Isak Hiendefender of Atalanta, gave an interview to La Gazzetta dello Sportalso focusing on the importance of always having the club close by, from the Percassi owners to the sporting director D’Amico: “It is important to always see them and feel them close, they are physically there in Zingonia during the week. You feel a family atmosphere, without forgetting the fans. Here we are all united both when we win and when we lose.”
What is Gasperini working on with you specifically?
“On various details. I’ll give you an example: the marking position on header duels. I used to stay behind the center forward, here I work a lot to stay next to him. The objective is to try to anticipate, but by staying laterally we have a different view also to choose whether to try or wait. I also learned from Djimsiti and Kolasinac.”
Is it a problem to play every three days?
“No, for me it’s not a problem to have a pace like that. The fundamental thing is to rest well at the end of each season.”
On Parma, next opponent in the championship.
“We have to pay maximum attention to this match. It will be tough, this summer in a friendly we saw that Parma is a very strong team. To take points we will have to give our best. We didn’t win before taking to the pitch, we have to play it and also good for not conceding goals.”