Cremonese's Nicola: Lads annoyed by late penalty denial, we accept it | OneFootball

After the 1-0 defeat at Torino's home, Cremonese's coach, Davide Nicola, spoke at a press conference, also addressing the controversial penalty not awarded to the grey and reds at the end.

Cremonese, Nicola against the final decision on the penalty: “We accept the decision, but for me it was a penalty kick”

Davide Nicola's Cremonese, after a great start to the championship, fell at the Olimpico Grande Torino against Marco Baroni's team. The former Salernitana coach spoke in the post-match press conference, here are his words, reported by tmw:

On the penalty

“Simeone incident? I saw it, but as always I express my opinion and accept it. According to the rules, for me, it should have been sanctioned and it increased the obstruction. For me, it was to be sanctioned, but it wasn't done and we accept it.”

On the match

“We need to increase experience and mentality, playing here against Toro is not easy and they have important qualities otherwise they wouldn't have had five clean sheets. I am satisfied with our spirit and the desire to play, we need to quickly gain experience and feel that we can be competitive against everyone. It's a pity we didn't draw, we accept it.”

On progression

“Not even Toro. They made some counterattacks when we had several pure forwards, but that's fine with me: we can discover resources and new solutions. We expected a physical game with clashes, they closed the passing lines well. We do self-criticism, so you can improve. If we are faster and more qualitative, we can create more opportunities.”

On Ceccherini

“I am satisfied with the performance, the guys in the locker room were annoyed: it's a source of pride because you understand that they know they can do more. We had Bianchetti's absence, I am happy for Ceccherini: I don't complain if someone is missing, there's always another and everyone must feel important. We had three absences, but that's part of football. I analyze the performance, I liked the spirit and we showed we are competitive. Then there are the merits of the opponents and the incidents.”

On brilliance

“It's not a matter of fatigue, but of the opponent you have in front of you. A player plays the same game, but in some, you are more qualitative: it applies to everyone. The idea is to acquire an identity, today we could have taken away a point and we will analyze how to improve. But incidents are part of the game. I care about the performance, we must keep going like this.”

On the result

“On the field, you saw physicality, we are not: we are learning to play in different ways. The match was played, we played with humility and desire, albeit with less precision. Toro doesn't deserve the ranking they have. The guys had the feeling they could draw, I like this dissatisfaction.”

Raffaele Morra

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.