Como, Fabregas tempers excitement: “Winning in Italy is incredibly tough” | OneFootball

Como continues to surprise and holds tight to a seventh place that, for a team that only arrived in Serie A last season, is worth more than just a fleeting snapshot. The standings show that the Champions League zone is not a mirage and that Fabregas’s team has entered the race with a naturalness that few expected. But the club, which today boasts the richest ownership in Italian football, knows well the pitfalls of the league and does not want to be swept away by premature illusions.

Como, Fabregas praises Bologna: “A clear model of how to play in Italy”

Fabregas, meanwhile, continues to maintain a cautious approach. In the press conference, the coach reiterated a concept he has repeated since the start of the season: “Winning in Italy is very, very difficult. It’s not just me saying it, but many people, coaches I talk to who play in the Champions League and ask me what we’ve done or what kind of team we are. Scoring here is very difficult, because of how teams defend in Italy. Winning is very difficult, it’s a very complicated league. And to score goals up front, you need very clear ideas.”

The Spanish coach then broadened the discussion to the entire league, identifying a single true dominant force: “For me, Bologna is a very clear model of how to play and attack in Italy. You can’t compare football from the past to today’s game. Pippo Inzaghi? He didn’t defend much, he waited for his moment, like my son. Now the striker has to do much more. Right now I don’t see teams that are so dominant, except for Inter, who are more dominant in the league. You can see they have a lot of strength, in many parameters and in many areas of the pitch. We are working on new solutions.”

Andrea Alati

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