The Grifone coach on the eve of his coach Mourinho’s debut on the bench against Roma tomorrow night at Ferraris: “I respect him as a coach and as a man – assures the Ukrainian – they are dangerous, we will miss Criscito so much”
Genoa – “Would salvation with Genoa be like winning a Scudetto? No, more, counts as a Champions League“And if Andriy Shevchenko says it, who really won the Champions League, the comparison takes on an even deeper value. On the eve of his debut on the Grifone bench (tomorrow night at Ferraris, 8.45pm) against Roma in Mourinho, the Ukrainian coach, makes it clear how much he cares about his rossoblù challenge: “I hope the enthusiasm of the people helps us, we need the twelfth man on the pitch and I’m sure we will play a good match.”
In the press conference on the eve, Sheva explains: “I smile because in Genoa it is sunny and we need optimism even though we have many injuries. We will miss the captain, Criscito, very much for quality and importance within the team. responsibility of Pegli’s pitch for injuries. I have already talked about it with the club and now we have to think about training, before Christmas they will do the jobs “.
Shevchenko has to deal with numerous absences, starting with Criscito and Caicedo himself: “Right now I’ll have to adapt my ideas to the players I have. And for this reason, tomorrow you will see the game system most congenial to the players that I have available. We are looking for compactness. Pandev? Fantastic and available player, we’ll see if he plays tomorrow. “
The Genoa coach then spoke about the relationship with Josè Mourinho: at Chelsea it did not go well between the two, but Sheva cites the Portuguese as one of his teachers: “Beyond what has been written, I have great esteem for Josè as a coach and as a man. If he made me play little at Chelsea it is because I had had many injuries and he has always been clear and honest with me that he played who was in the best condition. Beyond the latest results, Roma are a very strong team, dangerous in set pieces and who know how to create many chances. “
At home Rome, the eve was shaken by two cases of positivity to Covid: the midfielders Cristanti and Villar. The two players, both vaccinated, as the Giallorossi club announced “are well and are in isolation at home as per protocol”.
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