Vincenzo Italianocoach of Bolognaspoke to the microphones of Sky Sports after the 1-1 draw against Atalanta: “We bring home the spirit of the boys, truly extraordinary since we went to 10 men. It had already happened to me against Atalanta, they don’t start throwing balls into the middle, but they continue to wrap up the game and they throw you into the penalty area. When they continue to put forwards, we think about the result, the ranking and it was decided to make those changes in the first half, it was yet another game played openly against Atalanta, the inferiority dirtied the match a bit. We bring home the spirit of sacrifice of the boys and Santi (Castro, ed.), who scored again and moved very well, especially in the first half when he continued to get balls in the central area. Well done, he’s growing. I thought it was cramps, but he got a blow to his calf, he continued to feel bad and we decided to replace him in view of the many matches game, let’s move the rankings.”
What makes Ndoye score more?
“I don’t know what can be done, he works every day, he stops to improve his consistency in front of goal. He has everything, if he adds this too he can become a top player because he has speed, dribbling, a spirit of sacrifice and he is strong, he knows it He too must add this other piece, which is too important for an external attacker and then he could become really important. We will try to remove this shyness every day because it is a shame for everything he does, for how he works and for how he helps. the team we must try to fix this gap together, I am convinced that he will remove it soon seeing how he works.”
Was it hard not to think about Liverpool?
“We have to think game after game, we are obliged, we have to do it. Today there was Atalanta, who will play again in the Champions League on Wednesday and for years they have been top of Serie A, they are in the cups in a decisive way, making an impact. Atalanta is strong Liverpool are strong, all the others are fearsome. Tomorrow we will start to see who spent a lot today, who can recover and we prepare for yet another battle. We know that we must not make any mistakes made today due to the speed and concreteness of their attackers , but also for the bedlam at Anfield.”
Did you ask Gasperini how to win at Liverpool?
“The coach was talking about injury time, I told him that it seemed like too many to me (laughs, ed.). We talked about this, I respect him a lot, we have a wonderful relationship, I believe that his Atalanta is an example for everyone, I wish him to play a great match against Shakhtar they have become a reality, they have players of the highest level, they have raised their value and will be competitive in all competitions.”