The words of the Nerazzurri coach: “We have important technical and moral values. Krstovic? I like him a lot, everyone would like him”
Raffaele Palladino he enjoys the three points of his Atalanta at San Siro: “I have to thank my boys because they gave a great performance. We were good at defending as a team and dangerous going forward. They have great individuality, in the first half we didn’t concede anything and took the lead straight away. I want to publicly congratulate them. They received some criticism this week, but as always they responded on the field, with facts. This group has great technical and human values, and it still shows it. It’s a shame about the final minutes, but Milan changed the momentum of the match also thanks to the substitutions and their imbalance. This victory is still beautiful even like this.”
On the championship path: “Together with the boys, harmony and magic were created. It was born immediately, from the first day I arrived: it wasn’t a given, because I took a demotivated team with results that weren’t arriving. We only lost the Champions League in the round of 16 and lost a semi-final of the Italian Cup on penalties: it wasn’t a given to climb up the table to seventh place. I love the best of my boys, of Atalanta and of the fans: they deserve a strong Goddess. This has been a special week…”. The reference is clearly to the rumors that Giuntoli would be in pole position for the post of sporting director.
On Krstovic, in great form on the night at San Siro: “We are talking about a striker that all coaches would like, because he attacks, defends, has impressive spirit and hunger. In all training sessions he gives his all, he is exemplary. Even if he makes mistakes, that’s where he fights and always puts himself right to improve. I give him credit for this, because when I arrived he had little space, he needed to find himself. He is proving to be a great striker and can still improve in clearing the game and working with his back to goal.”
On the future: “I don’t think about it. I think about the present, because I still have to finish the season well and still give everything for this shirt. I was appreciated a lot by the players and I think also by the fans, I hope to be appreciated by the club too. I have no regrets, because I work day and night for the club, I always try to do my best. The greatest satisfaction is the response given by the boys tonight, a great performance”.
