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19.05 – The press conference of Gian Piero Gasperini, Atalanta coach, is scheduled in ten minutes before tomorrow’s match against Manchester United at Old Trafford
19.37 – Gasperini’s press conference begins. “Surely it is a match, like with City and Liverpool, from which we will come out enriched, with something more in our baggage and in our repertoire. The previous matches have been very hard, decisive, they have brought us useful results for the qualifiers. comparisons with the Premier, you play against the top. The level of difficulty is very high, but there is an opportunity for growth “.
With all these absences, is there a risk of a training surprise? “You have the advantage that you don’t risk making a mistake in the formation. It will be much easier not to miss the changes or the eleven, that’s the only advantage I see.”
In the choices, does the desire to always go and try it weigh more or the characteristics of the opponent? “Of course ours are important absences, especially in the same department. This will force us to adapt. But I absolutely do not believe that Atalanta should change nature or pursue adjustments that they have never made. What we have done has led us to play. this kind of competitions “.
We went to Guardiola talking about the dentist, then Tuchel, today Solskjaer … Everyone is talking about the Atalanta model. “I must say that as far as I’m concerned I have received many compliments in recent years. Andreazzoli on Sunday too, Fabio Capello a little while ago. They are the most welcome and the most beautiful, made by colleagues. This recognition is a praise to my work, to my idea of football that I stubbornly try to carry on. It’s not always easy. I have to thank the players, they are the ones who allow a visionary, as I am sometimes called, to achieve results. “
How important is it to face such a tough opponent? “The level of difficulty is very high, the audience also has an added value for Manchester. In terms of hope of overcoming the round, there will be two matches, both tomorrow’s and the one in our house, which will not determine the passage of the round. value to team performance “.
Ronaldo finds an Italian, did he leave a mark in Italian football? “I don’t have to introduce Cristiano Ronaldo, he is an extraordinary player, he has an important ability to achieve. The numbers speak for themselves, he continued to score, lately Manchester in the league has made a few missteps. The team’s value is very high, yes. he also sees in lost games, he is a very dangerous interpreter. We know the difficulty of the game, but this happens at certain levels when you clash with a type of formation “.
In the Premier League, United are not doing very well. “They will have a great reaction, a great audience. This is another competition, at the beginning of the season we have to run into some negative results. I also saw against Leicester, they had an excellent first half. There are also the opponents, of value. We play against a great team, I don’t think they have any crisis or difficulty for having lost a match. “
How much has Atalanta changed from City-Atalanta two years ago? “We made a path where we reached the Champions League both last year and this year. With City it was a hard lesson, we found the resources to regroup and reconfirm. There will be five players missing, it’s my only regret: Hateboer , Toloi, Gosens, Djimsiti and Pessina. They are very important for the contribution they have given to play these games. We have solutions, but I am sincerely sorry. “
19.54 – End of Gasperini’s conference.
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