At the end of the match against Virtus Entella, Aquilotti coach Roberto Donadoni spoke to the media after the game: "In my opinion, there was a lack of clarity, perhaps too much frenzy, in wanting to win at all costs, and there was also a lack of clarity on the pitch. We should have done better on the wings to create space in the middle of the pitch, making better use of the width of the pitch, especially when they put five players behind the ball and created a lot of density. It's true that we created a few chances, but everything seemed unclear to me, while they really put in a lot of determination. It's definitely a wasted opportunity.
When you have a team in front of you that is so compact in defence, you end up shooting from outside the box. Romano and Beruatto had several shots on goal, but we definitely lacked precision. We needed to be more clinical and clear-headed in exploiting these circumstances, but even when shooting from 20 metres out, we failed to put the necessary power into our shots from outside the box. We should also have been more incisive with our crosses from the wings. Skjellerup had a good impact, as did Comotto during the match and Romano from the start. I'm sorry to have lost Cassata, who we fear has suffered a serious injury, but we'll see what the tests tell us in the next few days.
It's difficult to give a logical explanation for today's performance. I'm convinced that the commitment was there, but it's one thing to give it your all and another to have the clarity of mind to do the right thing. With an extra man, you have to press in the right way, taking away space and time from your opponents. Instead, at times we let them play too easily, perhaps out of fear of conceding again after the goal we conceded. As for the goal we conceded, I have to say that there is no logic to it. We were three against two and we let an opponent shoot too easily. The situation was right, but we got ourselves into trouble. That's where you need another ability to read the game.
We can save ourselves by being self-critical, recognising the mistakes we made and also the positive things we did. It's true that we won away and drew at home against Entella, so perhaps we have a slight advantage over them, but that's not enough. Today was an opportunity not to be wasted, just as we threw away a point at Marassi against Sampdoria, today we left two on the road. We should have done more, that's indisputable.
From Palermo to Genoa, via the victory against Avellino, the performances had given me positive signs. In Palermo, we conceded goals but created several chances, and against Avellino, we certainly did not deserve to lose. Those matches were positive, but today was not a good performance. However, it is also true that we have another match on Wednesday.
Muscle problems due to excessive strain? I don't think there have been that many muscle injuries. Bandinelli returned after four months and had two relapses with the same problem, other stoppages were brief, and otherwise there were no muscle injuries. What's more, we worked less this week due to the heavy pitches caused by bad weather. Injuries happen: today's is serious, but it was caused by an uncontrolled movement.
The boos from the stands are understandable; we take them as we take the applause when we win. I didn't see the refereeing incident at the end of the match clearly, but if the referee goes to the monitor, there's obviously something strange going on; what could have been a foul in our favour ended up being a foul in their favour".
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