Genoa midfielder Andrea Bertolacci has hailed Coach Davide Ballardini for turning around the club’s fortunes.
Ballardini returned to Genoa for a third spell last month and has since guided them away from the relegation zone in Serie A with two wins and a draw, and Bertolacci praised the 53-year-old for giving the Grifone “great serenity and determination”.
“The last three games have been difficult, but we got our smiles back with the seven points we picked up,” the Milan loanee told TMW Radio.
Genoa midfielder Andrea Bertolacci has hailed Coach Davide Ballardini for turning around the club’s fortunes.
Ballardini returned to Genoa for a third spell last month and has since guided them away from the relegation zone in Serie A with two wins and a draw, and Bertolacci praised the 53-year-old for giving the Grifone “great serenity and determination”.
“The last three games have been difficult, but we got our smiles back with the seven points we picked up,” the Milan loanee told TMW Radio.
“Now we must move forward with this mentality. This change seems almost miraculous.
“Ballardini gave us great serenity and determination, and now we’re much more of a team and we help each other a lot more.
“Reunion with Gasperini this weekend? It’ll be nice, he was very important for me. He was the one who gave me my break, letting me have two very good seasons.
“Did I expect him to do well at Atalanta? I knew he could do well, and he’s doing particularly great in Europe.
“I hope they got tired yesterday, even if Gasperini teams, from a physical point of view, always work very well.”