After the draw against Parma yesterday, Bari captain Valerio Di Cesare, scorer of the 1-1 goal, spoke in the press conference, starting from the importance of the point collected by the Apulians: “I want to be confident. We have the match against Cittadella which is important for us. We need the 3 points. Today I am happy with the performance we gave, I hope it bodes well for the future.”
How important is it to put yourself in an advantageous position compared to Ternana and Ascoli?
“I don’t know how important it is. Being mentally weak isn’t the best thing. I hope that today’s point is a point that gives us the spark for the future: we have to save ourselves, so we have to get a result.”
What feelings did you feel when you scored against Parma?
“I spent a year and a half in Parma, I contributed to winning two championships. It’s a club that I will always carry in my heart. For us today it was too important to score points. It was exciting to face it because I carry Parma in my heart, It’s a fantastic club that deserves to be in Serie A.”
How did you experience the boos in the stands? In your opinion why
“I think it’s due to frustration with the year. It’s normal that this year they’re doing badly. The fans are frustrated. I see it differently: when things go wrong you have to help each other. There are young guys who can be affected. It’s not an alibi or an excuse.”
Did Bari believe in the possibility of winning for even a second?
“I believed it. But that’s how it happened.”
In ninety minutes, two scoring opportunities are few…
“There are opponents on the pitch. Parma are a very strong team. Today I don’t want to say anything about shots on goal because Parma are strong.”
Do you think the retreat served to compact everything or keep you sheltered from the environment?
“For me there is no need to regroup the group. These results do not depend on the fact that the results do not depend on the group. This year we made mistakes. In the short term the career. You can make mistakes. Football is a difficult job. We take on all the responsibilities of a cursed year”.
How much did you want to win?
“My teammates also want to win. We are all suffering from this situation. What I do is probably more spectacular. Everyone is giving it their all. Everyone can then have their own difficulties.”
When you scored, the first to hug you was the sporting director. How close was he to you in this moment?
“The director and the president have been close to me during this period. We are all suffering from this situation. The director watched the match from the bench and is suffering even more from this situation.”
