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12.00 – Good morning, friends of TUTTOmercatoWEB! Welcome back to the press room of the Carlo Castellani Computer Gross Arena stadium, where the coach’s press conference will take place in a few minutes Roberto D’Aversa ahead of tomorrow’s derby against Fiorentina.
12.24 – The conference begins.
Is there an opportunity tomorrow to make this start to the season incredible?
“I don’t like compliments too much because sometimes they reduce attention. Now we have to put aside what we’ve done so far, we have to give continuity. We know the importance of the match and how much the fans care about us, it’s a David against Goliath team. Fiorentina has invested a lot in the match, until tomorrow we must not waste energy, we must put all our energy into this match, we must look for the performance, the result is a consequence.”
Does the derby come at the right time with less pressure?
“I believe that if we start to think that our ranking makes us go onto the pitch more serene, we are making a mistake. I ask for intensity, performance, not presumption. We must make sure that the fans are happy. We must give continuity to what we we are doing, we cannot afford to think about not having pressure. We must put all our desire against stronger opponents.”
Do goals scored on inactive balls cause you any problems?
“Let’s think about the positive aspects, we have conceded few goals. We analyze everyone and try to improve all aspects. Fiorentina also conceded goals on a dead ball, nowadays teams are organised. Unlike in the past, you no longer use your hands to hold”
Did you understand from the beginning that you could get off to such a good start?
“I must say that apart from the way these guys train, they take to the pitch as a team. The match and the result are consequences of how we work during the week and therefore from the training camp. In the friendly matches at the beginning of the season even in which we had difficulties related to workloads, we hardly conceded goals. This increased our esteem, our abilities, but when you start the season like this you gain a lot of confidence. We must never lose our concentration and attention. The technical aspect does can improve, the attitude can hardly be recovered”