“It will only be 20 minutes but neither team will take the field for a draw. Both have the motivation to look for the three points. The little time available will not be a deterrent in looking for the opening goal.” He said it Fabio Cannavaro presenting Thursday’s match against Roma, recovery of the match suspended due to N’Dicka’s illness, in his first press conference as Udinese coach. “There isn’t even the excuse of tiredness, we will all be very fresh – he noted -. I don’t know if it’s a good thing to start with Rome, Bologna and Naples, three matches that don’t need motivation to be played to the fullest. We can’t allow us to wait for the last three days, with the direct clashes for salvation with Lecce, Empoli and Frosinone. And, in any case, I can reassure you that with the direct opponents the motivations will be triple.
Cannavaro new coach of Udinese, it’s official
by Marco Azzi
The psychological aspect
Cannavaro confessed that in these hours he will focus a lot on the mental aspect: “The team seemed more committed to not taking them and, perhaps for this reason, they collected too many draws and only 4 victories. Too few. There is no time for tactics nor even on a physical level: it’s clear that having lost so many points in the final stages of the race indicates a psychological problem. That’s where I intend to act with individual conversations but also with clear discussions on the value of the group and sacrifice.”
The coach assured that drops in tension will not be tolerated: “If we wait game by game not to concede goals and manage the result, we won’t be able to do it. We need personality, we have to raise the bar, play with hunger, bring home points. Starting from the match against Roma”.
The masters of the past
Cannavaro admitted that he had never seen Udinese live: “I’m working overtime on the video. But, I repeat, in this situation the mentality that I intend to inculcate in the boys prevails: there are many players who can lend a hand, like Samardzic which this year has perhaps yielded less because the opponents have started to get to know him.” For his debut in Serie A, the coach recalled his masters of the past: “I had extraordinary coaches like Lippi and Capello, who gave you strict rules, team concepts, determination in wanting to win at all costs. But in your career I also worked with Zaccheroni, Malesani, Trapattoni, Sacchi, Zoff, all extraordinary: I hope to have taken a piece of knowledge from each of them to now make available to the team.”
Final passage on the Friulian flag Giampiero Pinzi among the staff: “Everywhere I went I asked for collaborators who knew the environment. This shortens everyone’s learning time. When I learned of Giampiero’s availability, I accepted with enthusiasm. And in any case at a offer from a company and a family, like that of the Pozzos, who have made the recent history of the League, you can’t say no.”
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– 2024-05-07 19:37:37
