The Nerazzurri coach speaks of the challenge with Lazio: “We are third in the standings, we must understand how much we are ready to play it. Never such a positive situation”
It is the eve of Atalanta-Lazio, but inevitably the future theme slips into the conference on the eve of Gian Piero Gasperini. “The words of Antonio Percassi who hopes that I remain here are yet another demonstration of the appreciation and the mutual relationship that the president and I have, there has never been any problem. All the rest is football and football goes on”.
exaggerated criticism
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Someone after the Ko of Florence has sketched crisis and collapse with the words. “I struggle to see this collapse – Gasperini analyzed -. It seems to me that he is exaggerating on these definitions, we play the first of 8 games tomorrow, 5 of which at home, we are still third in the standings. Other than collapse, I do not agree on these definitions. The reality is this: 8 races to play, we must understand how ready we are playing a sprint, we never found ourselves in such a positive situation. collapse. Then below with Lazio to stabilize the Champions place. “We would like there to be less teams involved, but it is the beauty of this championship. And usually in football it is always collected in the final. You have to have the mentality and determination to achieve the result. Otherwise we would change our DNA”. Marco Baroni’s team arrives tomorrow in Bergamo. “Lazio is a strong team, it can win the Europa League. They have highs and low like everyone else. We respect it, it is not a definitive, but important race. If we win we put margins that are difficult to recover”.
past and future
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There is also time to remember the docu-film last season presented during the week. “Antonio Percassi is the number one protagonist, the merit is his if he brought Atalanta where he is. We have always been a team, compact. The image of Djimsiti, De Roon and Toloi who raise the Europa League is the symbol of this journey”. The future says that we must return to conquer points to Gewiss where in the championship in 2025 the goddess has not yet won. “Our home games have to weigh again, they must be a factor.” Maybe also thanks to the offensive department that has recently slowed down in production. “It is not always conceivable that it goes to the speeds of the end of 2024. Now Maldini is also doing well so we hope it can bring some advantages in rotations.” And then the closed: “However I struggle to consider it our season negative”. Below with Lazio therefore where Gasperini and Ederson will return to the field after the respective disqualifications: “It is never pleasant to follow the race from the stands, but Ederson’s return is much more important than mine …”.
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