Serie C football, Olbia in difficulty but Marino is confident: «We need enthusiasm, I expect improvements from Cesena»

Alessandro Marino renews his trust in Leandro Greco. "What we usually do is evaluate whether the people who work with us are prepared to improve and collect feedback: in my opinion and according to director Tatti the coach has these characteristics", explained the Olbia president yesterday during the press conference of the beginning of the year.

"We must try to overcome this moment of difficulty with enthusiasm," added the number one of the whites. «After so many negative results it is difficult, but it is what we must do because I am convinced that the results will follow, and I must be the first to bring enthusiasm to the locker room, because this project deserves enthusiasm».

The reference is to the new Olbia branded SwissPro, the Swiss group that acquired 70 percent of the club's shares in November. «We must all be happy with the new owners», underlines Marino, «they intend to invest incrementally over time in order to grow a project that in 3 or 4 years will lead Olbia to compete for more important goals than they are managed to reach me."

As for the pitch, after the winter break, which they arrived at with three defeats in a row, Olbia returned to training on Tuesday in view of the first day of the return of the Serie C championship. Which will see them busy on Sunday at home to leaders Cesena. " For me we hit rock bottom with Pontedera, a match in which we had the greatest difficulties" , the president said again regarding the negative trend of the Gallura team. «Already in Ferrara against Spal the team had acquired greater solidity: we lost for two episodes on set pieces but we could also have won».

So, the expectations. " Now the path must be one of growth: already from Cesena I want to see improvements, not because the coach has the sword of Damocles over his head, but because the path must start immediately", indicates Marino. "There are 19 games left and we can't waste even one."

Meanwhile, when the market reopened, Olbia signed the expert midfielder Andrea Schiavone, 30 years old and made over 200 appearances between Serie A and B, and said goodbye to the 19-year-old goalkeeper Lorenzo Palmisani, who returned to Frosinone who had turned him over in August loan to Olbia.