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8.50pm – Memorable evening for Udinese, who come back from a double disadvantage and win at the Tardini, jumping to the top of the table after the first four days. A performance of great character by the Friulians, which confirms the memorable impact of Kosta Runjaic on the Italian championship. In a few minutes, the Friulian coach will comment on the victory over Parma from the press room at the Tardini stadium. Follow his words live, thanks to LIVE! of TMW.
21.03 – The conference begins.
How do you explain the difference between the first and second half?
“We definitely had more courage in possession in the second half. In the first half we didn’t do well, but not that badly either. We conceded goals on two mistakes and wasted important scoring opportunities. At half-time we told ourselves that it wasn’t impossible and we showed courage, it went well.”
Udinese first in the standings, it’s a historic fact:
“We are happy with this moment but it is only the beginning. It is important at this stage to get as many points as possible. It was a deserved victory because we made a great comeback in the second half and the first half was not despicable either. We must not look at the standings, we must remain cool and lucid and work on the details”.
Today he tried the 3-5-2, will we be able to see him again soon?
“We worked on these two game systems from the beginning, today we changed, unfortunately we conceded a goal right away with a well-defined defense and the second one was due to our own mistake. It’s right to be flexible, but today we didn’t win tactically, but for the energy and courage we showed in the second half”.
At the beginning of the summer you arrived as an unknown, today everyone is talking about you. How do you feel?
“I’m happy, we’re being rewarded after two months of hard work. I want to stay in the background, I’m not the cover man, what matters is the club, the players and all those who work behind the scenes. Today we improved in ball possession and we scored three goals. What matters is the process, the rest doesn’t interest me at the moment. Of course, we’re enjoying it and we’re happy, but we need to be cautious because in football things can change quickly.”
The transition to the two attacking midfielders is fundamental:
“Kabasele also came on very well, his entry was decisive, he played more balls than all the other defenders in the first half. This allowed the team. Thauvin played an incredible game, perhaps the only one who played with courage already in the first half. At half-time we corrected something and we did very well, all the substitutes did a great job, Davis made the second assist”.
What are the differences between Italian and Polish football?
“I don’t like to make comparisons, every championship has its difficulties, in the Polish one there is more physicality, here the level is higher and we work with more quality and tactics. The Italian championship is among the best five”.