At the end of the test match between Cremonese and Lumezzane, won by the grigiorossi 1-0 thanks to Johnsen’s goal, the Cremonese coach John Stroppa intervened in the mixed zone. Here are his statements reported by the club’s official website: “Good retreat, even if the legs are heavy and therefore it is not easy to make a technical assessment. The team is mentally, works well and now we have to get rid of the workload to put on the field what we know how to do”.
On the formation: “I wanted to change, already last season, changing the way we dribble and take on opponents. For opportunity and necessity we started the season with 4, but we still have a lot to learn and the game system is very variable. We have a good identity in the defensive phase, playing one way or another doesn’t change things, the interpreters could change. The important thing is to do things the right way”.
On the start of the season: ““The club’s ambition is to have two important players in each role, it’s up to me to manage and raise the bar from time to time. We also need to consider the importance of coming on during a game, which allows us to change almost half of the outfield players. Competition is welcome. The transfer market? There are difficulties, as there were in January. The championship is upon us, we will play three games in the middle of the transfer market and we will need to be good at focusing on the present, aware that it can change at any moment. We will see what happens, but it is not easy to play in periods like this”, he concluded.