match against Atalanta has commentator:
“We cannot expect our people to be happy and support us underwater. We come from a long difficult time. We must be the ones to bring the fans to our side. We have a calendar that is not simple, but it is not impossible. In the end we will draw conclusions. I will never give up until my last breath “