Two points collected in last five games: never The Monza by Raffaele Palladino had remained starved of victories for so many challenges. Yet the only two points collected do not fully capture the situation Pessina’s performance And companionswhich they would undoubtedly have deserved something more. It also confirms it Raffaele Palladino in a press conference on the eve of the match he will face today, Saturday 4 May at 6pm Monza and Lazio at the U-Power Stadium:
“In these last five games we deserved more” commented the technician“We didn’t score many points but the performance has always been there. Against Atalantaif that had entered Maldini’s pole we would be talking about another game. Against the Turin you know how it wentand also against the Naples. As a coach I am satisfied with what the team didwhich he never showed any signs of having detached or dropped. We need to improve, it’s true, but we have to continue like this extraordinary pathor, and face the last four games with the same mentality.”
Same team, different game
The opponent of this 35th round will be the Lazio of coach Igor Tudortook over from Maurizio Sarri less than two months ago. The first leg in Rome ended 1-1with the Monza which he disputed one of the most intense and full of opportunities matches of the entire championship, dominating the Biancocelesti for a long time. However, the scenarios have changed profoundly, both from a technical point of view and with respect to the ranking:
“Compared to the first leg it will be totally another game” adds Palladino “There’s a new coach, with other game principles. Today’s Lazio is one strong, healthy teamwith individuality and which makes the strength, duels and intensity his characteristics. It will be a difficult and complicated match, we will give our performance to try to put them in difficulty.”
Risks of the trade
Unlike last year, this season the Monza he also had to face the topic of many injuries. The latest physical problem has hit Patrick Ciurria, forced to undergo knee surgery after months of physical torment. Palladino regrets it, but as always remains lucid and realistic regarding a topic that he experienced firsthand as a footballer:
“I don’t like thinking about “what ifs”, to “where we could be” if we had everyone available. Better to think about who I have available. I am sorry for those who have been held back by injuries. They are part of the game, of this job. We missed those who weren’t thereand a lot, but cwhoever replaced it did well. In this second round we saw players who didn’t play much in the first leg – or in the last tournament. Any advice, as a former footballer? My experience influenced me a lot, I wasn’t able to express what I wanted. In my most important age, from 24 to 27, I was almost always outside. I was trying to to reactto take the silver lining. We need to work harder, do a serious life even off the field, take care of every little detailor, from sleep to nutrition. This tempers and strengthens you on a character level. AND it makes you strongerif you can react.”
Say hello?
Four games to close the second season in red and white. Regardless of the path that Raffaele Palladino decides to undertake, there is room for an assessment of this adventure: “It makes me proud to have brought joy to the fans and the team, have tried to improve every single kid for your profession. So much for a coach it is even more important and rewarding than winning the games. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do again: I feel like having given everything for this company, with the staff we have done something important that will remain in history. I think about Monza in every minute of my day”
Some statements sound like a preview of that increasingly probable farewell at the end of the championship…
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