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2.45pm – Torino needs to get back up after four consecutive defeats between the championship and the Italian Cup. Tomorrow the Granata will host the Como of the great former Andrea Belotti, the objective is to regain a victory that has been missing since last September 20th. Soon, from the conference room of the Olimpico Grande Torino stadium, the coach Paolo Vanoli will present tomorrow’s challenge at 8.45pm. Follow the live text on Tuttomercatoweb.comthe conference is scheduled to begin at 3 pm.
3.05pm – Vanoli’s press conference begins
How is the team?
“Well, we’re doing very well, apart from Cagliari’s anger. We’ve analyzed it, now we’re thinking less about performances and more about points. We need desire and determination to improve in what we’re suffering, so the desire not to concede goals, and collect points to reverse the negative trend”
How about Fabregas?
“I faced him last year, in the Chelsea parenthesis I coached him in quotes. He was a player who taught me a lot, I also take him as an example: he is a winning player. They brought in many quality players, but we look at ourselves and go our own way”
Will we see turnover?
“It depends on who you have available. Let’s get a lot of guys back, let’s see one match at a time”
How is Sanabria? Play?
“Yes, yesterday he had a fever but today he is well and training. Karamoh and Pedersen have also recovered from the fever, we are lucky…”
What is missing for the results?
“We are offering great performances, but it’s not enough. It’s a shame to throw away performances like in Cagliari, now we have to improve”
Is there something to record in defense or is it linked to the moments of the match?
“We conceded but also scored in the last 15 minutes, it’s not a question of physical condition. It’s a question of attention and concentration, you have to train it every day: not on the pitch, but in detail. And we’re recording it”
There was a visit from President Cairo: can we know what buttons he pressed? Haven’t seen it for a while…
“He came to boost the team, it was important when things weren’t going well. It was a motivational speech”
He often insisted on performance…
“I don’t like scoring points without performances. We’ve always put in performances, but we need malice to achieve the result. And if I achieve it without performances, we haven’t done anything. We have to play football, in Cagliari it’s not possible to go on 2-1 and then lose”
Is there the possibility of switching to a back four?
“You always ask me this question…I’m not a fundamentalist, I’ve always said that this could be a hypothesis but you also need to look at midfielders and attackers to know what you can do. It’s a collective discussion, the goals conceded can be improved with the five or four defense”
Can Maripan play from the start?
“He is an important resource, he is the captain of Chile”
And Vlasic close to the striker in a 3-5-1-1?
“I tried it yesterday with the lack of Sanabria”
Sanabria responded well in Cagliari: now what is the message you send Tonny for the future?
“I don’t have to send him messages…He had great performances, he scored for the national team and for Cagliari. He’s a boy who takes his responsibilities, that’s what we were looking for from everyone. We scored double the goals of last year with seven players, but I agree that we can’t take that many. I have to work on it.”
Does he have to work more on his head or on his maneuvers and plays for goals conceded?
“It’s an individual job, the goals conceded are in many cases because the man is lost. And then there’s the aspect of the head, Cagliari’s own goal is worth eating your hands…I’m determined, I knew that I would have gone through these moments but if we go through them we become stronger”
Can Gineitis be used on fascia?
“I think it’s not his role…I like him a lot as a midfielder, he’s completing himself. He has an incredible shot”
Does Coco need a break?
“No. The champion must come out alone: we all pass him by, he has shown his potential and will show it again. Strength and courage and let’s move forward”
How do you train wickedness and concentration?
“It starts from afar, from the details, and it’s not just inside the field but also where you want to arrive. Maybe arriving 10 minutes early, this is the mentality. Little by little I will insert it. It’s a passage, all this must be translated into the work collective. And even one partner must know how to cover up for another’s mistake.”
Can Coco and Maripan play arms?
“Coco can play all three roles, he has the characteristics to be able to do it. Maripan, due to his experience and charisma, is better suited as a central defender in the three-man defence”