Three points and three goals to throw the first seed in the Lazio garden of Sarri. The first year, that of construction, starts with the substance of a much more rounded victory than it should and deserved on the skin of Empoli.
The hard and pure Sarrismo, for now, is seen in flashes. “But I’m satisfied,” says the highest paid technician of the Lotito era. «I don’t want everything immediately, but I expect with time to get close to perfection. My Lazio is under construction ». In Empoli, with the involuntary collaboration of Vicario (guilty on two of the three episodes that shot the race), the first brick not to be despised. «I knew that facing Empoli was not easy – explains Sarri – also because playing at these temperatures is not football, but a parody. I am happy with what I have seen ».
The complete application of Sarrismo in all its dogmas will come. “Normal that she didn’t see herself right away. I caught a glimpse of some hints of good phrasing, with a couple of exits from behind. Over time we will do it more often, but I do not forget that this team comes from a different tactical path. It seems absolutely normal to me that the application of my football is not yet complete, but I see that the group follows me. Similarities with my Naples? That team, also for the completeness of the squad, was much closer to my game ideas. Here it will take a longer period to see it ».
Even if the Serie A of now, compared to that of the Neapolitan three-year period of wonders (from 2015-2018), seems much more oriented towards welcoming the proactive football so dear to the Commander. «The general tendency to play more – reflects Sarri – seems to me to be established and I am sorry that a maestro like De Zerbi has disappeared from here».