Directly from the press room of Benito Stirpe in Frosinone, the Campania coach Guido Pagliuca commented on the 0-0 draw of his Juve Stabia against Vivarini’s Ciociari. Below are the statements of the Gialloblu coach as reported by TuttoFrosinone.com.
Another performance of character, against an important team. How do you welcome the break that is coming now?
“Good, because we’ve made some very long trips. Four away games are felt, even though we’re a young team. In the last 10 minutes we put the game at risk, but I’m convinced that won’t happen again as we grow in maturity and move forward on the path. At the beginning Frosinone threw us off a bit, but we have to congratulate the lads. It was a difficult game in a strong environment and against a strong team.”
He had defined the match as difficult from a tactical point of view and individual duels. On this last point, how did Juve Stabia come out of it?
“We conceded a superiority in construction to Frosinone, where there was a player who made double runs. Forced by Frosinone to go man to man we did even better, conceding less space to Frosinone. We didn’t expect them to defend 4-3-3, when we raised Mussolini by raising the load on the left, it brought us a good superiority and fluidity of play. Then they dropped back after the expulsion and we rebalanced things, but we were a bit frenetic. We had to come out looking for the free man, we always went forward without ever being patient and this put us at risk of counterattacks. Frosinone has a very important leg, they made us risk on two counterattacks”.
An exponential growth of his team in moments of suffering. The strengths and weaknesses of this match?
“With our numerical superiority we had to cause pressure and instead we got caught up in the rush to move forward. When you expose yourself to counterattacks, you take risks. Order was an important element.”
A title at this beginning?
“I don’t know, we were humble. I told the guys that this would be a fundamental match, a step towards growth. There are elements of tactical reading that we can address during the break in an environment that supports us, because in Castellammare there is great enthusiasm. We need to work daily, none of us have ever played in Serie B, however difficult this championship will be, none of us can’t help but give our all”.
Will this championship have to find a balance?
“Frosinone is very strong, they have a team to win the championship and the coach is strong, he provides a great organization. However, the paths have a beginning, and finding the principles that you want to give from the first days is not easy. However, I want to congratulate our fans”.