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5.05pm – In a few minutes the Biancoceleste coach Marco Baroni he will speak at a press conference from inside the Olympic stadium after the victory against Empoli. Follow the live text on TUTTOmercatoWEB
5.43pm – Marco Baroni’s press conference has begun
Has Lazio passed this final exam?
“Yes and congratulations to the boys. It was a difficult match against an opponent who I knew would force us to attack with a full defense, many teams struggled a lot with them. We had a great game, we went down due to responsibility for the pitch because after the downpour three days ago Ivan lost his foot, we also missed a penalty, however, the team played with feeling, this stadium is always wonderful, there is a good transfer with the fans, I said at the first conference, this team must playing for the people but not to be pimps. I like a team that transfers this ability to expend itself even beyond the limits. From a physical and nervous point of view, the team has gone beyond the limits.”
What do you like most about this period?
“After Florence I said that I would rather lose that match playing in that way rather than win in a casual way. The team must win and must do so with this performance, you can lose as we did in Florence but you cannot lose in terms of performance. You can raise the bar of work and belief, we are hungry and the team must always have this hunger. We do the best job in the world and I don’t see why a footballer shouldn’t run hard. We won’t always win, but with this attitude it comes close much to what we want.”
Can you explain the management of penalty takers?
“I always put the penalty taker first, second and third because there are moments in the match. I like this non-selfishness of the team, I saw it today and I saw it on the second goal against Torino. I’m not going to look at this aspect. when there are these situations with the ball in hand and a player may have spent more on the action we move on to the next. Taty kicked a good penalty, the goalkeeper took it with his foot but he will certainly withdraw Isaksen for me a good game, he created havoc and targeted the man, he lacked the decisive play that Pedro made, but he has built these plays over the course of his career. Isaksen like Noslin, Tchaouna or Dele will become very strong, I’ll put them on the pitch even if they can play subpar games they can improve.”
How did you see these provocations that D’Aversa spoke about?
“We worked together for a year in Lanciano, I understand their state of mind because at the moment they can be unclear. There was only one team on the pitch that wanted to win and that was Lazio. They are having a great championship, putting everyone in difficulty , but today only Lazio wanted to win and today few teams would have left here with the points.”
Have you noticed more balance today?
“We attacked a lot, this team creates a lot. We made eight shots on goal and 28 crosses, there was a moment in the first half when the team was chasing some provocations. We got nervous and threw crosses instead of playing fast, I brought the boys back to serenity at half-time. In terms of attacking quality, this team can play fast but not frenetic balls, this was important and the team did it well in the second half.”
An opinion on Rovella’s growth? Are you surprised that you weren’t called up by Spalletti?
“I have such respect for Spalletti that he has all the ability to choose the best. Rovella plays in his role, he is a midfielder like Guendo. His characteristics are enhanced, he combines mobility with technique. I like this mobility of the midfield and the penetration of the full-backs, this leads us to take some risks, but I prefer it. The team has to go strong, maybe they will score one more goal but it is very likely that they will score one more than their opponents.”
The first sensations on Lazzari’s injury?
“Manuel needs some instrumental tests, Vecino has a small problem and I hope to have him back in Turin. Nuno wasn’t in perfect physical condition, he had a flu attack and was spared a bit. I told him that we needed his accelerations in the second half, in the first half we went more to the right. Gyasi did a great job covering the spaces on our left, but then in the second half Nuno pushed hard and we managed to create a lot, like the Ho una penalty very long list between pre-calls and more, my mind was focused only on this match. It was a fundamental step to win this match and we did it.”
5.56pm – Marco Baroni’s press conference has ended