Lazio, Sarri: Lacked up front, solid at the back, waiting for full fitness | OneFootball

The Lazio coach spoke in front of the microphones after the late midweek Serie A match against Pisa. Here are his words.

Lazio, Sarri: “There’s a problem in attack! Isaksen? He’s paying for his performance against Juve”

The Biancoceleste coach spoke about his players and more in the press conference. Here are his statements as reported by lalaziosiamonoi:

On the match

“We had 7 absences and players who it was unthinkable to have performing well for two games in a row. We had 4 days of rest, Pisa had 6, kindly granted by the League. Our problem is the many players out and the many coming back from periods of inactivity. Up front we were lacking, at the back we have solidity. It’s not a center forward problem, it’s an offensive problem. We’re waiting for everyone to get back in shape.”

On Isaksen

“He’s coming off a debilitating illness, he’s paying what he had to pay after the great game against Juve. It’s a process he has to go through.”

On Zaccagni and Guendouzi

“Can’t they carry the team? I don’t think they’re failing to do so. Three days ago you would have talked to me about two players with great personality, then we draw against Pisa and it seems like we played in Sangiuliano. It’s not like that: it was a tough match, a midweek game after we gave everything against Juventus. We’re not a team of great ball handlers, but when your legs aren’t right the quality drops even more. Actually, it seemed to me there was plenty of space for Cataldi to play. Let’s take this point. If people expect more from this team, they’re following the wrong season.”

On closeness to the fans

“Speaking of the fans: I want to apologize to those who bought tickets and were stopped forty-eight hours before the match. I consider it a shameful decision, as always with collective punishments. I will never be able to accept collective punishments, among the 1,200 maybe there were 1,150 people who have never done anything wrong in their lives. No one will ever do it, but I offer my solidarity to these people.”

On the substitutions

“How are they after the changes? I don’t think there are major problems, the fact is we have seven at home, let’s see if in the next few days we can recover someone. Who will be back for Cagliari? I know some had checkups but I don’t know the results, the three from tonight I don’t think have big problems. Pellegrini came off for a tactical decision, as did Basic. Gila had stomach issues. Pellegrini had a small knee problem in Genoa, he can play but he often has to use painkillers.”

What didn’t work?

“It’s hard to find the right balance. We weren’t particularly sharp. At the end we had Isaksen, Pedro and Zaccagni up front and from the back we started playing long balls, which is hardly our style. We need a bit more sharpness, a bit more physical condition, and a bit more quality.”

On excuses

“There are excuses, like Isaksen’s condition after the Juventus game, and also Vecino who could have started but I had doubts and preferred to wait and bring him on later. This is the result of what’s happened to us in recent months, it’s inevitable.”

Raffaele Morra

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