At the end of Bologna-Romehe spoke Gianluca Mancini.
Gianluca Mancini and Sky
The duel with Dominguez? The mood?
“Dominguez is young and strong, I studied him… it was a good duel. When you equalize at 90’+7′ in a not great match, with a better managed first half, but with a comeback in just a few minutes it brings frustration We didn’t give up and we were rewarded.”
Are the matches after the derbies more difficult to play?
“You said it right, after derbies there is always this lack of determination. However, we immediately forgot this during the week. We concentrated on this match. I saw a team focused on what to do, we made some mistakes in readings that we can’t afford to take this point.”
Gianluca Mancini and DAZN
What is missing on the road?
“We played the match, we had a first half in control, where we could have taken the lead with Paulo. The second half, we started well there too, we took the lead and then the small errors make the difference in this moment. The small carelessness, we took the starting one and were punished. There was the penalty episode, where we went behind, but we didn’t give up, we always tried to come back and that’s how it happened.”
Is it difficult to mark today?
“How do you do it? I must be lucky that it doesn’t hit your hand. That is, if I mark an attacker, I have to have contact. If it’s like the occasion of our penalty and also the one against us, it’s difficult to jump with your arms around your body. It’s Lukumi himself, he has one hand resting on Evan, the ball passes and is slammed into his hand. Then from the field I adapt to the rules and I called the referee’s attention because we have to adapt, but it is difficult for everyone, not just for the defenders. And you have to be lucky that it doesn’t throw you there.”
You conceded the seventh goal on a counterattack.
“The match against Milan in the first 15-20 minutes we conceded three, including a goal and then two chances for them. However, in my opinion we never won the match against Lazio and today we paid dearly for one. We need to animate this, these errors. Today it was a situation in control because the ball was ours, then a bit of bad luck. Dominguez was also good at slipping quickly and starting the transition. We have to work even harder because the data has improved, but we have to be even more mischievous in some moments and not take them, because during 90 minutes it is likely that a team will take transitions. Whoever takes them, we must be good at correcting our mistakes.”
Gianluca Mancini at the press conference
You haven’t given up.
“The desire to fight must never be lacking and to always believe in it, until the referee blows the whistle. This must never be lacking. We have demonstrated this by always believing in ourselves to bring home the point. We must be even better in certain circumstances, because when you’re ahead, scoring two goals in 7 minutes is difficult to accept, you give an extra push to your opponents and we’re happy with that.”
Another goal on the counterattack, what explanation do you give?
“In a 90-minute match it’s difficult to take zero counterattacks, anyone takes them. In that situation the ball is in control, then Dominguez was good at slipping between Saelemaekers and Paredes. In training we try many times in 4 against 3 but we don’t concede goals We have to be even better, if you concede a counterattack it doesn’t mean you concede a goal. We continue to work, against Lazio we have never conceded a counterattack and this evening maybe 2 and one it hurt us. We have to work and try not to suffer them.”
How do you explain the away performance?
“True, we miss the away win. In the last two there have been performances but we lack that something extra to win. We don’t look at the name of the opponent, as the coach said, because every match is difficult. Let’s go to pitch thinking of doing well, focused, trying to bring it home. This evening we could have controlled the match better, we could have taken away something more. But every Sunday is difficult, we always try to win but if it’s not possible like this evening we have to fight for a point.”
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