THE COACH SPEAKS. «Great work from the midfield in the first phase, then too passive in defense in the mid-high areas. The wingers were better, I hope Raspadori has unlocked himself. Scamacca is improving, Krstovic explosive when he comes on».
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«We were definitely less “thinking” in the first 25-30 minutes, when we kept the pace. Then we became more passive in defense, in the mid-high areas of the field.» From conference to conference, Maurizio Sarri shares football teaching tips. The analysis of the 2-1 over Sassuolo is a detailed focus on a game that is improving, but understandably still needs refining: «At the end, a more convincing win could have come out – reasons the Atalanta coach -: it was a game of suffering, but with small steps forward».
Some glimpses of «sarribal» were seen: but how much will it take to practice it consistently for the entire match? «I hope we get there quickly, but it won’t be easy – reflects the coach -. Meanwhile, the midfield did a great job for half an hour». Reviewing the departments, in the center of the attack the Scamacca-Krstovic relay bore fruit, as already tasted against Hapoel: «The relay has a logic – Sarri elaborates -: Scamacca’s attempt to recover after a couple of difficult seasons, and the boy is improving. This aspect, combined with Krstovic’s ability to make explosive entries, led to this choice. Then it’s clear there will be a period when Krstovic will play more: at this moment, both deserve to play. The wingers? I saw them better: the first half was livelier, with more initiatives from Zalewski and Raspadori. I hope Raspadori has definitely unlocked himself: he struggled in preseason, in this match he came more ready; if he finds a positive moment, he can guarantee us some goals. Then, unlike Thursday with Hapoel, when they started to drop off we had alternative solutions».
Like the new signing Elmas, immediately thrown into the fray: «What is his condition? I wouldn’t know exactly, we have seen him little so far: if on Saturday we had also put him to do physical stress tests, then he wouldn’t have played this match – Sarri smiles -. He played few minutes in friendlies, so by eye we used him for about fifteen minutes». Closing on the «genesis» of the 2-1: «We practice Carnesecchi’s long throw in training, then of course, Krstovic was good to take advantage of the opponent’s mistake. I’m not a fan of the long ball, but sometimes you have to do it».
There’s no time to stop, the Europa League is already on the horizon: «Meanwhile, let’s think about the three points, from tomorrow morning (this morning for those reading, ed.) until the playoff return», Sarri smiles.
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