STEP FORWARD – “The boys were very good tonight. It would be foolish not to say it, because it is clear to everyone that, apart from the result, something else was also created. It’s not that we won the match and that’s it. Bologna is a great team, we hadn’t won here for thirty-five years. We’re talking about a great team that played its game, we made fewer mistakes. For us it was important to combine the two things we’re working on. We can never lose the desire to stay compact, the right distances between the players departments, the ability to prepare before attacking the space. When we only have one possession that takes a long time to attack the line we also expose ourselves to more than necessary risks. Tonight the boys interpreted everything very well. It’s clear that in the last ten, fifteen minutes, when many balls started to arrive in the air, everything has to be perfect when you leave something to others.”
VARDY – “For us Jamie is a point of reference. As a coach I can only say that great champions are incredibly simple. They already know what they have to do and how they have to do it. They never have unconstructive attitudes for a team like ours. The champion differs from the normal player because he has great qualities on the pitch, but also because he has a spirit and an awareness for what he represents. The true champion never makes mistakes in his attitude. He is very self-confident and playful, someone who always trains. He has his habits but he came here with the mentality of I would also add that the Cremonese group, who welcomed Jamie Vardy, has just as many qualities from this point of view. A player like this must be understood in his habits, he must be integrated in the best possible way, he must be able to make himself look good. We have individualized breakfasts there is no longer the same menu for everyone. Cultures are different, needs are different and so are allergies. We don’t even need to control these things because they are part of the players’ lives. They control at least two out of three meals, sometimes even dinner.
ANSWERS – “I will gladly take home your points, without false modesty. The boys have shown that they deserved it. We knew that we would have to play a game of depth both on a tactical-technical and emotional level. Bologna is a team that plays in spaces and we knew that we would have to play with great attention, combining concentration with the ability to attack the opponent’s line. Not all that glitters is gold: we played a great game, but with ten minutes to go, significant quantities of balls arrived in the area and we should have limited the Bologna because one of those balls could have created dangers that would have complicated the result. I’m still happy that we showed that we were united: today we were cynical and played with courage. I hope to put this desire to score points back on every pitch we go to.”
GOALS – “17 points at this point of the season are a haul for which we would have signed up, without false modesty here too. Our mentality is to always score points, but the championship is still long. The important thing is to have a precise identity”.
REVELATION TEAM – “Cremonese must aspire to be a revelation in the championship, but to date I don’t see any revelation teams in the championship. For us who have a practical and serious objective, that is to remain in this category, it is important to follow a path and show our mentality especially to our competitors for salvation”.
ATTITUDE – “It’s the fact that we expressed ourselves with two different attitudes between the first and second half. In the first half we channeled the game, then in the second half we had a different mental state because we were in the lead and could have lowered ourselves, instead we raised our center of gravity and pressed Bologna. We defended by attacking because thinking of locking ourselves away for 50 minutes was not the case. We tried to express ourselves while remaining humble. In a couple of situations we were obvious and scholastic but they had to be done practical plays, so I saw great maturity.”
PENALTY – “At first I got angry because there was little distance. I still haven’t understood this rule, but I accept it. Today Bianchetti was an added director and many verticals started from his feet. He is proving to be making up for lost time due to some injuries.”
BARBERS – “I’m happy because he’s young, he’s Italian and he has a great prospect ahead of him.”
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