{"id":27674,"date":"2026-10-10T11:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T09:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-sporting-director-accardi-speaks-to-tuttosport\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T11:51:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T09:51:57","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-sporting-director-accardi-speaks-to-tuttosport","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-sporting-director-accardi-speaks-to-tuttosport\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f INTERVIEW | Sporting Director Accardi speaks to \u201cTuttosport\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rossobl\u00f9 Sporting Director Pietro Accardi gave an in-depth interview to the Italian newspaper Tuttosport, available on newsstands today. Here are some excerpts from his comments:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ON THE TEAM\u2019S CURRENT FORM<\/strong><br\/>\u201cI didn\u2019t expect such a start. We\u2019re enjoying this moment, but at the same time we\u2019re keeping our feet on the ground and staying focused, knowing that we\u2019re only at the beginning, that the road ahead is still very long and that our objective is to secure survival. The positive aspect is that we\u2019ve earned these points thanks to the clear ideas the coach has instilled in the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>REPRESENTING A COMMUNITY<\/strong><br\/>\u201cI\u2019m getting to know a wonderful environment here in Cagliari. It\u2019s great to work in a place where you feel comfortable with the people around you. They made me feel at home straight away. My responsibilities have increased: here, you represent an entire community, and you have to live up to that responsibility. Just as I did at Empoli, I also feel a strong sense of family here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CLEAR IDEAS AND A SENSE OF BELONGING<\/strong><br\/>\u201cPresident Giulini asked me to build the future through the present, so we\u2019re focused on what we need to do today. The President and I already knew each other because, when I was representing other clubs and he was Cagliari\u2019s president, we had been in direct contact. He\u2019s teaching me a great deal while also helping me grow. Here, I\u2019ve found a Club with clear ideas and a shared vision across ownership, management, the youth sector and the coaching staff. We\u2019re one big family that knows what needs to be done, with everyone fulfilling their own role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE COACH\u2019S QUALITIES<\/strong><br\/>\u201cBefore arriving in Cagliari, I took the opportunity to update my knowledge, study and reflect on the mistakes I\u2019d made in the past. I went to watch matches, exchanged views with colleagues and studied certain coaches in greater depth because, today more than ever, they are central to a club\u2019s project. Players need coaches who are capable of communicating effectively on the pitch even more than they did in the past.Coach Pisacane is a complete manager. He was one of the coaches I had studied, and I\u2019m delighted to be working with him. When you work with him every day, you gain an even greater appreciation of the professional he is and of his footballing philosophy. He\u2019s a visionary and has an incredible ability to manage people. He seems as though he\u2019s been in Serie A for a lifetime; he\u2019s far more experienced and mature than his years of experience would suggest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ON ROMANO AND MALDINI<\/strong><br\/>\u201cRomano had already impressed me last season with the way he immediately adapted to a difficult environment like Spezia. A young player making his first experience at senior level who manages to establish himself by playing all 19 matches despite the difficulties gives you a clear idea of his mentality. He was certainly in high demand over the summer. Other clubs were interested, but I believe Cagliari\u2019s project, and above all the coach\u2019s technical and tactical approach, made the difference. As for Maldini, I spoke to him when we signed him, as did the coach and the President himself. We were all convinced of his talent, and here he can showcase his immense qualities. I\u2019ve found him more mature than he was at Empoli. He has the ability to reach double figures in both goals and assists. First, he needs to find the consistency that he\u2019s lacked in recent years, although he\u2019s starting to show it in these opening matches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE<\/strong><br\/>\u201cWe have some very interesting young players. Among others, I\u2019m thinking of Rodriguez, who made his debut for the Uruguay national team, as well as Kofler, Mendy and Liteta. We\u2019re waiting for Idrissi and Trepy to return; both came through our youth academy. For us, the academy is an added value. More recently, we\u2019ve also brought Sugamele up from the Primavera team. I haven\u2019t forgotten our experienced players, such as Deiola, Mina, Caprile and Winks, who seems as though he\u2019s been at Cagliari for a lifetime. They all help these young players develop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ON THE CHALLENGE AGAINST JUVENTUS<\/strong><br\/>\u201cWe\u2019ll be up against a strong team with some outstanding individual players and a coach I know personally, Spalletti, who thrives in situations where the pressure is greatest. At the end of the match, I\u2019ll be satisfied if I\u2019ve seen the same spirit and attitude we showed in our first five games. On that, I have no doubts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27672,"template":"","tags":[],"news_cat":[280,278,276,274],"class_list":["post-27674","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_cat-interviews","news_cat-new-in","news_cat-latest-news","news_cat-first-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f INTERVIEW | Sporting Director Accardi speaks to \u201cTuttosport\u201d<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rossobl\u00f9 Sporting Director Pietro Accardi gave an in-depth interview to the Italian newspaper &quot;Tuttosport&quot;, available on newsstands today. 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