Farioli: “He was a sub, now facing players worth 80 or 90 million” | OneFootball

Kilometers covered in the match against Manchester City: “To play at Champions League level, you need to understand the rhythm of the game, because players have to grasp the density of open spaces. In terms of the team’s work, I couldn’t have been more satisfied than I was with that match. Last season, we almost always ran more than all our opponents, but the team handled the rhythm very well.”

Fofana’s condition: “I’ll say the same thing I said about Santi. He arrived in the final days of the transfer window and came with an injury from Rennes, on top of having had a very short summer. He is a very physical player, he needs to be match-fit, and I don’t see him being able to start. The international break will be crucial for him to get back to the level he was at last season.”

Moments that marked the clash with City: “As for the viral clips from the game against City on social media, they didn’t earn us any points. We had good moments and good plays, but going viral is not enough to win. When we get players like Oskar or Samu back, it will be possible to freshen up the team, because it is not easy to keep up this rhythm all the time without rotating. For example, it is not easy for William Gomes to maintain this pace at this intensity. Last year, he was a player who was used to coming on for the last 30 minutes, and this can lead to a certain mental burden. He was a substitute and now he has been playing against players who cost 80 or 90 million. I played my first Champions League match, just like Alberto and Gabri, who also made their debuts and delivered great performances. That is why I said we played a fantastic match. Now City is in the past, we have last season’s game in our memory, and now we want to win.”

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