Below are the statements made at the press conference by the Salernitana coach Roberto Breda:
What week was it?
“I was surprised by many things. The group showed availability, there is work to be done because the change of coach brings different interpretations and methodologies. The club really put me in a position to work at my best, it had never happened to me to have in a few days almost all the players we had in mind for the transfer market. We want to do well, there are no alibis even if we face the best in the class and the strongest. Not even the staff will have alibis, you will never hear me say that I have just arrived or that there are things that don’t I had time to try. I’m happy with my entire history in Salerno, but now we have to take stock. The club and sporting director have signed five players in a week, our main objectives and who traveled at night to get to I’m at my disposal. Now there’s the game, but the conditions are excellent.”
Did you choose the formation and how pleased is it to receive compliments from the players who have arrived?
“I don’t do the negotiations and the company pays the money. My relationship with them hasn’t done any damage in the past, even Corazza was virtually a Ternana player before Thiago Motta’s no. I also heard from Girelli and Lochosvili explaining that what we need and how we will play. The credit must be given to the sporting director and the owners: in my past I happened to call the players, but they never arrived. The transfer we made is thanks to those who worked on the tactical aspect, we are work in progress. I want to create alternatives and codes, in this phase we try things in the game that I haven’t seen during the week because at this moment we need to gain time and find solutions. We can play in many ways, there are many good ones characteristics. We are interested in becoming a team, which has happened little or nothing. The tactical component helps to create a common language, but we also need to adapt to the opponent who is of a very important level.”
Will the arrival of new players give additional motivation to those who were already there?
“From the first day the attitude was positive and proactive. In the first two days I had the old group, it is true that the arrival of the new ones has restored enthusiasm and confidence. The competition has increased, for those who do this job it is the the spice of life otherwise you won’t grow or improve. The smile is there, to give strength to all this we have to work on the desire to create a virtuous path, without excuses of any kind there will be mistakes and difficulties, but recognize them for improving them is the right recipe.”
To date, the transfer market has brought her two forwards, a “bad” defender and two young players. In midfield, however, there were problems throughout the first half of the season also due to injuries. How does Adelaide handle it?
“He has always trained, he is part of the group, I am happy to have him in the squad. We will evaluate how and when to use him. In modern football you play with 16 players, not eleven, and this helps. Whoever comes in makes the difference. They must be created in the group alternatives and solutions that in my opinion are there. In my opinion the midfield has important values, they just lack a bit of leg and condition. If the other departments, in the two phases, work well it is obvious that the midfield benefits what pressure they are an important support. As for the market, I think it is right to focus on the matches and draw some indications, we will still have to intervene, tomorrow is the first match and there is still a lot of time available to intervene.”
Tomorrow a tighter team because Sassuolo arrives and who can act as an attacking midfielder besides Verde?
“I foresee many matches in the same match. Luckily I have many players with different characteristics that give me unpredictability. The state of form is verified in the match, I will have answers. In the backline I have at least six players who can disengage well, without naming names. We will start in one way and we could change along the way, we will have to be good at reading moments and situations.”
His last match as coach was a watershed Salernitana-Verona. How are you and who will you give the armband you wore for years in Salerno?
“I feel a different responsibility. The past has its weight, just being in here makes me think of many things. I only have to think about work, I’ve been here for 10 days and I’ve never left the hotel. Yesterday afternoon I had my afternoon free and I could visit a city I know well, but I must have the ability to keep the past in my heart, forgetting about it for a moment and concentrating on the field. As for the captain, I spoke with Sepe and he has good characteristics. he is an important footballer who always has done well. Throughout his career and his stay at a club there can be different phases, the strength is to look forward. He is a boy who has personality, speaking to him I had a good impression.”
Will anyone play the new ones?
“I realize that I am no help to journalists because I don’t give information because I don’t want to give advantages to the adversary. I say that, of the new ones, some are ahead and others are further behind, but the desire to be present and to lending a hand can bridge this gap. Someone will start from the beginning.”
Are the players sufficiently “mad”?
“The clarity of making up for negative episodes by reacting makes the difference. It is us, with our way of being on the pitch, who bring people to our side. We need to enthuse the fans, involve them. I have always thought like this even when I was playing. We want do well, become a team. And we want to do it quickly without excuses. It’s clear that Sassuolo is a good test because they are the strongest despite having some weaknesses to exploit. The phrase “we must win” sounds like an electoral proclamation to me. . We have to do things to get to victory, I prefer this phrase. It’s the beginning of a journey that we hope will bring us many points. I will have indications on how to work, on what to change and on how much desire we have to be a team