LIVE TMW – Italy, Cistana: "Better to play in Serie D than in Spring"

12.25 – Andrea Cistana, with Gaetano Castrovilli and Riccardo Orsolini, will be speaking soon at the Coverciano technical center.

The press conference begins. "For me it was exciting, important. A recognition of the last few years, because at the beginning it was not easy. I did a lot of training between C and D. Last year was very hard, the B is not "Simple. We managed to win. The results are not coming now, but I am very happy to learn a lot of things."

Where do you think in two years?.
"If you had asked me about this two years ago … I would have liked to play the title in C. Meanwhile we hope to learn. I sang Venditti, what a fantastic story life is, but unlike my companions I am out of tune".

Did Balotelli tell you something?
"I didn't talk much, he complimented me like all the comrades. He was happy for me, nothing more, we didn't go into that in depth."

Is there an episode that triggered the spring?
"I don't think so, the call does not come for a single race. I believe there has been a job that has borne fruit."

He believes in a call to the European.
"As for Orsolini, I can't say that the thing doesn't touch me. What will be will be".

What brought the experience into smaller categories?
"The B made me grow and mature a lot. Honestly the other leagues, in other categories. They were bricks that helped me to mature and be where I am now. Idol? I'd just like to be part of such a group and live the emotions ".

In Serie A it is difficult to see new young people.
"I agree with Orsolini, it is not so much for us. I understand that at certain levels, as soon as you make a mistake, you tend to put it aside. It is important to give confidence to reach higher internationally".

What did you expect from the national team?
"Nobody discusses on a technical-tactical level. It impressed me how certain champions approached us, their simplicity, despite having played a lot of matches in Serie A or in the national team".

Is it better to start with amateurs or with second teams?
"I have never played against a second team, I did two years in the Primavera and after retiring with the first team I ended up in Serie D. I had seen it as a defeat, I really didn't want to go there. first, anticipate the whole thing. If you have to do it, it is better to grow, put the brick in. There are players who can skip certain steps. The D-Series is much more formative than the Primavera. "

The press conference ends.