Farioli insists the team comes first, urges everyone to raise their game | OneFootball

Gabri Veiga and Rodrigo Mora on the field at the same time: “The possibility is there and it was there before the last game. It’s something I had in mind from the beginning, to be honest. Then, it’s about finding the right moment and the right type of game. The most important thing is that the team is competitive.”

Commitment and demands: “Samu received two yellow cards, one for celebrating a goal by Luuk and another for celebrating a goal by Deniz. On one occasion, I almost argued with him because he was too excited. That’s the kind of atmosphere we need to have. Without the yellow cards, but that’s the environment we need. Samu is a great example of helping the team with different demands, because we ask a lot from the forwards—to press, to help the team defend. What they’re doing are very good examples of where the team is at. If I close my eyes, in the last three games, I remember three or four moments when Rodrigo and Gabri ran back 50 meters to recover a lost ball. If we want to keep moving forward at a certain pace, that’s what we need. The message is very clear: the team comes above everything.”

Overloaded schedule: “It’s a challenge for all players and coaches of big teams. In the coming weeks, we have the possibility of playing between 30 and 32 games, if we do our job well, which means we’ll have to play every two or three days. That’s why, at this moment, what I call invisible training has become even more important—in other words, things that don’t happen on the pitch, but are around it. How we eat, sleep, recover, meetings. All of this will make a difference, which is why I’m very pleased with the level of the team, with everyone’s professionalism, because there aren’t many secrets to getting closer to success. For me, the key to success is to work harder than others or, if possible, better than others, to set the standards as high as possible.”

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