Bologna: Italiano says two wingers return for Cremonese clash | OneFootball

After the match between Bologna and Salzburg, which ended with a 4-1 victory for the Rossoblù, Italiano spoke at the press conference.

Bologna, Italiano: “Immobile should not fear a relapse, I recover two wingers for Cremonese”

The Bologna coach, Vincenzo Italiano, spoke at the press conference after the European victory against Salzburg 4-1. Here are his words, reported by tmw:

About the match

“The guys lowered their attention at 3-1, and we conceded those 2-3 dangerous actions. It can happen, everything went right, the opposing team was still dangerous, with speed and creativity. The defenders came out fatigued, but they were attentive at crucial moments. The new entries could have allowed us to score more goals, we are all there and a few points from eighth place. In such a tight ranking and with surprising results, we can do our part. We are continuing to do well and must continue like this.”

“Many teams bring in the wingers to create one-on-one situations, they do it on many occasions as seen in the Champions League last year. For the defenders, it's double the effort, as well as for our wingers. However, when you regain possession, you become dangerous and bring players into the area.”

“Others, when they have the ball, look for solutions inside the field with the attacking midfielders. When you regain possession, in a few seconds you have the chance to hurt them. They never waste the ball, so the wingers must be aggressive and ready to counterattack. You have to work well as done today, in Europe no one comes to speculate on the result and they try to hurt you. We have always played against teams with small players who ask for the ball at their feet, we have pushed on counterattacks. In the end, you manage to score many goals, we scored 4 and could have scored more.”

About Bernardeschi

“Federico came from a football with much less rhythm and intensity. When I said he needed to readjust at the beginning and regain rhythm and confidence, well: he has strength, speed, flair, dribbling, shooting. He had developed different habits, now he is making the mental switch to express himself as he always has. Right, left, the player is not in question. He crosses, shoots, scores headers, we need to bring him to a level where he can always give us quality and cover. He has this chase even when there is a need to defend.”

About Dominguez

“He wasn't on the sidelines. When you have five wingers and two start, changing three seems excessive to me. There is always someone who at certain times may play less and be overshadowed by teammates who are performing at their best: Cambiaghi has earned the National team, Orsolini kept scoring, Rowe is a high-level player, Bernardeschi is improving. Benjamin showed his value in Udine and today he came in well. I am happy with the attitude. When you have players like this, the only thing a coach can do is try to give them more chances.”

About the injured and recoveries

“We wanted such a long squad because we knew the difficulties we were going to face. Recovering Rowe and Cambiaghi will be very important, I hope to have them available for the match against Cremonese. Immobile just needs to get out of his head that if he pushes hard he might have a relapse: in recent days I've seen him more relaxed.”

Raffaele Morra

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