“We’re commenting about a match where the result doesn’t reflect how the game went,” he started. “For around 65 minutes we kept up with a side that is physically strong and one that has good quality. When you have chances but don’t take them and concede from set pieces it all becomes more difficult against a strong and well-organised team. There was then more space and they made the most of that with quality players who do well in between the lines. The main regret is that we conceded a naive goal during our best moment of the match, we’re still annoyed about this after Sunday but I can’t say anything to the guys about their commitment.”
“From a mental perspective, we conceded a goal after starting better in the second half than the first. It’s true that we worked well in defence while looking to hit them on the break but we also created chances from our own work. They’re good at attacking you high up so it becomes hard to attack them from deep but this doesn’t mean it was just counterattacks. We created different chances. I can think of the ball for Rigoni in the first half and the Gervinhoand Siligardi chances in the second above all. In Serie A you need to be clinical, we’re now commenting on a game where they did better to show the desire to bring home the result because the first goal came from a situation where we lost focus and the other two were dead balls. That was disappointing. “Gervinho? At 2-0 we thought of taking him off to protect him but he told me that we felt fine and thought he could continue. I thought it could do him good to play with more consistency ahead of a game which is very important for our pre-season objectives. Cicirettialso needs to play with consistency. In addition to regaining confidence, it’ll help him to show who he is as a player. “The last two games? We’ve faced two strong teams, today we did better at creating chances compared to Sunday when we made too many mistakes when we could have played on the break and with the Inglese and Di Gaudiochances. The regret from today is that we didn’t take our chances, someone who didn’t see the game would think that there was only one team in it but it was tight for over an hour. I can’t say anything about the team’s attitude, the team gave a lot, a positive is that we have a player such as Scozzarella back.” “The condition of the pitch? It didn’t have an impact on technical players like Stulac, perhaps it’s more of an issue for the lighter players and those who count on their pace like Di Gaudio. “Today wasn’t a question of good or bad fortune, we gave the first goal away when they did well to attack a loose pass to the midfield that we need to avoid making and then the rest followed on from there. In these days, we need to reflect on the last games and go again with more energy than before, Sunday will be a vital game for us.”
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