Parma Coach Roberto Donadoni has spoken at length about the struggles he and his unpaid players have faced at the bankrupt and rock-bottom club.
Speaking on Rai Tre programme ‘Che tempo che fa’, the former Italy boss reflected on a year of struggle and frustration at the Stadio Ennio Tardini.
“We’re curious to know what will happen in the near future but we now have only one task which is to try to complete the season,” he said.
Parma Coach Roberto Donadoni has spoken at length about the struggles he and his unpaid players have faced at the bankrupt and rock-bottom club.
Speaking on Rai Tre programme ‘Che tempo che fa’, the former Italy boss reflected on a year of struggle and frustration at the Stadio Ennio Tardini.
“We’re curious to know what will happen in the near future but we now have only one task which is to try to complete the season,” he said.
“It’s been really exhausting in so many ways, but above all for the respect of a city like Parma that has such an important history.
“Last year we celebrated the centenary of the club and to go from a celebration as significant as that to where we find ourselves today, in the middle of bankruptcy, is an atrocity.
“More often than not it’s probably the fault of the owner. I have heard many people say, 'I was wrong but' … There are always too many buts and that’s not good. We must say 'I was wrong'.
“To rank errors is really complicated, but there were mistakes made by our directors and there were responsibilities of the League and the Federation.
“Italy has the second most money from television rights in the world. Evidently we don’t know who oversees them and whoever does oversee them does it badly.
Despite all their troubles off the pitch, Parma have continued to put in impressive shifts on it including a recent win over Juventus and a 1-0 victory against Palermo on Sunday.
“I believe that throughout this year the players have played a key part and have managed over the years to do something extraordinary, in terms of their performances and their conduct,” said Donadoni.
“I just tried to make it clear that everything they do they have to do by themselves and they can’t ignore this.”