New coach Roberto Donadoni made his debut at the Picco stadium, commenting on his team's performance after the final whistle: "When you concede a goal early on from a set piece, it's not easy mentally, especially because tonight's was the tenth we've conceded, so there's a sense of uncertainty that makes you fear every dead ball. Tonight, however, we did well to react and score a goal with determination.
It's a shame about the yellow card we received for the goal, because, as I said to Kouda, these are naive mistakes that end up costing us and putting the whole team in difficulty, so incidents like this need to be limited as much as possible. In the second half, however, we put Bari under pressure with the right spirit and determination, and I told the lads that with this character, if shown from the start, we can win games.
Many players put in a capital performance, Cassata, Nagy, as well as Aurelio, all of them really. It was a physically demanding performance, but this instills confidence and security in the team. The fact that I didn't make any changes between the first and second half was because I didn't want to signal difficulty or surrender, but rather to instill courage. There is no such thing as surrender in these cases, so I wanted to keep the two strikers, who put in a really important performance, creating danger on several occasions. Of course, the result influences the judgment, but the team tried to win even when they were down a man.
When you've just arrived at a new team, it's not easy to change the tactical setup immediately, so it's normal to start with what you know, then over time, when you have the whole squad at your disposal, you can talk about other things. It's happened often in my career, but you need time to work on trying new things.
What I like is what I've seen in the last few days, which is that there's a close-knit group of guys who know how to work, who want to take on board what you tell them, and for a coach, that's a real advantage. When you realize that there is room for improvement, tactically, physically, and technically, then everything else follows. In these fifteen days of work during the break, we will try to do just that, introducing new things, but without exaggerating, cautiously entering into the team's dictates.
Mascardi? Talking about hierarchies now would be exaggerated and out of place on my part. I already knew Sarr, he's a guy with above-average depth, whom I spoke to and got the right answers from. Diego put in an excellent performance today, he's a young player with considerable room for improvement. I think Sarr can teach him certain things and I believe that by working together they can really grow".
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