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11.45 – At 12 pm the Biancoceleste coach Igor Tudor will present tomorrow evening’s match against Monza at the U-Power Stadium in a press conference. Follow the live text on TUTTOmercatoWEB
12.01 – Igor Tudor’s press conference has begun
What Lazio want to see tomorrow in Monza?
“It will be a difficult match like all in Serie A. The fewer matches left, the more important they are, everyone fights for their objectives and we will have to prepare the match as best we can to do our best.”
Is Zaccagni recovered full time?
“Zaccagni did half an hour in the last match, we will see today how to prepare for tomorrow’s match. He is an important player, he comes from a problematic period with the latest injuries, there are a few matches left and we must be good at understanding how to use him if from start or from the bench”.
How will you deal with Provedel’s return?
“Provedel is not recovered, he has done 2-3 training sessions with us and someone who is out for two months is a big doubt even just bringing him to the bench, not to compete to play.”
Can you dream of the Champions League or is the goal the Europa League?
“I don’t know where we can get to, we can only make a prediction on our performances. This is our only objective, to make great performances starting from Saturday. Then the points and the calculations are important, but as I have reiterated many times, let’s do our best then we will calculate the numbers at the end. We won’t know until the last day.”
Will winning only matter tomorrow? How is the Immobile-Castellanos relay managing?
“The only result for us, the victory is your opinion, we’ll see today about the Immobile-Castellanos relay, they are both possible starters even if this word counts up to a certain point. I think it’s a cruelty of football that must always be reconfirmed, after 2-3 games you can lose your place and this is a bad thing, but also a good thing about football. Lazio came second last year but few people remember it, this also applies to the players It’s the footballer’s life and it should be lived that way.”
Could this squad have had a more important ranking?
“What I have understood in these 45 days here in Rome is that there is a great passion and a great belonging among those who love this club, but I think that being objective and having arrived recently there is little objectivity when comparing the squads. In Serie A there are 20 teams and you need to be objective in analyzing the quality of the squad, the quality of the squad affects 70/80%, the rest is done by the coach and the club. The quality of the squad is fundamental. I see that in the Lazio world there is a lack of objectivity in understanding the right evaluation when it comes to squads. Also seeing Sarri’s first conferences, he tried to make people understand this. But when there is a lot of love, there is less objectivity A coach and a club must always be objective and fair, when you charge something that is not connected with objectivity you don’t do something right does one thing right, then it’s right to charge the environment and create higher expectations to have that extra push. However, we must maintain objectivity, otherwise we will not be doing any good for the club. Yesterday I saw a 27/28 year old boy, a Lazio fan who asked me for the scudetto. We talked about this topic, he lives it with his heart and rightly so, but then objectivity is also needed.”
Your thoughts on Palladino?
“I knew him as a child, he was a spring player when I was at Juventus and I know him. He has always been a smart and curious boy who was interested in everything, he recently started this career which is beautiful and fascinating. He is doing his job well. route, tomorrow I expect a super difficult match, they are well organized with excellent qualities in the offensive phase. We will have to play a serious and on-point match.”