In his press conference on the eve of the match against Monaco in the Champions League, the Bologna coach, Vincenzo Italianoalso spoke about Lewis Ferguson’s return to the pitch: “Often in sessions where we can’t push too hard he spends more time on the pitch because he wants to recover quickly and get into shape. Against Lecce I put him in, further back than where he plays usually, he could touch a few balls, he did it and he also got involved in the decisive goal. Little by little we will improve, he has personality and quality, he is a player of an important level.
Are you thinking of playing Odgaard as a winger again after having him play more centralized recently?
“In the first half in Birmingham we made Orsolini sacrifice too much, then we replaced him to put a more defensive player. Tomorrow it will be the same, we will have to sacrifice ourselves because their low wingers push a lot. Odgaard is doing well in that area, that is his role, given that he can do better than when he plays as a winger. At the moment I will continue to let him play in the centre.”
Can Lykogiannis start?
“He performed today in the first training session, I don’t think he has lost his condition, he hasn’t been out for long. Tomorrow Miranda will start from the first minute, we give him continuity. It must be the same as the second half against Lecce, we must also exploit him in the final metres” .