Davide PossanziniMantova coach, spoke at the press conference on the eve of the match against Cesena. These are his words reported by Mantovauno.it
“The idea is to go there, try to play football and bring home a victory. Whether at home or away from home, the intent is always the same. Let’s hope we can put in a good performance, and that a positive result comes out of this performance. We need it but it’s what we work on every day, being able to play matches with the same mentality both at home and away. So I hope that the team puts in a good performance, as it has always done so far in away games, but with a little more conviction. That’s all, because the boys are working well anyway.”
Cesena?
“It’s a strong team, because beyond the very good attacking players who I really like, it has a collective that plays football, with a precise idea. They are very tidy and organised, they try to play football, maintain possession , they try to start from the bottom, a team that knows what they want to do. Then it is normal that they also have the field factor, because out of the eight points they have, they have scored seven at home. with the fans who love each other, but I also hope that the show on the pitch is worthy of what will be on the pitch. So that my team goes there to play the match. After all, I expect Cesena to want to play the match to win , we have to be ready to understand the moments like every time, it will also be a struggle because when you meet strong teams, not everything can be calculated, so you also have to adapt to the moments of the match that arise.”
How much of an impact can the fact of being unblocked have for Mancuso: “obviously it is important, fundamental perhaps, but from my point of view I believe that these players must work to try to feel free regardless of the goal. It is normal for an attacker to hope to score, because the attacker sees goals as a way to help his teammates. But Leo has always trained well and when called upon he has always done well. For me nothing changes. Mancuso is a strong player, he knows it, but as in life there are moments when things always go well for you and moments when luck doesn’t help. He just needs to stay calm. Normally we are pleased that he scored, he scored a goal that brought the three points, among other things in a crucial moment of the match and I am happy for him. But what I always tell my kids is to stay calm. The important thing is to do everything to make sure things go well, then sometimes they go the opposite of what we imagine. But it shouldn’t change our mental state.”
The ranking?
“In my opinion it is still early, there are so few matches played and in my opinion there are some teams that are a little behind, but they are very strong teams, who can have their say. As for Mantua, I honestly don’t look at the rankings, even though obviously they throw them in front of me every day and I have to read them, but I would do without looking at them. We are doing well, we started off well in my opinion, but I also look at the negative things: we certainly could have been lower, but we could also have been higher. I try to live day by day, I try to experience training with maximum commitment, as I ask of my boys and I try to play every game to our full potential. But looking at the rankings now would be something that would take us nowhere, it gives us an indication now, nothing more. We have to work to ensure that every game we go in and do everything we can do, without thinking about what comes next. Now we have to think about Cesena and think about it in a decisive and convinced way to play the match we have prepared, with maximum concentration. of attention and enthusiasm”.
Are they all available for Sunday?
“We’re all available and we’re all leaving, it’s better this way. This week I have really, really many doubts.”