Making a statement at the press conference held after the match played at Chobani Stadium, the Italian coach stated that the system should not be discussed in a match where bilateral matches are lost.
Stating that they cannot play with a diamond formation every week and that it is easy to play against this system, Tedesco said, “Cherif is a clear center forward. I have always mentioned that he is a young player, not only for the future, but Cherif was not our problem tonight. He tried a lot this evening, made deep runs, pressed and played intensely. He made quick decisions at some moments, but this is a normal process. He also got a chance at the beginning of the second half. You cannot play with the diamond formation every week. It is easy to play against him. Today “We played 4-4-2, but it didn’t work, there wasn’t enough intensity. We lost every bilateral match. If you lose the bilateral match, there is no point in talking about the system.” he said.
Stating that Milan Skriniar’s injury looks serious, Tedesco continued as follows:
“If you see how we conceded the first goal, it says a lot about it. We lose the ball, we lose the one-on-one fight, then another one. They shoot, it hits and the goal is scored. We definitely deserved to lose this match. One team played well, the other team played badly. I was not happy with the left side, so I changed 2 players. Mert, we played an intense match against Trabzonspor. He had run out of energy physically, so I wanted to put new players. Nene was also overloaded. That’s why “We have to deal with this situation somehow, but we should not blame this person. Sometimes it is normal, your battery runs out, your strength decreases. You saw this team, they were very ahead physically. We felt this in every match.”
Explaining that they expected physical pressure and prepared solutions for it but were not successful, Tedesco said, “We started playing the long ball very early. Sometimes you feel the pressure, but when you look at the details, we were not under that much pressure. We were not brave enough. Frankly, we did not have a good match. Talisca played the 2nd striker. We wanted to draw Marco in from the wing. On paper, he was the right winger. He could not score a score today, then we started to question his position. Marco moved from the right to the central 10. Talisca played the typical 2nd striker. He just played the second striker. “We wanted to go not only with the four players in the box but also with Talisca. We could not bring our passing game there. We had good players against us. Kerem, Marco, Nene can also play in the league. It was difficult for Oğuz, he will always get a chance.” made his assessment.
Reminding that Skriniar and Oosterwolde will not be present in the match in England and emphasizing that this will pose a problem, Tedesco concluded his words as follows:
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