The Rossazzurro coach Michele Zeoli, in the press room, comments with satisfaction on the victory obtained against Benevento, underlining the good performance overall offered by the whole team, which has gone through difficult moments in this period.
“I am happy with the important performance given by all the boys and because now they will be more carefree. We didn’t have an excellent race, but a good one. And it’s nice to see what I saw before the match, the tension when we got on the bus at lunch. Furthermore, the retreat served in many ways. First of all, talking to each other, not to solve who knows what but also creating relationships, sharing many moments, because then in the end you bring these things to the field. I’m also happy with the performance of some players who some didn’t consider up to par”.
“I sometimes send messages. For example, when I said to bring the ship to port, we brought the ship to port. I sent many messages, the important thing was that the team in general collected them. In 20 days I don’t know what will happen because we were playing a lot against Benevento. The playouts would have been a huge disgrace for this city and for the club – which has made so many sacrifices – a scar that I would never have forgiven myself. because we need to leave our mark in the history of this square, not only with the Italian Cup”.
“Cicerelli midfielder? He played in an unusual role for him, we put him there because being subjected to Benevento’s dribble we had no counterattack. In fact, I had also thought about having Chiarella play in that position, given Marsura’s annoying disqualification and I feared they could draw. Cicerelli had already held that position in Salerno with Mr. Castori who is not the latest arrival. Talking to the boy we found this solution which gave us something more. We could have used it even more in the first half. Welbeck? He did very well because they presented themselves with short men between the lines, he is very good at taking his time in these casesobviously, however, he cannot be asked to invent or make particular plays.”
“We had reached a team with Peralta, one of the most intelligent on a tactical level. Then in Francavilla he had a fever, after the Cup he suffered some ailments, until he got injured during Catania-Messina. In that position Cicerelli does not have the qualities of Peralta, but more leg and burst situations, combinations must be created to put him in the ideal conditions to widen. We wanted to work on Benevento’s arm, get the fifth out on Celli, put one-on-ones up front on the wing. The maneuver in this sense was a bit slow as we didn’t have a player looking for him between the lines, even if Celli and Castellini did quite well but we should have insisted more on this. It was an idea born this week, let’s work on it. Cianci and Di Carmine? They never played together, I can take at least this credit. Costantino is also doing well but they have found their footing a bit and are doing a difficult job because in the non-possession phase they are the first defenders. Even when he was injured I saw something in Cianci that other players in the team didn’t have.”
“My final celebration? I don’t know what I’ll do next year and I don’t care. This club chose me, gave me responsibilities which I took on. I was offered a great opportunity and I couldn’t leave a negative mark, I always thank the club. The celebration is the result of 50 intense days because when you come here everything is intense, but then the bad moments strengthen you. I go home happy to have avoided something bad for this city.”
“The fans’ boos? They have their reasons for booing. I have to earn the applause because one good match is not enough, you need many. Even making appeals bothers me because I know the square and I know that the stadium will always be full, I don’t have to ask for help but I have to deserve it. The public has dragged us along many times this season. I also heard the booing of Chiricò but he is a Catania player, I trusted him and he is one of ours, I don’t think he deserved the booing for events that happened two months ago. I repeat, things in general have to be achieved, then the fans drag you into certain situations. This team perhaps needs to spend a little more time together, to get to know each other better”.
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