This is how Davide Nicola comments on the 4-0 defeat at Juventus in the round of 16 of the Frecciarossa Italian Cup.
THE RACE
“We played an excellent game until the second goal, then we dropped and Juventus’ quality came out. It’s unfortunate because we wanted to get through, try to get a great result, but we didn’t succeed and it’s a shame because we could have even found the advantage in the first half. We honored this event, the performance was done until the drop after the 0-2, it is clear that then you have to go a little unbalanced and take risks. It was right to let some less employed players play, it’s okay that someone is a little further behind and needs to grow. Today we tried to play the game, I don’t like being behind and defending too much, at a certain point we weakened mentally and physically and the result was good, we accept it as we recognize the strength of today’s opponent”.
ITALIAN CUP HONORED
“We didn’t experience this competition as a nuisance. We came here with the idea of playing it while making some changes to manage energy in the medium-long term. We believed in it and I think we demonstrated it until the 0-2, after that it was certainly more complicated, but up until Koopmeiners’ goal the spirit was the best and we could also materialize what we had built.”
IMPROVE IN CONCRETIZATION
“We knew who we were going to meet, it’s obvious that it’s important to score goals when you have the chance and you deserve it, so it didn’t happen and at a certain point we paid the price. Goal problem? I always say that we are not a team with high-sounding numbers, but rather we have to build them day after day to grow, in the meantime we create opportunities and that’s important, now the challenge is to make them happen.”
NEVER GIVE UP
“Up until today’s 0-2 we played even better than we did here in the league a short time ago, up to that point I’m happy with the performance. The aspect to improve is to stay in the game without letting it slip away, but this is also linked to the various changes made today to manage the forces as it is mandatory to do over the course of a season”.
TOWARDS VENICE
“We always need to make broad assessments, we found Fiorentina, Atalanta and Juventus in ten days, playing two excellent matches and an excellent first half. Against these teams you always have to be at the top and you can’t do anything wrong, in today’s football there is little speculation and you always try to come forward without limiting yourself to defending yourself, this happens for everyone and against everyone, and it’s right and beautiful like this. We archive today’s evening with the awareness of having given our best, now there is a direct clash, but in general we know our final objective and we must score a certain number of points to achieve it. We cannot ignore the game and the construction of our identity, then you can win or lose, so far we have obtained points both with direct competitors and with teams with different objectives. Not only is the match in Venice very important, they are all crucial matches and we can’t save ourselves now or be relegated, so let’s move forward with confidence because I see how my boys work every day, a few slaps every now and then are part of the game and so we’ll keep going without thinking too much about other people’s expectations.”
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