“Against Stuttgart I saw an extraordinary team with ideas and principles”, the words of the Friulian coach UDINE (ITALPRESS) – The worst possible opponent for an Udinese team that wants to put the last two defeats behind them and get back on track. However, they are faced with a steamroller that does not scare Mr. Runjaic: “Atalanta is a team of absolute value, in the Champions League against Stuttgart they played an extraordinary match with strength, ideas and principles on which they have been working for years. They have great discipline and intensity with suitable players, with great quality and good transitions in both phases of the game. A very complete team and in great shape, in terms of results and playing style, we must look at our work, try to resist with our tools, and tackle duels and assert ourselves, without forgetting our game ideas.
It will be a difficult challenge, but we don't start as beaten.” Against the big teams we have only achieved victory so far against Lazio, now the chance to stop a great Atalanta. “Our team is intelligent to understand when we have played well and when not . I have to be clear and always talk to my players, without ever losing track – explains the Friulian coach -. Against Juve we didn't fix a situation that became different to how we had prepared it. On Sunday we must show intensity and stay in the game, avoiding the mistakes made against Juventus. When we face teams of this quality we have to give everything we have. I was sorry it didn't happen at the start of the match against Thiago Motta's men. We have to adapt to the progress of the match, we are in a growth phase, we have to work to reach a certain level”, continues the coach who also focuses on the possible return to the 3-4-2-1 at the beginning of the season: “It is a possibility, first of all we want to have a stable game module, a base from which we can make variations. However, what is important, in addition to the formation, are our playing principles, how we are on the pitch. We must always maintain a high intensity, with or without the ball. We will try other solutions during the national team break, including the 4-man defence. We have a lot of options, but we have to try things and improve step by step.” – Photo Ipa Agency – (ITALPRESS). rb/ari/red 08-Nov- 24 15:19 .
