The ranking of Venice moves: the 2-2 in Monza brings a point to the Lagoon and can be welcomed with a certain optimism by the Venetians, if they want to look at the glass half full. We need to make an effort, however, given that, given how the match was going, in the end it seemed more like two points lost and this is also an indication of the merits of making it seem like they were able to impose themselves on a Monza team that appeared inferior, albeit at their own home ground.
There was a reaction, but how long did it last?
After three defeats in a row, Venezia was not only expected to perform well, but also to have an emotional reaction, given that the local fans blamed this above all on Pohjanpalo and comrades in recent releases, or the lack of the determination necessary to oppose adversity. From this point of view, the attitude was exemplary, especially during the first 45 minutes of the game, where the orange-green team were superior in terms of play and scoring opportunities produced. The problem is that Monza only had to sink a couple of times to score two goals, which were certainly not born from great offensive maneuvers. And as often happened in this beginning, the feeling is that good intentions were shattered in the face of yet another defensive error. Yes, because there was plenty of time to take the lead again, but the Venetians gradually faded in terms of conviction, trying especially in the first minutes of the second half – Busio very close to the flash, but Turati says no – and then pulls the oars in the boat.
The merits and demerits of a still fragile team
In short, Venezia’s main merit is that it believes in its own ideas and those of its coach: it seems like a group that is all traveling on the same side in this sense. At the same time, it doesn’t take much to bring out fragilities and insecurities. Without even talking about the defensive errors (and the suffering on high balls), what was striking was the fact that after so many merits accumulated in 45 minutes, in the face of adversity there was not as much conviction in continuing on the good wave of the first half of the game. Di Francesco was right to get angry after the red card in Bondo, faced with the many technical and above all choice errors on the part of his men, incapable of constructing anything remotely dangerous against a now stunned opponent. Note that we are talking less about tactics and play and more about intentions and character. This was desired and not because there were no ideas to do it, on the contrary: Di Francesco is trying to change something, yesterday for example we saw for the first time a defense that started with 4 men in line, even if very fluid and with Haps ready to duck. The fact is that Venezia has rarely lacked performance in this start, but as often underlined by the coach himself, this group seems to have not yet fully made the change of mentality necessary to remain in the top flight.