“I just think about tonight, for me we played a good match: in the first 35 minutes we were clean in managing the dribble. In the second half there was greater balance but we were facing the leaders, with merit they are first and therefore we are having some difficulties “.
Michele Mignani, Rosanero coach, commented thus on the draw obtained at Barbera against league leaders Parma: a 0-0 which confirmed the team’s newfound compactness. “I have tried to give solidity to the team since my arrival – he began -. Now we have consolidated it but we must be more proactive and hurt the opponent. In the second half we were imprecise in front of goal, but the opportunities we created they could have been goals. I can say that perhaps the draw is close to us, we have created the conditions for the advantage. If Buttaro manages to hit the ball well we would certainly be here talking about a victory. The goal could be found in different ways, we also tried from dead balls to create dangers”.
The coach then reassured the fans about Di Mariano’s injury: for the Palermo player a deep cut, with 19 stitches, but there are no complications. “Di Mariano has a bad cut – he specified – but there are no injuries, from what can be seen, and therefore we hope to recover him as soon as possible. I congratulate the boys, they have made a further step in growth. I too would like to win but I have to be clear-headed and evaluate the positive and negative aspects over the 90 minutes. Brunori was tired, Di Francesco was fine and having two well-structured central defenders on the pitch I opted for Traorè to try to provide fewer reference points.”
Fabio Lucioni was also in the press room: the centre-back focused on the newfound solidity at the back. “Let’s try to look at the glass half full – began Lucioni – we played a good match against a strong team. We worked hard not to concede goals and were aggressive and clean at the back, in attack we created good opportunities. We’re holding on to this draw because it makes us understand that we can play against everyone: tonight’s match tells us that we can play a leading role in the season finale.”
Lucioni then analyzes the changes brought about by the new Mignani management: “There is a global, defensive attitude, which is aimed at not conceding goals: on a mental level it is important not to concede goals. We must move the bar higher, the The new coach has tried to bring serenity and tranquility. With the new formation he has given greater solidity and a greater depth attack. The prolonged dribbling is due to a fact of compactness: we want to involve all the departments and find solidity of unpredictability and speed, especially in getting to the goal. However, we are working on other solutions, there is no perfection in this category and therefore I say that from tonight we must take the conditions for a brighter future well – he concluded – we must think of being able to play the playoffs as protagonists”.
