Following the decisive victory over Vado in the Cup, coach Marco Turati spoke to the press: “We played an excellent game in terms of effort; clearly, we need to improve in many other areas, especially when we face teams that will defend tooth and nail, as Vado did tonight. We’ve made a lot of changes—we know that—and tonight we tried something different as well, so I’m pleased about that too. But overall, I’m pleased with the spirit of sacrifice shown by my players—a quality I’m sure will never be lacking.
I’m very pleased with the attitude of each individual player, and as I said before, I’m happy with their commitment, which is a source of pride for the entire La Spezia community. If we break it down player by player, perhaps more than a few could have done better in certain situations, but there are also opponents on the field, and today we faced a team that beat Inter and Atalanta’s Under-23 squads—so they were a tough opponent and very hard to get past.
The Director did his absolute best in the transfer market. I challenge anyone to replace 24 players in a single window while meeting the deadlines, and I’m very satisfied. Today, Jimenez and Zilli are joining us—two strong players for this division—and now it’s up to us to integrate them as soon as possible and help them fit seamlessly into our system.
We have plenty of room to grow. Right now, we’re spending a lot of time getting to know each other, given that we have so many new players and so many Under-23s. Overall, I’m happy with how we’re working as a team; we still have a lot to do, but we’re on the right track. Individually, we’ll need to be good at correctly assessing—from a personal standpoint—the matches and situations we’ll face.
I don’t set limits for myself by nature. We have to give it our all, game after game, demonstrating on the field and in training what we want to achieve; I always demand the utmost from my team, starting with performance, because we must always leave the field with our heads held high—and so far, we’ve done just that.
Once we broke the deadlock, we loosened up, gained more confidence in our possession and ball movement, and finished the game on a high note; in these divisions, it’s never easy to break the deadlock, and today I must also thank the players who sacrificed themselves and delivered excellent performances in roles that may not be their usual ones—such as Florenzi, who played as an attacking winger, but Cazzadori also had an excellent game.
Di Serio? He’s a very serious young man, just like all the players who’ve trained with us. From my perspective, he could be one of those players who brings something extra to the table because he possesses crucial qualities, and in his first 25 days with me, he trained very well. As for the final decision, however, you’ll have to ask the club that question.
As for modern soccer, it’s essential to have players who can play multiple roles, and I myself want to see players who adapt their positions within a single match; so during training, I really encourage my players to play in areas of the field where they might not feel entirely comfortable.”
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