Sassuolo, Grosso on Pisa: "Thorstvedt can improve further" | OneFootball

Fabio Grosso, coach of Sassuolo, spoke to the club's official microphones at a press conference on the eve of the match against Pisa tomorrow evening at the Mapei Stadium.

Sassuolo, Grosso: “Thorstvedt is a serious guy and I hold him close, Laurientè is picking up the pace”

The World Cup-winning coach in 2006 spoke at a press conference on the eve of the match against his former national teammate Gilardino. Here are his statements, reported by tmw:

On the break

“We rely heavily on daily work. We started several months ago now and try to ride many aspects, and during the break, the workdays increase, and you can do it with more continuity, with less quantity because many players have left, but this time we are happy with how they returned. Everyone came back in excellent physical condition, some even in excellent mental condition, others less so, but we have picked up the thread and hope to continue from where we left off because we come from a beautiful performance and a great result.”

On the goal

“I know how the game works and I don't get into these dynamics. I know our goal, and we work to try to achieve it as soon as possible, knowing that if we are good, we will succeed sooner, but if we are still good, we will achieve it in the end, without making too many calculations because we want to have great energy to make great performances and achieve results from time to time.”

On Thorstvedt

“Kristian is a strong player but still has great room for improvement. He is a serious guy, and I hold him close. Unfortunately for us, he was the one celebrating, he was in Milan, he could have returned earlier, and he had to go back and took a few days off because he was awarded by Norway, but he immediately got back into our mentality to try to perform.”

On Pisa

“Every match is a great emotion, then the memories change based on the opponents. We played two great matches last year, and there are teams that want to maintain what they achieved last year. They come from a nice streak, after a heavy defeat with Bologna, but it would have been different without the expulsion in my opinion. They are a team with a good mentality and organization, we know we will meet an important team, but we trust in our qualities because we know we have the means to achieve a good result. They have maintained their characteristics because they have physicality up front, are dangerous on set pieces, have great mentality during the game, and after a timid start like us, they have come out. Alberto, by adding his touch, has been good at maintaining what was done well last year, they are doing well, but we also want to be present.

We will discover their formation tomorrow because they decide. We can prepare knowing that they can play in various ways, these are things they can do from the start, during the game, we know what awaits us, then the skill is to recognize when it happens and if you can do it together.”

On the defense

“Many dynamics determined the formation we sent onto the field, then I always try not to invent because simple things are the most effective. Not having some players available in the defensive department, some players who might be more central like Walukiewicz and Candé we decided to adapt them on the wing, these are two situations we can propose again as we have two full-backs with quality and drive available, they also enjoy my trust, always knowing that whoever comes in is important.”

On the unavailable players

“I’ll list them, I would rather not because I trust the group, and the guys we have available have the qualities to play a great game. We are not very lucky at this time. Pieragnolo will be out for a long time, Turati this week in a clash suffered a wrist injury. Romagna and Paz are trying to recover and need a few weeks. Skjellerup, Vranckx, and Boloca are still out, but I hope to have them back soon, and then we will see if Volpato will be able to come with us or if he will return to Como.”

On Laurientè

“I hope it can be the match for our offensive players because it increases the chances of getting a good result. Armand is raising his level even in training, and I am happy with how he is picking up the pace, and regardless of whether he starts, comes in, or doesn't come in, he is a guy with great qualities, and I am convinced he will give us a great hand.”

Raffaele Morra

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