10.10 – Monday night for Genoa. The rossoblù will take to the field against Cagliari tomorrow evening to chase a success that, within the walls of their friends, has been missing for two months now. In view of the “Ferraris” match, the coach Alberto Gilardino will meet the media in conference from the “Gianluca Signorini” sports center in Pegli. Follow the live text on TUTTOmercatoWEB.com.
10.32 – Alberto Gilardino’s press conference begins.
Tomorrow could be a fundamental turning point of the season.
“We are meeting a lively team, mentally very strong given the latest results. A confident team that has found certainties and confirmations. It has certainly found a solidity through the coach and the team group that has allowed it at this point in the championship to be aware of their qualities. We know the importance of the match and the sacrifices of the boys who led them to make them. It’s time to put a strong stamp on this championship, we must play a concrete and highly competitive match.”
Will we expect anything new?
“I think that, some or not, they interpreted their role to the best. I think of Bohinen who is a great professional. I take him into consideration, I can understand his feelings but I hope there is the possibility of having space between now and end. But it’s important to have consistency tomorrow.”
You recovered Vitinha this week. Do you think about playing time during the match?
“He’s fine and trained during the week. He doesn’t have 90 minutes but I think he can also be involved in the match. If needed, he’s a player with important characteristics.”
TMW – How are the injured Messias, Malinovskyi and Bani?
“I’m still out. We hope for Messias and Malinovskyi that there can be positive situations in the coming weeks. It’s normal that they have been very long injuries. For Bani it’s very long, I don’t know if we’ll recover him by the end of the championship. Matturro is having a quick recovery, it is a pleasant surprise. It may be that he returns before two weeks.”
TMW – Gudmundsson and Retegui are very important. The Icelandic, in the deepest role, sacrifices a lot. The center forward hasn’t scored for a while but fights on the pitch.
“It’s natural that they are two important players for this team but they have to prove it every match because that’s what football asks of you. It’s a total requirement in matches to give responses of sacrifice and help to the team as well as being decisive in many situations. This is the contribution that I expect from them and that they have done in a positive way. They must continue to keep this mentality high. They are the most advanced of all, they are the first defenders and when they have the ball they must determine.”
Is De Winter the only player who can play the central role or is Cittadini also there?
“I think Koni can work as a central defender. Both Vogliacco and Vasquez at the moment, as I see it, can play the two wingers. Cittadini is definitely better and could be a pleasant surprise between now and the end of the championship. He has fully recovered and I hope he can find space between now and the end but he too is more of a winger than a centre-back.”
You will meet Ranieri. A comment about him.
“He is a coach who reflects his way of being and his way of acting on the bench. He is a person of great depth and this is reflected in the way he approaches the match. The team perceives this attitude and transforms it into He achieved excellent results, he won, he is a very experienced coach. For me it is a source of great pride and responsibility to be able to compete with a coach like that.”
10.37 – Alberto Gilardino’s press conference ends.
