The coach ofUdinese Luca Gotti at the resumption of preparation he gave a long interview to the official channels of the Friulian club. Gotti began his interview starting from the form, which could change after Rodrigo De Paul’s farewell: “We all know that in some way the 3-5-2 is a tradition and a trademark of Udinese and I continued to use it to make the most of a player like De Paul. Players like him must be put in a position to be able to perform at their best and in my opinion that is a module that adapts a lot to his abilities. It has positively influenced my choices regarding the system game and I have well in mind what the path must be even if the idea needs to be perfected.
From Paul? Seeing him play with the Argentine national team first confirmed to me that he must play as a midfielder and not as a playmaker or midfielder. In training I often noticed that between him and Stryger Larsen there was a continuous search for a technical dialogue of great value and from there we tried to replicate these dialogues also on the pitch. But I believe that if I had De Paul available in a high-end team, I would have him play as a play. A coach has to try to bring out the best in everyone and at the same time he has to be able to add something to each of them, in the end it benefits the team but this is the coach’s mission.
Wallace? He is a setter, he likes to handle the ball, go back and participate in the maneuver. At the beginning of his experience here I was not satisfied with his performance but when we returned to play after last year’s lockdown he also realized he was not performing at his best and something changed. In any case, I expect a lot from him. Pussetto? History tells us that he is a winger and in his previous experiences he has almost always played in that position, but in my opinion he can also make the first point of depth, always depending on the way you intend to play the team.
Palumbo he is a boy that I brought with me immediately. The first time I saw him play in the students was also his last because from there I brought him to the first team. You can see that he has great qualities and is making his way. Last year he was unlucky with many injuries, with him we did an important physical preparation work, even if the fact remains that he played little. At the moment we are evaluating the possibilities: we could send him elsewhere to accumulate minutes or have him complete the growth path here with us. We all care a lot about him and we are thinking about it very carefully.
In the first year in which I had the opportunity to coach Udinese, here we played with 5 defensive men and 2 strikers. Last year things went differently, I tried from time to time the most suitable solutions to find the balance, always trying to field as many offensive players as I could afford. It is not my intention to barricade or stuff the team of defensive players, far from it. Criticism of the season finale? There are the thoughts of a journalist, those of a fan and those of a coach, it is natural that the first two do not give a positive evaluation of the last 10 races because looking only at the points it can seem a disaster but as a coach I cannot change my evaluation of the team. for this. Both against Juventus and against Bologna we made good performances beyond the result, while we say that in the last three of the league perhaps we could have done better, but all this cannot influence the assessments on the squad. “
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