It was a disappointed Walter Mazzarri who was interviewed by Sky: “Even today we played well against a very physical team that was focused and even ‘mean’. It’s never easy to get a result. But if you look at the total we did more: we could have won. More than anything, you can’t give away goals when you have the lead. We need to be more clinical when we play well.”
Alvarez said you weren’t smart: Do you agree?
“Even he pulled to the right when he went in deep. You can’t make the wrong decisions, we are a great team and we need clarity. Now we are also on the basics where we’re missing Milito: he’s the one who best would have been able to take advantage of all this playing advantage. The studs? Absurd to see so many fall in Serie A… I’d say they were amateurs. And we also slipped in important situations. You must grow in many ways if you want to fight to be in the top.”
How is Handanovic doing?
“He said he couldn’t play on, the doctor told me that he received a high hit. I don’t think it’s serious, tomorrow we will examine him properly, in the heat of the moment, it is never easy.”
Compared with the matches against Torino and Cagliari, today you had a little more difficulties.
“Yes, I agree. This is a difficult pitch, Atalanta is a good team: Denis is one of the best strikers in the league. Even in Napoli with us, he was always very good, although less polished. Now he’s got securit and always scores goals in front of the keeper. Apart from this, I must also give credit to others, and I praised Colantuono and Marino. After spending much energy against Verona, we weren’t the same as usual, even when it came to our pressing. But is not an excuse.”
Did you lose fluency in the game with two strikers?
“Alvarez was exhausted, the substitution of Handanovic punished us a bit. I don’t think that it depends on two strikers, more than anything else, we fell back slowly but surely, for every minute that passed.”
Kovacic and Alvarez changed position: can the reason be that Alvarez gives more guarantees in the defensive?
“Yes, both for this reason and because Ricky runs more. Mateo played a very good first half, but it seemed to tear a little more on him physically.”
Source: fcinternews.it
