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20.50 – In a few minutes the Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini will speak at Sports Festival to talk about the Nerazzurri’s businesses under his management.
21.10 – Intervention by the Nerazzurri coach has begun.
What was the worst moment of Covid?
“The hardest moment was when we returned from Valencia, Bergamo was another city. There was an air of war. You could only hear sirens, you could read dramatic situations”.
How did you experience the moment?
“I had Covid-19 without knowing it, with great fear. It happened to a lot of people, I had problems for a few days, but I had no respiratory problems. I was shaking because it happened to anyone, at any time. All this was unimaginable “.
As soon as he arrived he lost 4 out of 5 games.
“After the match against Crotone in Pescara we left. We were in Francavilla to do the finishing and I made some different choices, I had included a few young players. It was a very heavy morning. I was very close to Atalanta in 2011. They talked to me about a center forward, Denis, but then that year I went to Inter there. ”
The Papu said: “Sometimes I would kill him, but I love him very much.”
“It hasn’t always been all sunshine and roses Papu he has always had very strong values, we have always tried to work for Atalanta. The Papu tended to train little, in his mentality it is like that even if now he doesn’t skip a workout. There were some moments of tension, but the moments of friction were few. It was a great help, it helped me in the relationships in the players. ”
Palomino said that Gasperini is crazy: what do you say?
“He had other habits, but he really followed me a lot: he tried a different football. His way of understanding football was to defend and limit, but his participation was limited. It wasn’t easy, he arrived already mature: to be able to influence with players already trained it is never easy. He is still extraordinary even today in training. He may seem less skilled in building the game, but he has grown a lot from this point of view. ”
He turned football into a theatrical show.
“It is I who must thank the players, for their availability. They liked my way of playing. For example, Gollini’s best interventions were the readings in advance, his ability to be a reference. The evolution of his The role was extraordinary, he is a modern goalkeeper: one of his best qualities is that of being a goalkeeper who plays with the team. The credit goes to the players. ”
De Roon says Atalanta has bridged the gap thanks also to training.
“I think our team is made up of top level players. For a long time we have been told that we run more, but we are average. The technical values are level, otherwise you won’t score 98 goals. You need condition, but also quality. My idea of football is to involve everyone, I think there has been a lot of application by the boys. We train a lot with the ball, the main part is this. ”
In Milan, the three-way defense with her on the bench was considered a heresy.
“It was considered a bit of a heresy. Now Inter themselves, Roma, Juve, Lazio play with a three-man defense. I had used it in Genoa, it is a better way to build the game from behind. Times have passed, then the results have shown it. In Europe they say it is not yet like that, but I have learned this in Europe “.
The locker room?
“I am not one who watches the players off the pitch. It is important to find yourself in the locker room: the key note is that there is no out-of-line behavior inside. The players are the first to do so: if someone makes a mistake, they are the first to Take it back. Ownership also has these values. Behavior and education are fundamental: when you represent Atalanta you have to behave appropriately, they are the first not to accept strange things “.
How will you face the exciting challenges of the Champions League?
“Last year the desire to go to these historic, even for the fans. In the end it was not like this, this year we go to play at Anfield and with Ajax, against teams that have won the Champions League. The Dutch school has influenced my vision a lot, they contributed a lot to my training. We meet some sacred monsters, but we get there not only with the ambition to make a good impression, but also with that of getting through the shift “.
Is Ilicic back?
“He comes back. I was one of the most skeptical, but now I’m confident because he’s giving incredible answers, I think he’ll be back very soon. If I go back over these years there are so many incredible things. , but the team has grown and the values have been transmitted among the players, even among those who are not from Bergamo or Italy. Lammers and Miranchuk have already understood the spirit of belonging “.
21.58 – The intervention of the Atalantine coach Gian Piero Gasperini has ended.
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