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1.15pm – In a few minutes the Bologna coach, Vincenzo Italiano, will speak at a press conference on the eve of tomorrow’s match between Bologna and Hellas Verona. Up here TUTTOmercatoWEB.comb it is possible to follow the conference live in text.
1.29pm – The Italiano press conference begins
Did you imagine such a virtuous path when you said yes to Bologna?
“One hopes so. Apart from some matches in which we were not good, putting our opponents back into the game and losing a few points, for the rest we continued in the wake of the results that the team had obtained last year and this allowed us to achieve a positive results. This year too we were good at reacting to difficulties, carrying forward his beliefs and this makes us work in a different way. There have been few defeats and this is important because defeats hurt, but we have always had them the ability to react, even in the Champions League. I’m happy with the path we are taking.”
How did you find the boys again after the break? Cambiaghi?
“I found the boys well. We had an agreement: if we had achieved a result in Rorino they would have had an extra day of rest and they were good. At the moment we are showing our ability to arrive at the match concentrated. In recent days we have worked very well, with almost the entire group available and I’m very happy with how I saw the boys. Cambiaghi was one of the first discussions we opened with the club and on which we immediately agreed: seeing him out made us happy. bad because he could help us a lot. He will certainly help us but the process after an injury like this will be long.”
The transfer market is approaching: will it be an opportunity to thin out the squad or is it better if there are plenty of them?
“I imagined this question, but honestly we haven’t opened the discussion with the club yet. We are focused on the pitch, because January is a fundamental month. We’ll talk about it after the match.”
Adailton spoke very highly of Bologna, of you and of this team, as well as tomorrow evening’s match, presenting it as very close. What is your opinion on tomorrow’s match? Furthermore, this Bologna has made a leap in quality in many things: at this point what is the one thing to still work on?
“There was growth from the start, despite the initial struggle which led us to lose some points along the way. Now the team has the ability to remain attentive for the whole 90 minutes, it has defensive solidity, we managed to break free underneath door, we advanced to the Italian Cup… In general we found growth from all points of view and now we need to continue like this. We have to be hungry every day, starting from training also because in football a moment of distraction is enough to do a lot steps back. We still have a lot of work to do, with the humility that it must distinguish a young team like ours, perhaps trying to break down a few more statistics. Tomorrow, for example, a difficult match awaits us, against a Verona team that comes from the victory over Parma and from great performances: we will have to face this challenge as we have faced the previous ones. last, otherwise we risk making a bad impression and we can’t afford it”
How important is the growth in self-esteem thanks to those Champions League matches to this growth?
“For me, a lot. We looked at the statistics and of this squad, out of 27 players, only 8 had faced the Champions League. This competition leaves you with a lot, the performances remain during the week, in training, etc. The pace you keep in the Champions League if then If you transfer him to the championship he can give you a lot.”
What is Verona for you? What do you think of the current moment of the gialloblu?
“For me, Verona is 260 games, extraordinary moments and sad moments like an inexplicable relegation. For me, Verona was everything, I have wonderful memories. Today’s Verona is a team that has been able to come out of a moment of difficulty, going to win away from home, giving a strong team like Milan a hard time and I am convinced that tomorrow they will arrive with great enthusiasm. For us, tomorrow is another very tough test.”
Has the ketchup broken off?
“I told you beforehand that in recent times I had seen Dallinga differently than when he arrived, and he demonstrated it when he took over in Turin. If whoever takes over can also be a factor for a football team, it is very important. when we returned, Dallinga scores a goal every time he shoots, and we hope he can continue like this. Now I hope that a good competition will arise between him and Santi to try to be the striker of this team.”