Atalanta, Bellanova to Sky: Always learn from the best | OneFootball

Europe’s top competition returns to Bergamo. Just a few months after their disastrous elimination in the Champions League playoffs, Club Brugge is back to face Atalanta away in the most prestigious European tournament. During the long pre-match coverage, Raoul Bellanova, defender of the Lombard club, spoke to Sky Sport Italia.

Atalanta-Club Brugge, Bellanova’s words: “You must always learn from those who are stronger than you”

Atalanta vs. Club Brugge will kick off a long Tuesday of UEFA Champions League action. Atalanta starts again against the Belgian bogeyman, who, in the last edition of the top European competition, caused the elimination of the team then coached by Giampiero Gasperini. During the extended pre-match coverage, Atalanta defender Raoul Bellanova spoke to Sky Sport Italia, focusing on some important topics concerning his team.

Here are the words of the former Torino and Milan defender: “It’s not easy to change coach after so many years playing a certain way with a certain manager. Obviously, the beginning wasn’t the simplest, but I think it was normal for it to be that way. Then, little by little, we started to understand the mechanisms, we’re getting into the coach’s mindset, and the last few matches show that we’re finding our balance, our plays. Now we have to keep going like this.”

“With the coach, we always do a lot of them, and often they last a long time. Plus, we have an app: every player receives specific videos about the opponents they’ll face. For example, I get clips of the wingers I’ll be up against, while the central defenders receive footage of the strikers. Together with the match analysts, we try to analyze them as best as possible. What did we learn from the trip to Paris? We faced great champions, and you must always try to learn from those who are stronger. We know we didn’t play one of our best matches, but, as you said, even in defeat you always have to take away whatever positive remains.”

Vincenzo Schiavo

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