“Up until their second goal, I think that the guys were playing excellently, it’s clear when you’re up against an excellent side and you don’t make the most of your chances, they’ll punish you. I think that the final result is harsh, I put Bruno Alves up front at the end to try and get a result and the team became stretched. It’s disappointing because the guys deserved more for what they did.”
“At the break, we were forced into a change because Iacoponi had to go off after taking a blow to the head, and then if people start tiring, the whole team can feel it because you can’t make changes. With Iacoponi off and Gervinhoanother change we were forced into, I had to wait when I could have put Barillà on to shore up the midfield. It’s clear that the team struggled physically when up against their technical quality and we couldn’t make the changes needed to deal with that. Up until the second goal, we did very well at both ends and the first half was better with the players fresher after they hadn’t played for a while and we paid for this in the second half when we tired. There’s regret, we conceded the second goal from our own throw when we could have stopped the break. When the guys take to the pitch, they give their all and I’m satisfied with that but it’s clear that we have to work on our mistakes.” “This year, our main characteristic has been that we make it tough for teams, we faced one of the best teams in the league today and they’ve always dominated games, even when they don’t get positive results. Our guys did well despite all the issues with injuries before the match and during it. Let’s not make excuses though, our attention now turns to the next difficult match.” “Atalanta are the side with the best away record and they’ve got goals on the break thanks to their physical attributes. They were able to make changes and bring the likes of Ilicic on. On the Ceravolo chance, the goalkeeper did well and we had other chances with the Bruno Alves free kick and Gervinho on the break, you then have to analyse whether it was due to our mistakes or if credit goes to the opponent. Let’s not forget that Atalanta are competing for a Europa League spot but they also have the potential to make the Champions League. For as long as Ceravolo was on the pitch, the team did very well but we then dropped back after. “When he went off, Gervinho told me had an issue with his adductor. muscle but the doctors will now see exactly what it is and hopefully it’s nothing serious. Kucka well at the start of the second half when he showed that he’s a strong player in every aspect. We know that our players have substance. On the goals, the defence acted as though we were playing with a back four rather than a five. Gagliolo followed a cutback when he didn’t have to because there were three in the middle and they could get to the ball or cover the run. At that that moment, the whole unit made a mistake and that’s probably because they’re used to playing as a back four.”
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