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10.55pm – Davide BallardiniNeroverde coach, will speak shortly in the post-match press conference Sassuolo–Interfrom the press room of the Mapei Stadium.
11.27pm – The conference begins.
Is it more happiness or regret tonight?
“We are happy with the result and the performance, then we are sorry because we made mistakes in the last two matches because we were empty. Before Lecce we played against Milan and we had a great match but I have always said that we are dealing with a group of very serious guys who care even more than they should and perhaps this led to the two bad performances, while this evening we saw a team that helped each other, that fought. It’s clear that the moment doesn’t let you play as you would like but this is what you have to see until the end.”
The 3-5-2 has borne fruit: can it continue like this until the end?
“I don’t know, for me it’s more the desire you put into it, the feeling of being a team player, the desire, the attackers who are the first with great generosity to cover the pitch well. You have to exploit the characteristics of the players because if you play on the two wingers who are not fifths, who can also be there, at a certain moment of the match you can also have an attacker play there, but you have to respect and enhance the qualities of each one who has played a few times in that one position, I saw him play in France, it’s Laurienté.”
Does a victory give more morale or is it more important for the standings?
“This victory gives great satisfaction because it gives strength to the team and tells you that if you are this you can play for it: this is the message that arrived this evening”.
Is this “your” Sassuolo? A word about Lipani and the unity of the team…
“If you have this spirit and if you have this attitude it’s difficult for others to play against Sassuolo, then if we can gain more confidence with the ball, because we have players who know how to play with the ball. I said yesterday about Lipani that it’s a boy who is unlikely to make mistakes because there are all the conditions for having a good career: from the boy, who is a clean, handsome boy.”
The question arises spontaneously: how do you go from the bad tests with Lecce and Fiorentina to today’s test?
“We have always underlined the seriousness of the group, the desire of the boys during the week, the desire they have to change the current situation, so this is Sassuolo’s strength. We missed two matches, we are mortified, and this evening we saw that the boys gave us an answer, that they are serious boys and they particularly care about us, and as a team they played against the Italian champions”.
What should we expect from here to the end, starting from Genoa, a challenge for you as an ex.
“We have to maintain solidity thanks to a team that stays short and covers spaces well. We have to be better at the game, because knowing the characteristics of the players, in my opinion we can do better in the attacking phase.”
11.34pm – The conference ends.