The journalist Vittorio Sanna, through a video posted on his YouTube channel, he analyzed the situation at home Cagliari, three days before the away match in Reggio Emilia, on the Sassuolo pitch. Below are his words, summarized by TuttoCagliari.net: “Managing the week will not be easy, we are getting closer to what will be the clash that will determine a large part of the championship. From this point of view, we will need the best possible climate to to be able to face the match against Sassuolo. Cagliari has studied it in detail because the crowd is what will try to break up the monotony of training and, if you want, also the tension of a closed environment of crowd, which usually works with Cagliari, works in home games and also in training sessions before big matches. It is a form of motivation, perhaps the one that has worked best in this championship if Cagliari manages to be at home another team, it is probably precisely because of the impact that the public manages to have on individual players, who otherwise retreat a little and enter a climate in which individually not everyone is able to handle the great pressure. The pressure will be very high in this match because it will actually be the most important 90 minutes of the season. Let’s go back a year and it almost feels like living in the Serie B playoffs, where game after game you have to find maximum concentration. It is no coincidence that those players who know how to manage these moments are returning, because Mancosu is returning, Pavoletti is returning, expert players who also characterized the end of the season last year are returning. We must not forget it, it is true that their ailments this year took them away from the tournament for a very long time, but it is equally true that now their contribution could become fundamental, added to that of the returning Viola available, which he has been during this season a bit like the silent leader of the team, even the one who didn’t necessarily have to play, but made his presence felt in certain moments of the championship. In short, against Sassuolo there will be a need not only for technical athletic resources, but you will need to be in the mental, psychological and emotional condition that can allow you to express all those values both from a technical, tactical and athletic point of view in the best possible way. It is clear that you need to know how to manage the pressure to manage such a difficult moment and this is why all the necessary strategies are being studied. There will be an audience and this is another element. When playing on the continent, Cagliari never lacks the support of the public and this is an advantage that not many teams have, even if this year it worked relatively well because there has rarely been the same impact as at home , where the stadium is clearly all for you. You have to hear the segment, you have to tune in, you have to listen to it and you also have to understand the sacrifices that all those guys make to get to Reggio Emilia in this case, but everywhere around Italy. So, maximum concentration because now the time for decisions has arrived.”
