MODENA. He looked sorry mister Andrea Sottil for the defeat against Monzagained despite what he defined as the best first half of the season and caused by defensive lapses. «There is certainly some regret because I believe that today was clearly the best first half this year, played against a very strong team. In my opinion we also deserved the double advantage and this is one of our problems because when we create a lot we have to try to close out these matches, especially against opponents of this caliber. In the first half the team played very well, then after a harmless cross and corner we were caught unprepared so it’s our fault. We are disappointed for not having closed this first part of the journey with at least a draw.”
Sottil’s analysis
What made the negative difference yesterday were the defensive errors on the two goals. «For me the defensive phase and the table of goals conceded are fundamental to achieving prestigious goals. We are among the best defenses in the championship together with a few other teams, but on the first goal there was a wrong positioning. As a staff we work a lot on details and videos and if you concede a goal because the opponents were better you accept it, so instead it causes anger. Even the kids know it. However, I am confident because with performances of this level and the willingness to improve we will soon be back to scoring points.”
Massolin’s replacement
What certainly generated some discontent was the replacement of Massolin, the best on the pitch up to that point. «Massolin played about 70 minutes at a high level in both phases and was very tired. In my opinion you should never lose your balance, especially in midfield and against these types of teams. I put Pedro Mendes on the field and we ended up with Pyyhtia who is an attacking midfielder and Di Mariano who is a wide forward.” The first round for Modena ends without victories in direct matches, with the exception of the match against Empoli, and with 4 defeats in the last 5, but Sottil did not say he was worried.
future south
«I am not a person who looks for alibis because in football and in life they are useless for growing, but no one asked us to win the championship. If we analyze the defeats, except for the one against Reggiana who are a team inferior to us in terms of squad, we lost against Cesena and Catanzaro who made the playoffs last year and kept the same coach and the same system and against Venezia and Monza who are two battleships who were in Serie A last year. Ours is a new project, we had an extraordinary first part of the season and the numbers tell us that in the last few games we haven’t collected as much as we would have liked, but we have to remain calm. Now we will go to rest not happy for our fans and for our club, but we must maintain clarity and the only path I know is that of work.”
The opponent and ex on duty
At the end of the match the Monza coach, Paolo Biancotwo years ago at the helm of Modena, expressed his opinion regarding president Rivetti and the square. «The president is a person to whom I am very close and who has taught me a lot in a short time. Returning to Modena had a certain effect on me because I have a lot of respect for this place which has a wonderful Curva, even if it rightly booed me, and I believe that with the Rivetti it will soon arrive in Serie A.”
