12.00 – Good morning, friends of TUTTOmercatoWEB! In a few minutes you will be able to attend the press conference of the Empoli coach Roberto D’Aversa in view of the match against Cagliari.
12.24 – The conference begins
What is the next step you ask of your kids?
“At the moment there is nothing missing, because we need to think about the teams we have faced. The fact that we have done well in the first matches does not mean that we cannot have difficulties tomorrow. Cagliari played on equal terms against Napoli, despite the heavy result, they have invested a lot and are strong. We know that the environment pushes us a lot, the difficulties that pitch can give us. We must be good from a physical point of view but also from a mental point of view, it will be a difficult match made of duels. I think it is the most difficult”
Can Sazonov’s injury create a gap?
“Some players arrived later, we have to get used to the fact that day after day there can be new starters. We have to be ready when we are called upon, we need to be able to adapt even when playing multiple roles. They do it with maximum intensity and commitment”
Are there any similarities between Cagliari and Empoli?
“I don’t allow myself to play on the game of my colleagues, in my opinion there are no similarities. We propose a certain type of football, we know the match that awaits us. Last year they had a stadium that pushed, we must be ready from the first minute because they will start strong but we must duel until the end”.
How is Sambia?
“These are evaluations to be made, we need to evaluate the minutes he can have. He had an injury, we have to slowly bring him back to normal, if necessary I will deploy him. He can play in many roles, he has excellent football”