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Venezia is preparing for the Venetian derby against Verona which is also a direct clash for survival: kick-off tomorrow at 8.45pm at the Bentegodi. The lagoon players are coming off an excellent performance against Roma at the Olimpico, in which however they did not collect any points after having put the Giallorossi in a corner for large stretches, who in the end prevailed by coming from behind to win 2 to 1.
The orange-green coach Eusebio Di Francesco he will speak at a press conference starting at 1.45pm, follow here TuttoMercatoWeb the direct verbatim of his words.
The press conference begins at 2.48pm.
How did you prepare this week? What about the injured?
“It’s a particular, short week. We made a lot of evaluations regarding the many positive things seen and those to improve. We worked on the growth aspects. Which will always be there. For the injured, I think we will recover Altare and Yeboah, let’s see in the finishing “.
What does Verona expect?
“Aggressive, strong, in a hostile and difficult environment. I know Verona and its fans, there were even 10 men in the match against Torino.”
What remains of Rome despite the progress?
“In the heat I was angry, in the cold and thinking I saw many positive things. The strength now is to give continuity to doing what we are doing, even if it is not easy. I saw a team that created many difficulties for Roma, we were annoying It takes time to get to where I want, I try to put the guys in a position to give their best.”
How is Duncan?
“He has important muscle mass as a player, I think he will definitely not be there for the next match, we hope to recover him in the break.”
What did he say to Oristanio after Rome?
“He has had several opportunities, he is a boy who is growing a lot. It shouldn’t be superficial, but it applies to everyone. He is also growing a lot from a physical point of view.”
Are you perhaps more comfortable near Pohjanpalo?
“This is what we are building, this outfit around the team. I work to make the players perform at their best for their characteristics.”
Bjarkason?
“Sometimes there are small complications, we hope he resolves them.”
How do you see Sagrado and Schingienne? Are they ready?
“I think they are growing. Sagrado is working with great dedication and determination. The same goes for Schingtienne, but I will always be asked about who is on the outside.”
Candela as your arm: is he giving you something extra in that role?
“I think he looks better when he just plays (laughs, ed.), but it wasn’t a choice dictated by injuries.”
Tomorrow is also a derby. Is the mental aspect important?
“More than anything else, it will also be important to grow in terms of knowing the various moments of the match. We have to work on this: knowing how to recognize situations.”
Are there also placings among the situations you work on? Against Milan, Turin and Roma you paid dearly for the goals conceded in this way.
“We are working on it and have tried various things, both man-marking and mixed marking, here too there is dialogue with the players to understand what makes them most comfortable in defending. We need to overcome this aspect, without being afraid “.
Will he make some more changes with the turnover?
“There was time to recover. The 5 days allow you to recover, so the choices will be linked to the type of match we will face.”