Torino’s Vlasic after Como defeat: "A tough day for us" | OneFootball

Nikola Vlasic, Croatian midfielder and scorer of Torino’s only goal in the match against Como, spoke at the post-match press conference following the game against Como.

Torino, Vlasic: “Bad game against Como, in Lecce we’ll need a great performance”

Nikola Vlasic, attacking midfielder for Torino, spoke at the press conference after yesterday afternoon’s heavy defeat against Cesc Fabregas’ Como.

Here are the words of the former West Ham midfielder, as reported by tmw:

On the match

“We played a good first half against a strong team, we didn’t allow them to play between the lines. In the second half, when we conceded the 2-1, we let up a bit and after the 3-1 we lost our shape. It’s a bad day for us.

How do we start again now? The coach is right to say that we had six positive results in a row and then played a bad game against Como. Now in Lecce it will be a tough atmosphere against a tough team, we need a great performance.”

On the penalty

“Misunderstanding with Asllani? Either the coach or the staff wrote that I am the first penalty taker, I took the ball and shot. Yes, I was the first penalty taker, it was written in the dressing room: I shoot first, the other second. But he wanted to take it. I had always scored the other penalties, so I took the ball. There’s no problem, these things happen on the pitch.”

On Zapata

“He’s very important, because he’s an extraordinary player and has always made the difference for us. When he’s on the pitch, we all have more confidence. I saw him do well, especially in the first half: he held up a lot of balls and the opponents were almost afraid to face him. I hope he continues like this, he can have a great season. He’s our captain, a strong presence even during the week, always close to everyone in the group.”

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