THE’Udinese he rallied against theAtalanta his third consecutive defeat, although in decidedly different terms to the matches against Venezia and Juventus. At the Gewiss Stadium, in fact, the Bianconeri put in a performance for all ninety minutes, even if some defects (and some refereeing amnesia) ultimately resulted in a stumble. However, the expected response in terms of mentality was there and this certainly leaves us satisfied, but clearly we will need to learn to make more concrete and avoid some mistakes in the defensive phase which still conceded two goals to a very well-equipped Atalanta but which didn’t seem to be having one of its best days.
Now the stop will allow the technician Kosta Runjaic to do some further evaluation. With an empty infirmary (except for Sanchez) it is possible to work on certain concepts again, for a coach who seems intent on changing the structure of his Udinese in the future, with the 3-4-2-1 that had been the starting formation and the four-man defense that could be the finish line. In this sense, the possibility of deploying Solet from January will also help to further increase the choices at a defensive level.
Meanwhile Runjaic is enjoying the return of Kristensen, Atta, Pizarro (first minutes for him with the Primavera) and Ekkelenkampas well as a Thauvin who is finding his minutes and therefore his edge. Their returns will already allow us to see some different choices in the triptych of matches with Empoli, Genoa and Monza. Above all, the Dutchman seemed to stop at the best moment, when the midweek shift would have allowed him to find plenty of minutes to make us understand where he is in his adaptation.