The Sassuolo he was called to react after the bad performance against Lecce and if possible the black-green team did even worse than a week ago. After the 3-0 home debacle against Lecce, in one of the ‘challenges of life’ practically not played by the team Ballardinianother bad impression has arrived, this time at the Franchi in Florence against the Florentine. And if in the first half the Emilian team ‘held up’, holding the 1-0 lead, in the second half however they sank under the blows of Quarta, Nico Gonzalez and Barak.
Sassuolo bad, bad attitude
What is especially worrying is the attitude of a soulless team that can’t even react to ‘slaps’. After the words of Ferrari post-Lecce and of Doig in the pre-race, with the latter talking about finals and the race that had to be won to start a decisive mini-championship, the facts did not follow. Once again. This time even Davide Ballardini’s choices were not convincing: 4-man defense with 4 central defenders, with Ruan And Screws adapt on the flanks against the speed of Sottil and Ikoné, then Nico, and Doig high winger in place of the suspended player Lauriente. A team that struggled to kick into the opponent’s goal in the first half, with only two offensive elements, Pinamonti and Volpato, too isolated.
Ballardini’s mea culpa
The result was a wait-and-see match, with Fiorentina already raging in the first half, but failing to take advantage of the situations created. In the second half Ballardini tried to change, introducing Mulattieri and Bajrami and switching to 4-3-1-2 but, apart from Thorstvedt’s goal for the momentary 2-1, the neroverdi never saw it going forward, definitively sinking around at game time. “I agree that it’s a bad impression, I also know that we have some guys who care a lot about us. The moment probably weighs on them so much that they struggle to express what they really want to give. We need to have another attention, another attitude and another determination. We can also defend ourselves, it’s clear that Fiorentina have quality, but in your half of the pitch you have to be more aggressive and not suffer them passively like tonight.” Ballardini’s comment. B is now one step away for the neroverdi.
