The German coach satisfied after the draw at the Olimpico against Roma: “We must continue like this”. The Sanremo midfielder: “We have to get the most out of every match”
Genoa – Second game and second draw for Alexander Blessin. The German coach has transformed Genoa: the Grifone now fights, from the first to the last minute. After the 0-0 debut against Udinese, there was a new 0-0 at the Olimpico, against Mourinho’s Roma.
“Against a team like Roma It is not easy to create many chances, they have a very strong physically and quality defense. It was not easy – said Blessin – but as seen against Udinese, we managed to really create 2-3 scoring and we must continue on this path: 2 points and 2 clean sheets mean that the mentality and tenacity are there. All that the team has given, we must carry it forward and continue on this path. The victories will come later but I am very proud of how the team fought. “
The Genoa coach especially appreciated the first part of the match: “In the first 25 minutes we did really well tactically, everything we wanted to do, then we had the problem of recovering a lot of balls and then losing them too soon. Against a football as fast as that of Roma, with a really strong throw-in and counterattack, we lost too many balls in those areas where they then managed to restart, putting us in difficulty. We lost our structure, struggled to defend by attacking and there in the future we have to do even better ”.
At the end of the match, Mourinho was controversial about the goal canceled by Zaniolo in the final, due to Abraham’s foul on Vasquez, found after the intervention of the Var. “I saw the situation after the game on TV – said Blessin – It was a clear foul of Abraham, who set foot on Vasquez. Therefore. if a goal comes out of that situation, there is a foul committed earlier and it is a clear thing. However, I do not want to comment on this episode, the referee is there and I think he was in the right position, in Germany there is not much talk of these episodes “.
Stefano Sturaro is one of the rossoblùs regenerated by the arrival of Blessin. “Very important point – said the Grifone midfielder – We came here to play the game to the best of our ability, knowing that we will meet a very strong team that is fighting for very different goals. We played a good game, fighting together and trying to hurt them on the occasions we had. Even with a little luck in the end, we managed to take a good point home. Blessin brought enthusiasm, concreteness, few concepts and a lot of clarity in what he does. Attacking together, taking risks together, defending ourselves together and trying to get the most out of every situation ”.
Genoa remains in the relegation zone but the team wants to fight for salvation until the end. “If I believe in salvation? We all believe in it, otherwise we would have asked for the sale or to leave – explains Sturaro – Anyone who has stayed here knows they have to do something special. Every race we have to try to score points and today was the proof of that. To perform this half miracle we still have to do something more. To win we still lack something but the commitment is there, we have to go beyond our limits. Today we were playing with a team of a very different classification, but in any field and match we will have to do our best in our favor. The next matches are with teams closer to us and it is normal that they are worth a little more “.
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