Cremonese v Bologna: Nicola upbeat, Zerbin returns | OneFootball

On the eve of the match between Bologna and Cremonese, Cremonese’s coach, Davide Nicola, spoke at a press conference.

Cremonese, Nicola: “Bologna is an aggressive and fast team, it’s a pleasure to face them right now”

The former Salernitana coach, Davide Nicola, spoke at a press conference on the eve of tomorrow night’s match against Bologna. Here are his words:

On the match

“First of all, I’m very happy to be facing Bologna at this moment, because in the last few games we have faced or will face Juventus, Roma, and Bologna, three teams that push you to take important steps forward. Bologna hasn’t lost at the Dall’Ara since September and is coming off 12 consecutive positive results: they are a fast, aggressive team that plays football. They are a strong side that allows us to continue to understand that against certain opponents, quality and speed of execution become important. It will be crucial to be quick in repositioning and overturning the play.”

On Bologna

“Let’s start by saying that Bologna is equipped to play a different kind of league and with different objectives; we can’t call them outsiders since they’ve been among the very top in the standings for years. When they change a player, they have others suitable for their level, which doesn’t surprise me: what surprises me is the hunger they have in attacking spaces, something every coach would want. The purpose of football matches is enjoyment, so the speed of play and the ability to set up a move to finish. We are trying to instill this mentality in the boys; our path is a bit different from Bologna’s, and so are the timelines for improvement, but this is the ideal match to compare ourselves from this point of view because it forces us to think faster.”

On the recoveries

“For this match, we’ve been able to recover Zerbin, Silvestri, and Moumbagna, who is clinically fine and is training with us even though he’ll need another week at higher intensity since he’s been out for a while. We’re bringing him with us because, mentally, it’s important for him to get a taste of our league again.

Pezzella and Grassi had already been working with the team for a couple of weeks, and to help them regain form, the best way was to get them back on the pitch. We’ll try to do the same with the others, except for Moumbagna, who will be fully back next week. This has allowed us to have alternatives even in training, something we didn’t have before. If there are two players for each position, there’s healthy competition and the match can stay at a certain level, and we need this.”

Raffaele Morra

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