The words of the Giallorossi coach: “Pellegrini out due to technical choice. The boys were good both in the offensive phase and when they had to tighten the lines. It went well”
October 31, 2024 (modified October 31, 2024 | 11:49 pm)
Ivan Juric spoke to the microphones of Dazn at the end of the match against Torino. These are his words:
Congratulations for the victory which is important and deserved. Are you happy with the answer? I was impressed by the team’s desire to attack again. Is that the answer you wanted? “After Florence it is important to get back on the right path. Excellent match today against a difficult team. The boys were good both in the offensive phase and when they had to tighten the lines. It went well.”
Did you expect a response off the field too? “We must make our fans smile, make them rejoice in football again. Today I also heard applause. Only with these performances can we regain trust. It’s a great goal for my team.”
In the first half we saw a solid Roma. Did he speak little in the locker room? “After Florence there were difficult moments and that was right. Now we just have to think about playing football not about other things. Very focused team today, we conceded very little. I am very satisfied with both the starters and those who have joined.”
On the banner? “I don’t know if it’s for me or for others. So far I can’t be very happy as a coach. I did decent things, we can do better. I want to win back the public with the game and with ideas.” (the banner is not for Juric but for a fan ed.)
On Koné and Le Fée. Is it the couple that integrates well for your football? “They are a beautiful couple. Koné has strength and other things, Le Fée is intelligent in reading situations and providing balance. I liked them today. They played an intense game in the defensive phase but also with the ball.”
How are Dovbyk and Pellegrini? “Pellegrini was a technical choice, he came in as captain and I’m happy. Dovbyk had a virus, I hope to recover it. Dybala false 9 went well for long stretches.”
JURIC AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE
Behavior was important today, are you satisfied from this point of view? Maybe a few heavy arguments are good every now and then. “Sometimes it’s necessary, the worst thing is the situation of uncertainty. So the bad defeat and everything that happened in these 2-3 days helped us. It doesn’t have to be a flash, but it has to be a path of seriousness, things right, today good in that sense”.
Today you never suffered counterattacks or counterattacks, nor did you concede the field. What was different? “I think that in many games we showed solidity and this happened. We were much more focused, on track, before the run wasn’t optimal because the team has the legs to do it. Today it was all there.”
The choices to keep Pellegrini and Cristante out. “Technical choices, I have to choose two and I chose Le Fée and Pisilli. Both Cristante and Pellegrini entered very well in a moment where we needed strength and technique. For me they are all the same, I thought the others could give me more”.
On the Le Fée match. “I still have to see him again, my feeling is that he played a game that I expect from him, with great intelligence in both phases. From Dinamo he has made steps forward, he can give a lot, he knows how to play but also defend, he has playing times in the offensive and defensive phase.
Did you like Dybala in that position and how is he? “He was tired and had cramps. In recent days he has shown me the greatness of the man, today he was a leader, he played a great game. As a false nine he did well for the first half hour, he had fun there and then the Toro went to man and the game changed in the first half hour, he made us play really well.”
Tonight’s Kone understood more than in other matches. “Yes, I agree. A boy who wants to learn, is attentive to all the details. He too is growing, like Le Fée he has significant room for improvement. He has won many duels, he handles the ball well, he had Ricci against him, he can I really enjoyed growing up.”
Could Pellegrini and Cristante Mezzali’s solution be a solution worth re-proposing? “It was a moment to manage and not give space and they did it magnificently, they closed everything down. Playing with the false nine, with which I had the most fun in my career because I have you, you can work more and you can be an interesting solution precisely because positions are exchanged”.
Did this evening solve any problems or are they postponed? “On a human level they are resolved, I think and I hope. This team must only think about playing and improving in the game, in ideas and in presenting themselves on the pitch. The rest must be put aside, we will try to improve how we play. We want to work on football and Don’t waste time on anything else.”
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