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8.28pm – To analyze the “Ferraris” match against Fiorentina, the Genoa coach Alberto Gilardino will speak shortly at a press conference. Follow the live text on TUTTOmercatoWEB.com.
21.12 – Alberto Gilardino’s press conference begins.
Genoa collected less than what they collected.
“I can’t blame the boys for what they put in. We were up against a team that scored 17 goals in the last few games and we didn’t concede. The incidents decided everything. Martinez Quarta is missing a yellow card, the goal is tainted by a foul and they are episodes that influence the match. One goes to look at the photograph of the match, because Fiorentina has superior quality, but from the point of view of attitude and performance. team gave everything they could give. Let’s keep working. I don’t want to see heads down.”
How is the team?
“It’s normal. I was a player too. There is regret and sadness. I have to maintain clarity and take a snapshot of this moment. We are in a huge emergency, but I have to try to get the guys I have at my disposal to perform at 110%. and make him work overtime. I hope he can do the overtime.”
How many minutes does Balotelli have and what can he contribute?
“Mario arrived with great motivation and conviction to make a contribution to the dressing room. I know him, he is a boy who needs to be protected and put in a position to feel good. I will evaluate day after day, hour after hour for Parma. If it is possible he will come to Parma , otherwise I will evaluate for Como.”
Did the goal come after the substitutions?
“I have to put whoever I have at my disposal in a position to be useful to the cause. Whoever I have at my disposal is training hard, we met a team of great technical quality. I’ve seen the images three times, the goal was tainted by a foul. nothing, I don’t want to look for alibis.”
Three matches that could be important now?
“Whoever I have outside has played eight games from Inter to Monza. If we play with this temperament in Parma it will be fundamental. We have little time to get rid of the negative waste and prepare for the match in Parma.”
Frendrup and Thorsby? Ekhator?
“They are two scooters, Ekhator did very well. You can’t ask for anything else from a guy like that but he did excellent things.”
The penalty on Vasquez?
“I would talk about the match. After having held the field well against a team that has demonstrated in this period that it is built for the top levels of the table. We have held up well, what we have created must materialize. There is room for improvement” .
Have you heard back from the guys?
“I’m proud of them, I know how much they care and how much they’re suffering right now. There’s time and margin, space. I’m clearly positive compared to many people, many people, perhaps even many fans. Most aren’t because It’s close to us. I’m positive because I’m trying to look at the future with this perspective. I can’t help but give confidence to these guys who are giving everything.”
The public understood that the championship will be very different and they appreciated what was expressed on the pitch.
“Our fans are incredible. It definitely gives us an extra boost for the next matches because the boys need to feel this closeness from them and they expect this from our people.”
The changes?
“Whoever I have available at the moment I have to try to make the most of them. For me they are the strongest players I can have. I can’t think about who I have out. It’s the answer I give and we have to work. It’s not easy working from the bottom of the table but it is a complicated and difficult challenge but it is a feat that we must try to win.”
9.25pm – Alberto Gilardino’s press conference ends.