Live TMW
Live written on TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Press F5 to refresh the page!
9.00 pm – The usual post-match press conference on the sidelines of Bologna-Shakhtar is scheduled in a few minutes. Vincenzo Italiano, coach of the Felsinei, will therefore shortly be in the press room to comment on his team’s Champions League debut. You can follow it here on TUTTOmercatoWEB.com the live text of the conference.
21.22 – The Italian conference begins
Today there is regret because maybe you deserved something more…
“We faced a team that I thought would give us fewer problems, but they were good. We, for our part, played well, I’m happy with how the boys expressed themselves. We have to consider the emotion of the first match in this competition, but I’m happy with how we faced it. At home we have a spirit that I like and we have to take it with us everywhere. We need to learn to convert our chances, because today we deserved more”.
The performance of the two central defenders was also positive. What do you think of the defensive phase? As for the nastiness in front of goal, could it have been better?
“I’m happy with both phases. We did what we tried. We knew they would retreat into the midfield and we tried to attack them, but we need to improve in finishing. The defense also worked very well, today I’m complementing all four defenders. We worked well apart from the first ball. We need to improve on that aspect that doesn’t allow us to win games today.”
In four days Bologna has changed its attitude. How do you explain it?
“We are almost at the point of having all the players in condition. I think that now it is just a question of concentration, attention and perception of danger. We have to fix all this away from home: it is just a question of attitude that we have to take around Italy and Europe. I am confident because when I see these performances I think that we can really do something good”.
How do you rate Posch’s performance? How is Holm?
“Posch was caught on the first ball that then led to the penalty. However, it was the only time he was unable to intervene. Compared to Como, I saw him more focused and happy. However, he also needs to improve. Holm, on the other hand, is not yet at his best. Today he warmed up after Posch’s warning, but in the end he didn’t need to be substituted. Given the injuries in the retreat and then in training, Holm needs to get back into shape. In any case, today everyone was truly fantastic”.
21.31 – The conference ends.