Vieira is bitter after the home defeat against Conte’s Napoli. The statements of the Genoa coach
A time each for Genoa and Naplesbut it’s the Azzurri who are rejoicing. The team of Antonio Conte passes suffering on the rossoblù pitch: the goals scored in the first half by Anguissa and Rrahmani. This is the hot comment from Patrick Vieira: “It was a first half where we didn’t play the way we wanted to play. But I think the quality of the opponent also put the team in difficulty. In the second half we were more aggressive, we grew and I think the team deserved the point. I feel sorry for the players.”
Vieira: “Balotelli did well. Let’s start from the second half”
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After the San Siro bench, Mario Balotelli he took over in the 83rd minute for the final attacks of the Genoa: “Mario did well, he did well Thorsby And Norton Cuffy. Whoever entered brought energy. Thorsby’s exclusion? I don’t want to justify the decisions I made. The desire was to have a more offensive player. This is why I decided to put Vitinha. I can’t make choices because a player is taller and smaller. I made this decision, I’m paid for it too.”
Vieira then commented on the arrival of the new ownership: “Having a new owner will bring stability to the club, but the important thing is to think about these matches which are important for us. There will be time to think about market. The important thing is to see what the players did today. From the way they played, they made me understand that they want to be part of the club. And this is an important signal.”
More on the match: “We only changed on the tactical aspect, we sent Morten (Thorsby, ed.) a little higher on the pitch to help Pinamonti and Miretti because it was too complicated for them to defend two against three. In the second half, with the energy that the fans brought, we created interesting situations for us.” The rossoblù coach looks ahead with confidence: “We showed that we could play well, but in the end we didn’t take any points. After the match I told the boys that if we continue to do what we did in the second half we will win more games.”
Genoa-Milan, Vieira: “We will fight for survival until the last day”
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The coach of the Ligurian team then focused on Vitinha: “He’s a player who works well for the team. He hasn’t played for two months. I knew that after an hour he might be a little tired but I’m happy with his game. There are still things he can do better and he can give so much to the team.”
Vieira says he is still confident: “When the match ends when you haven’t taken any points, it’s difficult to be satisfied. On the other hand, we have shown that we have the quality and the personality because we have put together a team built to win the championship. And when I see what we achieved in the second half gives me positivity for the rest of the championship.” On target salvation: “We are part of those teams fighting for survival. But we are ten teams. Three or four games ago we were not out of the relegation zone. It will be like this until the last game. It will be a difficult championship and we will do everything to stay in Serie A why this company deserves to be in Serie A“.
Another joke, finally, about new owner Dan Sucu: “We met him. He came to the training camp, we talked about the project and about football. It was the first time, everything went smoothly.”
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