Union Saint-Gilloise won against AS Roma thanks to a header Mac Allister which fulfilled the purpose of Mancini who took advantage of an error You die to open the mark. For Sébastien Pocognolithe result is ultimately quite logical as he explained on Benjamin Deceuninck’s microphone: “I don’t think we can spit on this point. We are playing against a big name in European football who is not at his best and who did not have an incredible match. But I am still satisfied with the general attitude of the team. They fought. The game plan of going to press with the three in front put them in difficulty on this pitch. What frustrated me a little was these ball recoveries. The desire was to play the shot to the fullest and he narrowly missed. It’s a little disappointing because there were moves to play and we didn’t play them in the best way. It’s a mix of feelings today“.
Rather dominant without being dangerous, the Brussels club then struggled in the second half with Roma who came back with other intentions. “The big challenge is to deal with another basic eleven because we have a European list which is different from the team which started in Mechelen for example. It’s still satisfying to see that the players are adapting. Afterwards Roma showed a different face in the second half and we tried to make adjustments. We created situations in transition by looking for depth even more quickly. But we didn’t know how to manage them properly. It’s a good point but we could have looked for more“, regrets the Unionist coach.
If the Union found the net, it was a defender who scored and the attackers therefore remained silent once again. Despite everything, Pocognoli does not want to overwhelm his offensive players: “We scored from a standstill, it’s a positive thing. In these matches, the solution must sometimes come from other playing contexts. Today it was from a set point, Charles gave them well. We are rewarded for that“.
With only two points in four games, the people of Brussels have their backs against the wall and qualification for the next round seems to be slipping away unless they finally string together victories: “We’ll have to refuel. Once again, in the first three matches we deserved better each time. This is a bit of a common thread at the moment. We will have to continue working because there are many things to perfect. The players are open to continuing to work well. We feel like a very united team. The old ones push the new ones up and we will have to continue to do the same“.
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