Genoa – Roberto D’Aversa replays the derby of the Lanterna after 7,557 days. The first, on April 2, 2001, as a footballer. «Lost, I remember above all an opportunity to equalize that I had at the end of the first half. I wasn’t lucky… I remember the exceptional environment, the full stadium… I envy my players a little ».
The second tonight: «In this period there has been a lot of chatter around us, we talked about Sampdoria more for other situations than for the pitch. There is no better match than the derby to make us talk about exclusively for the sporting result“.
D’Aversa addressed a reflection, “to Ferrero and his family, I hope that the situation will be resolved as quickly as possible“. And he set a priority: «Beating Genoa. Because derbies must be won. A success to be dedicated to the president, the club, my boys and the fans. An enormous opportunity, for real men to fully understand the moment of difficulty and to come out of it as real men. I don’t remember such an opportunity in the past ».
He excludes that the result of the Stracittadina could suffer from the fear of a defeat that would inflict, on the loser, a severe blow to morale as well as to the standings: “Fear is a term we don’t like. There must be the right concern. Like the centometrists who are concentrated before leaving, with a tension that at the moment of the start translates into a maximum effort. We have to think about ourselves, be good regardless of the ranking position. For the race itself, for the rest of the championship, for everything we went through this week. We have plenty of reasons ». Too many …
“The approach phase is a match within a match. It must be faced with intelligence, without being overloaded. The tactical aspect will count for little, we will win with other aspects, the desire to win every contrast, to make the extra sprint … to be superior to the opponent ».
5,801 days have passed since the last time he faced Shevchenko, in a Siena-Milan 0-3 with a second goal scored by the Ukrainian: «Genoa always makes a 5-3-2 with him. If they have difficulties, we will see them in the game. Surely in their preparation for the matches there is always the underlining that some players are missing, unlike us who have never looked for excuses from the start of the championship in that respect and we won’t do it this time either ».
The defeat against Lazio, especially the disconcerting first half, shouldn’t affect expectations: «We kept working on our mistakes, to reduce them, a fundamental aspect for improving performance and ranking. In these days we have often confronted the boys, in their eyes I see the determination of those men who want to get out of this situation and who know the importance of this match ».
A couple of training doubts, Yoshida or Ferrari, Caputo or Quagliarella, “we will evaluate, also with the medical staff and with them. But we cannot afford particular situations ». D’Aversa does not want to consider this derby as an opportunity to sweep away the company’s doubts about him. And also the criticisms of some of the fans: «We know what happened to us, I can’t afford to think about the rumors, I have many other problems to think about. Surely that of beating Genoa ».
In the past, Giampaolo already played a derby from inside or outside, in his first season, winning it: «Here you have been giving me all-in since after Udinese. As for the criticism, I am vaccinated, I have the fifth dose. We do not even address this discourse, I repeat I have other problems. If the victory were to arrive I would be happy but not for my situation … or at least I would leave it in last place ».
The message for the fans: «Their presence is essential, not only in the city, on the streets, but also in the stadium, without wanting to enter their dynamics. In the various encounters we have had, they have always shown closeness to me, but in this moment to get out of the storm you have to be compact on this ship, each with his oar, with his share of responsibility ». –
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