Alberto Gilardino spoke at a press conference on the eve of Genoa-Cagliaripostponement of the 33rd round of A league scheduled for Monday 29 April at 8.45pm. The Ligurian team, now one step away from salvation, will try to give satisfaction to their fans after the latest defeat against Lazio. Cagliari, on the other hand, is looking for fundamental points to move away from the hot zone of the table as much as possible.
Genoa, Gilardino: “Let’s put a stamp on this championship”
The coach expressed himself as follows on the motivations for this match: “We meet a lively and mentally very strong team given the latest results. For us it’s time to put a strong stamp on this championship, we have to play a concrete and highly competitive match“. So a comment on the work of Ranieri: “He is a coach who reflects his way of being and acting. The team perceives this attitude and transforms it on the pitch. He has achieved excellent results and won throughout his career. For me it is a source of pride and a source of great responsibility to be able to deal with a coach like that.”
Genoa, Gilardino: “Here’s what I ask of Gudmundsson and Retegui”
Gilardinoas a great former striker, then spoke about the season of Gudmundsson and Retegui: “They are two important players for this team, but they must continue to prove it every day. It is not enough to be decisive in many situations, you must also be ready to sacrifice yourself and help the team. This is the contribution that I expect from them and that they have made in positive way, they must continue with this mentality, they are the most advanced of all, they are the first defenders and when they have the ball they must determine.”
Genoa, Gilardino’s point on the injured
Finally an update on the injured: “We wish that Messias, Malinovskyi and Matturro can return in the next few weeks, they have been very long injuries. For Bani However, I don’t know if we will be able to recover him by the end of the championship.”
