Alberto Cavasin hopes to find a successful formula for Sampdoria after replacing Domenico Di Carlo as manager.
New boss looking to make winning start
Alberto Cavasin hopes to find a successful formula for Sampdoria after replacing Domenico Di Carlo as manager.
Club president Riccardo Garrone wielded the axe on Monday, sacking Di Carlo after less than a season in charge and appointing Cavasin on an interim basis until the end of the season.
Cavasin is looking forward to the challenge of trying to guide Samp away from their current position in the bottom half of the table.
Having spent a season managing Di Carlo at Lecce in 1999/2000, Cavasin will speak to his predecessor to learn what he can about the squad.
But he is convinced there is a lot of quality to work with and hopes to make a winning start in this weekend's away game against fellow strugglers Catania.
Asked to explain his football philosophy, Cavasin said: "I won the Coach of the Year award playing 3-5-2 and won a league title playing 4-4-2.
Motivated
"I will try and find the best formation for this team, knowing that they have done a lot with 4-4-2.
"I don't believe that it's a disadvantage not having a natural centre-forward. I will listen to the players and then decide.
"I will also speak with Di Carlo, with whom I shared a beautiful season at Lecce. I was on the bench. He was a coach on the pitch.
"Anyway, I can assure you that in Catania on Sunday we will be ready both from a physical and tactical point of view, and we'll aim to get a result.
"I am very motivated and happy to be able to lead this great team and I am not thinking about any objective in particular, but at one game at a time."
