Genoa – Felice Tufano has marked the history of the Doria youth sector. Having concluded his season as manager of that area in Feralpisalò, the coach is ready to start again. Without losing sight of what is happening to his Sampdoria.
«The experience with Feralpisalò was an experience that gave me the opportunity to see youth football from other facets. To reflect on what I have done and what I want to do. I thank everyone, from president Pasini, to director Ferretti, to director Legati, all those who worked with me. I felt good among them.”
Did he follow his Dorian boys? Who impressed you the most in terms of growth?
«My boys… there are many. It would take two pages to name them all. I have never stopped following them, because I consider Samp a bit like my “home”. I would say that 40% of my career as a coach was spent in Bogliasco. I think, as the numbers say, that I have made a good contribution to the Sampdoria cause, in terms of results and enhancement. There are so many kids who grew up with me and I have never lost sight of them. I care about each of them in a particular way and when they reach a goal, their happiness is also a bit like mine.”
One above all, Yepes.
«A few minutes after he entered the field I realized that I had a profile of great prospects in my hands. For him, training and matches always have the same intensity and this puts him in a position to be different. He has already made a solid journey, he has room for improvement. But then others come to mind along with him, Giordano, protagonist of a great championship, Triboli, Montevago, Di Stefano, or Giovanni Bonfanti, who arrived quietly, in Samp we turned his football life upside down… and then again Obert, Zovko , Saio and I’m only talking about the last five years. First we should go back to the various Rizzo, Masi, Obiang… ».
Samp Primavera comes from a failed championship. What goal should you set for the next one?
«The real goal is not to set limits. Everything goes through the work done in the field. Every improvement. The duty of a coach at these levels is to bring each boy to the maximum of his possibilities. Then we draw conclusions. We never started out saying “we win”, “we save ourselves”. But we have created a work program that has allowed us great margins for intervention.”
Would he return to Sampdoria?
“Absolutely yes. In this period I have had some chances, but a call from Sampdoria would make my heart beat.”
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