Valon Behrami reveals why he came back to Serie A for Genoa to ‘prove I wasn’t finished’ and learned to trust coach Davide Nicola because of a row.
The 35-year-old was a free agent after departing FC Sion and returned to Serie A for Genoa in January.
“Coming back to Genoa was a huge opportunity after six difficult months for me. In all honesty, I wanted to prove that I wasn’t finished as a player,” the Swiss international told Genoa Channel.
Valon Behrami reveals why he came back to Serie A for Genoa to ‘prove I wasn’t finished’ and learned to trust coach Davide Nicola because of a row.
The 35-year-old was a free agent after departing FC Sion and returned to Serie A for Genoa in January.
“Coming back to Genoa was a huge opportunity after six difficult months for me. In all honesty, I wanted to prove that I wasn’t finished as a player,” the Swiss international told Genoa Channel.
“I want my teammates to trust me and use my experience as a rock to hold on to during difficult moments. I am not just talking about on the pitch, but off it too.
“I get along very well with coach Nicola, but that’s because we started out with a small argument. He told me what he thought, and vice-versa, we both realised at that moment that we were dealing with honest people. That is important in football.”
Just as he arrived at Genoa, Behrami managed just seven Serie A games before the lockdown.
“It was fantastic during this lockdown period for me to rediscover my love of gardening and repainting a room.”