At the end of the match in Padova, coach Roberto Donadoni commented on the Eagles’ performance: “When you go behind you always have to chase the game, and that’s never easy, so in that respect the players did well. We should have been more clinical with what we created in the first half hour, also because they scored with the first chance we conceded and it’s natural that you might feel the blow for a moment.
Padova’s second goal also came in a naïve way, but we did well to come back again. In terms of our play and our attitude, we did well tonight, although we certainly need to improve and avoid those lapses that can become dangerous, because it only takes a moment to give the opponent space.
Today we were also a bit short on the bench, with only six First Team players available, but those who came on, just like those who started, gave everything they had and no one held anything back.
When you start so well and don’t manage to convert your chances, it’s normal for fear and tension to creep in, but in the final third we need to be more ruthless with the final pass, take on our man or go for goal. At times it feels like we’re waiting to see what might happen. Still, I want to look at the glass half full because we came back in a difficult match.
On the first goal it’s true that Bellemo didn’t close down the cross, but Nagy was also in the area and should have provided cover, while on the ball played into the middle we needed to react more quickly. For Padova’s second goal it’s true that Lasagna used his physicality well, but we can’t allow ourselves to end up in 1-v-1 situations. Mateju? I believe and hope it’s nothing serious, especially because he has been playing very well recently.
I decided to give Romano a rest, but in midfield he played alongside Comotto, who had an excellent game. He showed personality and initiative, always wanting to be involved in the action and never holding back, and he was also very good defensively.
Monza and Modena are our next two matches, but we have to focus on playing our game and try to find something extra.”
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