His words: “It’s clear that this match was about seeing the available squad well. We certainly didn’t do very well in the first half hour”
Leonardo Simple spoke to the microphones of Mediaset at the end of the defeat in the Italian Cup against Roma. These are his words:
Negative result, what signals did you receive? “It’s clear that this match was to have a good look at the squad available. We certainly didn’t do very well in the first half hour. We changed the formation and went back to the formation that best suits our players. Roma is a team of value, different from ours. We must use this match to recover.”
Do you think the team is good? “I accepted the job because the squad is good for me. In defense there are two players out and we are in difficulty. There are some adaptations we’ve made. At this juncture we need to keep going, to then try to better evaluate the squad and do well.”
What role does Silvestri have? “Ghidotti will be the first. Today I chose Vismara for the Cup. Silvestri is currently injured and was not called up.”
SIMPLE AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE
What did you get out of this match? “I took on some responsibilities, I wanted to see some players that I hadn’t used in the last match. I took a lot of risks, for some players it was the first match after a long time. Some weren’t at their best, but I wanted to give them space by letting them gain playing time. Unfortunately we conceded the third goal and we changed our way of being on the pitch, we also did good things but it wasn’t easy against Roma. I take it as a lesson for me and for the boys to throw ourselves back into what our objective is, the championship Behind we are in emergency, I did a bit of experimentation. It’s sad to have lost, but it can be a match that gives me better knowledge and better condition even in the players I had playing at the beginning.”
He tried a new formation: does he see the 3-5-2 more now? Are Pedrola and Akinsanmiro okay? “The formation was for Pedrola, he plays better as a winger and I wanted to put him in a position to express himself in a certain way. For him it was more of a game of sacrifice but we knew this given the opponent. I needed it to understand if the team was ready to support this type of game, due to Roma’s strength it wasn’t the best match but by switching to 3-5-2 we risked less, scored goals, we were more likely to become what I want. Then the opponents limited us, but we didn’t never gave up even in difficulties and this comforts me and gives us hope. Akinsanmiro just cramps.
On Yepes, a small symbol of a reaction in the second half? “He had a good race, I’m happy. For our category we have a good squad, it’s clear that now we’re short behind. I’m trying to evaluate who can make themselves available, they interchanged well, so we continue. But I’m not leaving anyone behind , I try to use everyone and I will evaluate the formation from game to game.”
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