Michele Zeoli, spoke today in a press conference analyzing the approach to the playoffs and the reflections on the midfield:
“At a staff level we have analyzed all the potential opponents, some of them we have already faced. The Under 23s have a bit of an advantage because they are players I faced with the Torino Primavera, they are all young people who should not be underestimated. Atalanta yesterday he brought three in the Europa League semi-final”
“Injured? Sturaro has a little fatigue, we hope and plan to recover him for the 18th. Ndoj and Tello continue to put fuel in their legs. Bethers and Silvestri are added to the group, we thought Tommaso could be included in the list but there are some evaluations important and today we still can’t talk about it”
“The club has called many structures asking for availability of hotels and fields. I think Fiuggi is the right choice because in this way we will be together, we will watch the opponents together and we will also have more time to prepare for the match. A right choice in my opinion like yesterday’s choice of giving the possibility for the fans to watch training. It was a choice made by the club, sometimes in a season these days are worth more than tactical or other aspects. The fans spoke to us yesterday and used the right words to explain the situation.”
“A few times during the season I saw the players a little distant from the square or from what it wants. Yesterday I saw something different, sometimes more than the coach’s indications, meetings like yesterday’s with two thousand people are more decisive”
“The midfield is the place where my thoughts go because there are players who have very different characteristics. Kontek? We’ve already been working on his role in the middle of the pitch for two or three weeks. We’ll have to deal with bookings, tiredness, etc… We have to create balance in the middle of the pitch because there are no duplicates”
“We worked a lot on a physical level, from a tactical point of view I wouldn’t focus too much on the form. The numbers give indications, but then there are different characteristics of individuals. It’s a shame because I would have liked Sturaro to be available in the pairs game. Our watchword must be balance”
