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On the sidelines of the victory by four goals to one over Roma, the Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini spoke to the microphones of Sky Sport. Here are his statements.
What is the value of the hug with Ilicic and especially this goal?
He is a player who, if we recover in the best of cases, makes us take a great leap in quality. It’s not that I’ve done it wrong so far, but it’s a bit discontinuous, it has been alternating good moments with others that are not so good. Over time it is becoming more solid. , during the week he did an incredible workout. Today he was expected to take over to take some of the pressure off him, and we clearly need him. I am also very happy with Malinovskyi and Miranchuk, who until Tuesday was in charge of Covid. If we recover these we have a better chance of getting it right. “
+ What happened at halftime?
“In the first half we conceded a goal after five minutes and they had another ball in which Spinazzola hit the post. But we kept the game, we weren’t very dangerous, and Roma was difficult to beat because they were very collected. We set the conditions. already in the first half, because the team was playing ”.
Why was Gomez excluded?
“If a coach gets angry it is one thing, if the president gets angry it is more difficult.
Were you afraid that all this chatter could affect your performance?
“Meanwhile we played in Amsterdam, with Fiorentina and we won, with Juventus we made a great impression. Atalanta at this time, also out of respect for all these guys, deserves to talk about today’s performance. Team in great shape, who is scoring A lot. The way it ended, it seems right to divert attention a bit. “
Ilicic and Muriel will always get them into the second half.
“Football is made up of moments. Playing the Champions weekly like we did this year is not easy, league games can recover faster than these games. We also had some problems related to Covid.”
And that touch from Muriel?
“He does incredible things, in training I made him do certain things in front of the goalkeeper, which I’m sure he will also do in the game.”
Could it be decisive even from the beginning?
“I am indebted to him, he has accelerations that when the rivals fight a bit make him decisive. He should have used him a couple more times from the beginning, but he must feel like a very important player in this team. I don’t believe so much in volume. In sales, you have five outfield players who have one hour of play, or seventy minutes. He’s a player worth the headlines, even if he often starts off the bench. He scored eighteen goals last year. A bit sad in the In recent weeks, I was very sorry, although I hope this goal will make him smile back ”.
