Thiago Motta speaks ahead of this Saturday’s upcoming Serie A match against the Venezia team. The Italian coach answered questions from the media.
How does the team feel physically?
“They are doing well physically and mentally. It certainly helps after a win, but even when we don’t win, I always saw the group focused on the next game and we have tomorrow’s game to face. Bremer, Cabal, Milik and Rouhi who have a slight muscle injury will be unavailable. Cambiaso is not yet recovered. Nico is back in the group, he is very happy because he has worked a lot to make himself available. I hope to be able to give him a few minutes. .”
You are suspended for tomorrow’s match, can that change anything?
“We will see this tomorrow, because it will be the first time. I think and hope that it will have little impact, rather that it can raise the level of responsibility of the team. From above I was able see other things that can be seen, because on the pitch some things are perceived differently. We have to start the match with a lot of intensity and rhythm to bring the match to our side.
What can we say about this team?
“They are a team that always tries to play well. They have put a lot of teams in difficulty with their game. They play well and have a very experienced coach. Tomorrow we have to be determined to play our game. Our approach is always the same. We always have the same respect for our opponents and with the idea of entering the field and giving the best of ourselves with humility and seriousness. We must have a great match.
Are you going to rotate, particularly at the goalkeeper position?
“At the beginning the rotations did not go well, now they are going well. We will see. The important thing is that the rotations can raise the level. Whoever takes over must help the team. Let’s see, Di Gregorio is a great goalkeeper. We have three great goalkeepers and that’s good for the team.”
Are you satisfied with Teun Koopmeiners’ performance?
“For us he is fundamental for everything, because he knows how to do everything and how he does it. I like to see a lot of things in a player, I like to see his body language and his body language, if you pay attention to the Koopmeiners , on the pitch it’s fantastic, he’s a number 10. If you look at his mental approach in difficulty, he’s a number 10. If you look at the actions he does in difficulty, he always does it. ‘a fantastic way and there no complaints, he moves forward, he does what he has to do and I don’t come to discover the great player that he is Because I have really seen him over the years, so when I say that it is. “It’s difficult to get a player like that off the field, it’s for lots of reasons, for lots of reasons that in the end he stays on the field and helps our team a lot.”
And the return of Weston McKennie
“He can play as a starter. I am lucky to have players with different characteristics who can give a lot. Weston arrived very well and helped the team when needed. He has physical and athletic characteristics to score, but he must always arrive at the penalty spot and score goals on his goal, the team started well technically and physically to score goals. He has the physicality to arrive clearly in front of the goal and finish the actions.
