Cremonese, Ballardini: “We have the qualities to compete even with Roma”

The coach spoke at the press conference on the eve of the match against the Giallorossi

Cremonese will receive José Mourinho’s Roma tomorrow at 18.30, who is back from the victory in the Europa League with Salzburg. After the draw at Torino, coach Davide Ballardini presents the match in the press conference on the eve of the match: “Roma are a highly motivated team that have the ambition to reach the Champions League, but we too have the ambition to compete with them. In terms of motivation, we have as much as they do. Tomorrow’s match is a completely different story compared to the Italian Cup. The Cup was important because he said that the Cremonese also play against strong and high-profile teams such as Roma and Napoli, but tomorrow’s is another chapter. What has been forgotten, it is important to do equally well tomorrow. Roma are strong on the outside, but also with defenders, midfielders, Cristante and Matic are two great players : as far as Roma are concerned, it is difficult to find a weak point. They are a very well put together team. We have the qualities to compete against them too. It is clear that to do so, we need to be a team, always be very short, tight, help yourself a lot. If you limit the big players, you put them in trouble. If you give them space, you know they will get excited. We will have to reduce space for them in every area of ​​the pitch.”

“With the exception of Castagnetti (struggling with tonsillitis, ed) they are all available – continues the grey-red coach -, including Chiriches who trained with the team in the last two days. Dessers worked with the group throughout the week The only one unavailable, therefore, is Castagnetti. Tsadjout? Tsadjout, as rightly said, played a good game in Turin, he is a serious boy who has qualities. He deserves all our consideration, we paid him many compliments but now he has the duty to continue being like this in training and in the game. How do you avoid goals like the one that cost the 2-2 in Turin? To avoid goals like the ones scored in Turin you have to train, make less mistakes, because Serie A punishes you right away. the fact is that you make some mistakes but as you go on you have to make fewer and fewer mistakes. We earn the goals, the others in certain situations don’t struggle so much. The second goal scored in Turin comes after a series of the small mistakes that opponents have exploited. If you want to stay in Serie A, you can make certain mistakes, but then you mustn’t repeat them.”

“If the trident seen in the second half of the match in Turin could it also be an option in the match against Roma? Yes, it is essential for us to enhance the characteristics of our players – clarified Ballardini -. In midfield in the second half there were more of midfielders and midfielders, in Turin we had Pickel and Benassi, but they have speed, intelligence, they are good at adapting. So every option is possible. Cremona is the most difficult experience of my career? In the past we also finished eighth, ninth, or tenth in spent with other teams. We believe we know how to do our job well. In Palermo we finished seventh, eighth, in Genoa ninth or tenth, even here in Cremona there are the conditions for doing a great job. And when I say conditions I mean the club, which is healthy, strong and clear; the structures are of quality and level, and the team can play for it”.