Davide Ballardinicoach of Sassuolo, spoke on the microphone after the defeat against Cagliari which was almost worth relegation DAZN: “Since we arrived we have lost the most representative player (Berardi, ed.), but this is not an excuse because a team still has to make up for a lack, albeit an important one. Since we arrived we have maintained that seriousness and commitment , but also that fragility and that lack of personality in certain moments of the match. There were matches in which you needed to have personality to manage the moment and there wasn’t that. From today, Sassuolo starts again for a new start.”
Did an absence like Berardi make a negative difference?
“Yes, but we all had a duty to do a little more. We gave it our all and we didn’t succeed.”
Cagliari seemed to have more malice. What did Sassuolo miss?
“Your legs are heavy, your head is heavy, you struggle to want the ball, you lose yourself but if they don’t give you the ball it’s better, instead of making an aggressive run forward maybe we stop. All these things make you see your opponents differently , the ball isn’t hot for them. Sassuolo has players who will have a great career, there is a very competent club behind them and Sassuolo is ready to start again. I’m talking about the future of Sassuolo very serious and competent, I already know that with this team and these managers Sassuolo will do well again.”