13:20
Sarri and those questions about the transfer market…
In the press conference, the coach did not want to talk about the transfer market. A question that doesn’t interest him on the eve of his debut against Lecce. Here is his reaction.
13:03
Sarri’s conference closes
Maurizio Sarri’s press conference ends. Now everyone for lunch, then the departure for Lecce. The season is about to start.
13:00
Sarri between the new faces and the absence of Milinkovic
“There’s certainly the possibility that the new players can play, saying they’re ready but not. I have certain characteristics, I find it difficult to launch a player in a very short time. If one doesn’t know you, certain movements put everyone in difficulty. Someone for one we will certainly see a piece of it. Kamada is not physically ready, he is not completely inserted in the mechanisms, but he is a made player. He can get you the performance in any way. The others now have some difficulty. They have changed their language, training, ways of eat. It’s not easy. I saw Platini suffer when he was young and he came from 400 km away. Slowly we will put everyone in order, now I’m a little behind. Milinkovic disqualified in Lecce? Eh, for one day, not for 38… (laughs, ed). Kamada from the beginning? He doesn’t have 90 minutes, we haven’t decided yet. The feeling globally is that he has the experience to limit the times. The others are also ready for 20 minutes, Isaksen is very well.”
12:57
Sarri between new properties and the Luis Alberto question
“The characteristics of the company are the same: short chain of command, properties in the hands of a family and not an international fund. One character, two, can change, but these are the characteristics. I consider myself the organizer of the teams, but I have I need time. He’s done a good preparation, he’s coming from a more painful period, some ailments are holding him back. It will also be important next season, as it was last year from November onwards. Now he’s had some little physical problems that are holding him back a bit, stuff that can be fixed in the next few days.”
12:55
The point on the players on the eve of Lecce-Lazio
“For Lazzari I choose the matches in which it is essential, there are others in which more will be needed. We are aiming a lot, having Hysaj healthy, like Pellegrini and Marusic is important. In terms of squad we are stronger, in the eleven we see. preparation is preparation, sometimes it has little meaning, someone suffers from heat or workloads. It seems to you that they have a negative approach, then the temperature drops by 7-8 degrees and they are the strongest of all. The results start tomorrow, we will find a difficult climate. This morning was one of the hardest workouts of my life, and I was still. Peak sun is tricky. They make calendars like England, without taking into account that we are almost in Africa. In Birmingham there were 15 degrees, this aspect must be taken into consideration. Germany stops in January because it’s -15, now it’s 38 degrees here”.
12:50
Sarri and the memory of Maestrelli’s Scudetto
“It’s difficult to explain that Scudetto to current generations, we have the misfortune of being old to have seen it, the fortune of being alive. It is difficult to tell certain characters, who were easily understood in those years. Anyone who has lived with Lazio knows what that team represented and that coach. For a Japanese or a Dane it will happen in a while. If Juve only found motivation every 50 years it would be different… That scudetto is particular, like those of Napoli for example, they have a superior charm. They are stories that I lived in my youth, when you live them so intensely they remain with you for life. When you have the imprint of an extraordinary story it stays with you.
12:45
The match against Lecce and the annoyance for the transfer market
“Tomorrow we play in Lecce, where we lost last year. Call Lotito and Fabiani to talk about the transfer market, otherwise I’ll get up and leave. I want to give other messages to my players. My third year always better? It’s not even true, it happened in Empoli and Napoli for 3 years, I often stayed for several years. Empoli was strong for the results they had to get, Napoli was the same. We are asked for something at the limits of possibilities, last year for the experts we were the seventh force. I have certainly seen players grow, I hope it happens again. We must think about this, we must immediately have a good mentality. Switching from pre-season to 3-point mode is not easy, nobody has the button. Tomorrow is a difficult field. I think it’s the only stadium in Serie A where I’ve never won. It takes humility. Lecce is physically well, they’re quick up front.”
12:43
Sarri and the accusation on the calendar
“What counts are mental and nervous energies. On Thursday it’s hard to come back after a game, on a mental level after a game it’s not so obvious to recharge. In terms of energy it will certainly be easier, let’s see from a nervous point of view. The calendar What have they done to us?I spoke to a statistician friend of mine, playing 4 away games and the first three against Juve, Naples and Milan is practically impossible. I think it’s not accidental.”
12:40
The conditions of the players and the market
“If 24 hours after the match I start talking about the transfer market… It’s already a scandal that it’s open once the season has begun, just as it’s a scandal that opens in January with nine games to play. In Italy we complain that the merchants have world football in their hands, but what laws have we made to avoid this? The transfer market lasts three times as long as it did 30 years ago, let’s make a market of 10 days and the prosecutors will count for less. My balls are spinning that tomorrow some footballer may be thinking elsewhere and think about the transfer market. I the bullshit I’ve heard about me I’ve never heard in my life. 75% of the reports about me were hoaxes. I prefer to talk about Lecce and not about the transfer market. Kamada? He can hit the same areas as Milinkovic, but with different characteristics. He is a setter, he has good insertion times, but he doesn’t have Milinkovic’s physique. The team will play slightly different then. We’ve improved in terms of squad, it’s worth seeing in the eleven.”
12:35
Maurizio Sarri’s press conference begins
“The championship is the same, difficult, there are teams better equipped than us. Last year we benefited from the efforts of others in Europe, I don’t think it will happen again, it will be even more difficult. There are on paper the same difficulties. The championship is growing, I won’t take at face value what the Italians have done in Europe. Maybe the draws helped a bit. Lazio’s values are in line with last year’s, to fight for the Champions League we need to do something to the limits of our potential”.
12:25
Lazio, here is the new director
Before the press conference, Lazio made their new sporting director official: Fabiani. Here the press release.
12:15
Soon the departure for Lecce
In the morning, Lazio carried out the finishing session. Then, after Sarri’s press conference and lunch, the team will leave for Lecce. The kick-off for the match at Via del Mare is on Sunday at 20:45.
12:00
Lazio, Sarri at the press conference
Here are the first words of the new season, Maurizio Sarri speaks at Lazio. The coach who hasn’t spoken in the press room since the away game in Empoli (June 3). Today we will talk about the new vintage, but also about the market between reinforcements that have already arrived and those who still have to land in Formello.
Formello – Press room
2023-08-19 11:19:16
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