Udinese’s Runjaic: Atta out for two weeks, big blow before Genoa | OneFootball

In anticipation of Udinese-Genoa, a match valid for the fourteenth day of Serie A, the coach of the Friulani, Kosta Runjaic, spoke to the press during the usual pre-match conference.

Udinese, Runjaic ahead of Genoa: “Atta's absence takes a lot from us, he will be out for about two weeks”

These are the statements from the Friulani coach: “We started the week badly, some of our players were a bit sick due to the flu and we didn't prepare well for the Coppa Italia match. We left for Turin later, it's not an excuse, but we were coming from an important match against Parma and facing another important game with Juventus. We weren't at our best and it's a match with little to say, perhaps it was the worst match, in the first half, since I've been here, speaking in terms of energy brought to the field. However, we must consider that we were facing Juventus, who approached the game well. We didn't start the week well, then we rested, and now we feel better. There was an open training session, with Inler's speech opening the training and presenting us to the fans, who were able to take some photos and get autographs with the players.”

“It was very nice, the weather was optimal, I hope we can use this energy to start the next week in the best way by transferring this energy onto the field, starting from what we did with Parma. We want to put energy and passion into the game with Genoa. Atta got injured and perhaps it was also linked to his not optimal health condition due to the virus, but I didn't want to change 10 out of 11 against Juventus, because maybe if things had gone well, we could have advanced. Unfortunately, besides the defeat, we lose the boy for about two weeks.”

“Atta's absence certainly takes something away from us this season, but when a player is missing, there can be opportunities for others, the boys know this well. There are always reflections on being flexible, but lately, with the defense of 3, we have experienced good phases, even if maybe we haven't managed to do everything well over the 90 minutes. We lost Kristensen for a period, then there is a very young player like Palma who, against Juventus, provided a performance of personality throughout the match. We then brought in young players like Bertola and Goglichidze. We often test the line of 3, but this doesn't mean we don't try other things as well. Compared to last year, we have changed, and apart from Kabasele, this year's defensive department is the youngest in Udinese's recent era. The goal is for the boys to provide consistent performances, after the game with Juventus I spoke with the more experienced players so that they could convey our thoughts in the best way, often we fail to express the best of our abilities and we need to work to find consistency and score as many points as possible, especially at home.”

Vincenzo Schiavo

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