After the heavy defeat against Juventus in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, Roberto Mancini went to the press room of the Juventus Stadium to comment on the evening in front of journalists.
What went wrong?
“I could have thought we would lose, but not by 3-0. It was a strange game, difficult to decipher, it is exaggerated. In the first half we were in the game but we were low on the pitch. The penalty changed the second half, in which Juve withdrew and waited for our mistakes. We gave them the second goal, this is football.”
The difficulties with getting shots at goal continues.
“That’s how it is at the moment, we find it hard to score goals and make too many mistakes behind. It’s a sensitive moment but this should not make morale go down. Football is like this, it happens at times when everything goes wrong but you have to know how to react. The championship is not compromised.”
What’s your opinion on the midfield and Medel in particular?
“Facing Juve right now isn’t easy, they are in an extraordinary moment. We create little for the attackers. Medel played a good match, he made himself known on the pitch.”
The differences between Juventus and Napoli and who is favorite for the Scudetto? Is Inter still there?
“Right now we have to think about getting points and see after 5-6 games where we will be. Napoli and Juve deserve their position.”
The intention is to get someone to keep things in order in midfield?
“If for five months we were in the lead we did something good. We should not throw everything away, we can still have our say in the league. Finding players who can change the team is not easy.”
The best news is the arrival of Eder, what can he provide?
“He can be beneficial for the other strikers because he is different. He can give something. So far he has scored 12 goals.”
Guarin went to China, are you not concerned when you look at the midfielders in the squad given that there is a clear lack of quality?
“Guarin is different from the others, he is now in China and we can’t do anything. With these players we can reach our goals we had at start the season.”
Murillo’s red card. What do you think?
“There are things that you don’t agree with, but it happens to all the coaches at the end of the game.”
Source: fcinternews.it
