In a little while Paolo Zanetti will speak from the club’s headquarters in the presentation press conference of Fiorentina-Hellas Verona, a match valid for the twelfth first leg of the Serie A championship. As usual, you can follow the text LIVE LIVE of the press conference on TUTTOmercatoWEB.com.
2.30pm – The press conference begins
The best attack of the small teams and the team that wins the most among the small teams?
“These are numbers that remind us that we are a team with values and that if we all want together we can achieve results. Everything is always the result of teamwork. On the other hand there are some negative numbers on a defensive phase that we must put okay but on which I saw some steps forward, the result of a different work that was done. We needed to find a unity of thought that we found in the last match by showing our qualities and scoring three goals against a strong team.” .
Belahyane?
“He comes back and plays, we’ll probably end up playing with a three-man midfield. In any case, we need time, there’s room for everyone and even with the national break, players who have played a lot will return. There are choices based on merit or demerit and choices for tactical needs”.
How do you find a balance between the offensive and defensive phases?
“With a team defensive phase, in which attackers must lend a hand and midfielders must be two-phase. We must help each other without ever forgetting who we are. We must have an extraordinary team spirit. Having more spirit than our opponents we have put in difficulties for anyone. Today we are not a team that can be a middle ground. This is also part of the growth process we have to do. We need to find continuity of performance over time.”
Continuity of training?
“I have doubts, I have a typical team in my head that I have only been able to see a few times due to defections and various disqualifications but continuity must be given in the game system. The boys have to earn their place and then keep it because then when you lose everything it is put in jeopardy discussion”.
How important is the match against Fiorentina?
“Fiorentina is a very strong team, built very well, which has found its groove, has strung together a series of victories in the championship and cups which has taken it to the top. We cannot afford any type of decline or satisfaction. The reaction we have had been important but it’s not enough, we need to maintain a high level of performance, there’s a difficult calendar and we have to manage to stay within it. Between Roma, Fiorentina and Inter we thought we’d score 0 points but we’re already at three, so we have to play the games play them all and ride the enthusiasm we found after the victory.”
Tensgtedt?
“He is a boy who wants to participate a lot in the maneuver and this takes him away from the goal, we cannot afford any player who does not do the defensive phase but he is doing well, with Roma he played further forward, for the goal, taking advantage the space granted unlike Lecce. I ask him to be a striker.”
And now?
“That’s the transition, you shouldn’t think that you can only find great performances when you’re in a hurry. This week I’ve worked on this issue. I’ve seen the boys with the right eyes, mentally and physically they’re fine. The possibilities to have a great match against Fiorentina are all there, compatible with the strength of the opponent.”
Victories from the bench?
“There are many “sixth men”, I’m thinking of Livramento first and foremost but also of Kastanos and Mosquera. There are many who can fit into this perspective. In the second halves spaces open up and the dynamics change and with the five substitutions I have to have some weapons at my disposal. Livramento is a center forward that I am adapting to a winger since he has the characteristics to be able to do it, we won the match with his restart.”
Magnani and Coppola?
“I think it’s right to give continuity, with Roma they contained a striker like Dovbyk well, now Kean will be there.”
Tchatchoua and Pharaohs?
“I liked Faraoni a lot when he came in, we are trying to earn his place within this team in addition to the leadership which I have never questioned. Tchatchoua is an important player, we know well what he can give us. He will play for his place with Daniliuc”.
Sarr and Alidou?
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