The happy new year for Sardinian football comes from Bernardo Mereu for 2024 which started today. The head of the youth sector, an icon among the island's coaches, judges the state of health of the regional movement during this year's first episode of the "L'Informatore Sportivo" program on Radiolina.
«We should be proud of the championship that Torres is having», his words on the broadcast hosted by Lorenzo Piras. «At the beginning perhaps the results were miraculous, but they were achieved with careful work and now there is a very prestigious ranking position. I am very happy for president Udassi, who was one of my players, and inside there are many other students of mine such as Tore Pinna and Alex Frau. Torres is showing great ideas." Regarding his other former team now in Serie C, Olbia, he is convinced that «it will survive and do well, despite having had a decline. It is led by a good president, he focuses a lot on promoting young people and in addition to having Mameli and Cavuoti, I hope he can use Palomba soon. We need to say positive words, I am convinced that he will have a positive season."
Taking a look at the championships from D downwards: «I have always respected Francesco Loi, he created a team that is a point of reference for Ogliastra - where the movement is healthy - and Sarrabus. In my opinion, C is not impossible for COS. In Promotion I carefully follow Nuorese, whose captain Fabio Cocco I coached. And watch out for Davide Melis, Emiliano's son: he is 13 years old, he is from Futura Sales and I hope he has a career."
The carreer. Mereu, in his long and successful experience on the bench, before arriving at Cagliari managed La Palma, Nuorese, Atletico Sirio, Villacidrese, Progetto Sant'Elia, Torres and Olbia, among many others. «I have made complex transfers for many years: as a coach I remember one to La Palma where charters were used with incredible delays and we arrived at our destination at 4 in the morning , but we still managed to beat Viterbese», his story citing the historical difficulties of Sardinian football with territorial continuity. Now he works at Cagliari, with the young players: «There is a great organization in terms of scouting, all the championships are followed, not only at a regional and national level. My presence perhaps brought Cagliari even closer to regional football, but since his arrival, president Giulini has been very attentive to the area." In closing, an appeal on the facilities: "I believe that sports facilities are the passport to improving and encouraging the arrival of kids who can play football, they need to be of a high standard."
