The Nerazzurri technician analyzes the victory over the Urawa Red Diamonds: “It was not easy to take it home, the Japanese were very closed”
The imperative was to win. To continue hoping for qualifying for the round of 16 for the Club World Cup, to avoid a bad figure with the Japanese of the Urawa Red Diamonds and give a little confidence to a team still evidently far from the design of their new coach. And in the end, after 90 ‘of sterile football, the goal was achieved. “The Japanese have made a good game, we tried in every way to create a mess of a very organized team – analyzes Chivu just after the game -. It was a serious game. With the entry of Pio Esposito I also looked for something in the air game, and in the end we managed to take her home believing us to fully. The boys made me proud, they gave everything they had. I could say. I am happy because he was on the return from a long injury. On the tactical level, Chivu Glissa: “Talking about modules and systems against a team that defended in the area is difficult. I liked the search for the breadth and the attack on the depth in the first half, I would have left that module in the second half on 0-0. Instead we put the second tip to better fill the area and exploit the cross more”.