The Pescara coach Silvio Baldini spoke at a press conference on the eve of the match against Rimini. Below are his statements, reported by Tuttopescaracalcio.com: “I’m starting from the same 11 because they are the ones who are doing better and who give me more guarantees during the week. At the moment they are the ones who guarantee me a better performance, I don’t look at the curriculum. The first two games? The team knows how to suffer and how to react. We never lost confidence. During the week we trained very well, without rest preparing since last Monday for the game in Rimini.
The guys are very available to take this path. We played on Sunday and on Monday we played doubles: it doesn’t happen often and they were very available. I want to see aggression, offensive plays but without thinking about the obsession of the result. So we will play a great match in Rimini. Merola? From next week he will be in the group. He could be among the called up immediately. Rimini? Let’s hope it goes better than last year (Baldini smiles since it finished 5-1). We are aware of our value, we must bring out our abilities without holding back. If Pescara does Pescara it will be tough for everyone.
Did playing at home put pressure on us? Maybe the boys wanted to prove themselves after the good performance in Terni. The important thing is that we managed to do very well and I repeat: shame about the ending. The attack? Tommasini and Cuppone didn’t want to stay any longer. Imagine if they could get along with me. Those who love the shirt should play here. Have they scored elsewhere? I don’t care, I don’t look at other things. Tonin? He’s a promising young player from the Milan school. He hasn’t exploded yet, let’s hope this can be the right pizza for him. And how good Vergani was: always decisive. The bomber? He’s not needed. I need the team and not those who play to score goals and then gain only personal advantage.
I want my team to be the pride of the fans. Merola must be taken as an example by his teammates. And the white and blue people must be proud of him. He refused double the money to stay in C here. Tonin’s characteristics? Lively and skilled. He attacks the spaces and has great intuition. He needs self-esteem. He is not in competition with Vergani but he can cover all the roles up front. Valzania is growing, he will be better in a week but he can already give us a hand. The exodus of fans? The people are the healthiest part of this sport. The fans want to dream, they put their heart and soul into cheering. They know that I am not anyone’s sycophant and they know that I am here to make a dream come true. I know that there is magic here and the people without knowing it feel involved and the people are becoming more and more numerous. Like in Palermo when we won. And it always happens in certain places. I can’t explain it to you, but you understand, right?