16.25 – Luca GottiLecce coach, is expected at the microphones of the press room for the pre-match press conference. Tomorrow the Salento team will welcome Parma to the Via del Mare.
16.31 – The conference begins.
How are you preparing for the match?
“Parma is the first team with a 4-man defense that we have met in this championship. This will change our offensive and defensive outputs. Numerically they have the same playing system as us, but they have different lines of play and characteristics. There are similarities in the construction of ideas. They are a very fast team that has many quality players.”
How much will Parma’s characteristics influence your choices?
“I have the feeling that we are growing day by day. I am trying to go in our direction, even if I can never help but look at the opponent. First of all, however, let’s look at our own home. Parma is a team that plays with enthusiasm and lightness, with the right spirit. They were unlucky in reality, they could have scored even more points”.
Will Dorgu’s return change the attack?
“The fact that a lot of players are growing gives me more options in my choices. Compared to 2-3 weeks ago, we have a significantly higher number of players at our disposal.”
At what level are the latest arrivals? Like Bonifazi.
“He had a little problem with his knee due to the workload. I don’t know if he’ll be able to train today. Both Guilbert and Rebic, who were behind athletically, are growing.”
How is Banda?
“Let’s see how he does the finishing touches. He was out for 7 days but he’s back well. With him you always have to be careful about the accumulation of workloads. In the national team he suffered in the two games in quick succession. We have to be careful about this, then I have to make my considerations in relation to the match”.
Are there any difficulties in finalizing?
“The data is merciless, we are last in terms of percentage of realization compared to the chances created. It is not an easy topic, I work a lot on the last 30 meters. Then it happens that there is an episode that leads to a goal and creates confidence. I am trying to trigger this process”.
Is there a Pierret-Coulibaly runoff?
“I see great growth from a physical point of view for Coulibaly.”
16.41 – Mister Gotti’s press conference ends.