Luciano Sturam doesn’t like appearing too much. His work as Sporting Director of Tinet Prata commits him daily and those who attend the PalaPrata can see him grappling with the vision of technical videos of prospectuses of interest, intent on observing the boys while they train or closed in meetings with his technical staff . At the end of an intense market session, which saw the closure of the roster that will wear the yellow and blue uniforms in the 2023-2024 season, it is right to take stock of the situation with the one who, in agreement with the CDA, the general management and the technical staff shaped the Tinet Prata of the future. He speaks little during the year, we said, but when it comes to explaining the choices made he certainly doesn’t shy away
“We are satisfied with how we have operated in recent months – this is the debut of the D.S. pratense – By now the transfer market hasn’t done everything in the last two months, as we used to. It starts in February and the negotiations are long and exhausting. The transfer market is not simple and the economic demands must be evaluated, but also the technical compatibility with the various teammates, with an eye on the part of the club and the staff to have a balance between established players and prospective players who can give a lot even at the level of stimuli. Young players, in fact, have expectations which they then pass on to teammates and the team, making a qualitative leap in terms of intensity and motivation in their work. In these two years, I believe, that here in Prata we have demonstrated it perfectly”
However, this is also the period in which difficult decisions have to be made, with the risk of being unpopular
“This point needs to be clarified very well. At the end of the year, the club certainly evaluates the numbers expressed by the players on the field, but also other aspects such as behavior and willingness to work. No less important is also the opinion of trainers and physiotherapy staff. Then the choices are made in two: when the agreements, whether annual or multi-year, end, the club or the players decide independently whether to extend or complete them. It is therefore clear that the club does not send players away, but considers them more or less functional to the technical project. Then the economic requests are evaluated. There were players who asked us to leave the project again during the year and we made sure to indulge their legitimate ambitions. Others waited a little longer. It is obvious that the two cornerstones on which programming is done are the requests of the coach and the budget available.
