Farioli: “Sadly we conceded a goal, lost focus for a moment” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli commented this Thursday on the 1-1 draw against Utrecht, referring to the fourth round of the Europa League group stage. The coach acknowledged that conceding a goal from a set piece is undesirable, but stressed that the outlook is positive since the Dragons still have three more home matches to play.

“In the first half we had two or three chances to score. Unfortunately, we conceded a goal in a moment of lack of concentration. It changed the dynamics of the game and we had to react well. In the end, we lacked the patience to attack in the best way.”

“We played three games at home, had three positive results [away] and we have to keep going.”

“We paid the price at this level [from a set piece] and all the players are exposed to the same dynamics. We took one touch too many instead of shooting.”

The fifth substitution wasn’t used?

“Gabri had a very good game, we were short on the flank, but Borja [Sainz] did well.”

Seven points from four rounds.

“We have to go step by step. We’re going to have tough games, we have to be well prepared.”

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