The Udine now has Turin, Crotone, Cagliari and Benevento on its horizon: “I want maximum commitment”
UDINE. A little ‘Themistocles with the Persians at the gates, a little’ Harvey Specter in the episodes of “Suits”. A bit of a leader, a bit of a lawyer (defender). This is how Luca Gotti experiences the after-game in Bergamo in front of cameras and notebooks to explain the defeat of Udinese.
“Deserved”, but when asked about the Juventus prospects between now and the end of the season he becomes demanding: “We need to score as many points as possible.” And with the same air he shields the baby Braaf for what may be punctual criticisms: “He certainly has qualities,” replied the Contarina coach.
“Usually we manage to do something better,” Gotti said immediately pointing out that, despite the territorial supremacy in the final, he did not like Udinese from Bergamo too much, even if the explanation of an objectively poor match is simple, according to the Juventus coach. «The credit goes to the opponents: Atalanta put strength and quality, especially at the beginning of the two halves. We tried to stay in the game to do something more, but they didn’t risk much ».
“We have rarely been able to take a bit of the pitch,” explained Gotti, putting the Bianconeri’s performance on the scales, unable to restart with the usual quality, in particular with De Paul, disappointing yesterday, perhaps for the first time.
«There were more technical errors than usual, especially in the early stages of the two halves. But it must also be said that some of the players have taken on the responsibility of forcing some plays, ”he adds, returning to wearing the toga of the defense lawyer.
Here come into play the notes to the performance anything but Braaf’s level: «He is good at attacking space. He worked hard, but his opponents also count. I chose to make him play with great mental freedom, in the premises I thought it was a game with certain characteristics, capable of enhancing his qualities, but we never managed to put Atalanta in difficulty ».
All that remains is to look forward. “A technician always tries to make a rational analysis after a defeat, trying to understand what went wrong and taking positive ideas”, concluded the technician with the matches in front of Turin, Crotone, Cagliari and Benevento in which the Udinese must close the salvation discourse. Without relaxing. “I want the maximum possible commitment, our ranking cannot be a point of arrival”. Wise words.
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