Sampdoria, Andrea Pirlo doesn’t use half measures

Andrea Pirlo’s statements ahead of Sampdoria-Catanzaro

On the eve of the match against Catanzaro valid for the eighth day of Serie B, Sampdoria coach Andrea Pirlo è expressed himself bluntly about the negative start of the season and the state of form of his team.

"It displeases everyone to see this ranking, but let’s move forward working on the mistakes made trying to find a solution and never lowering our heads. I want a brave team, becauseé only with the strength of the group we can get out of this situation. The championship of Serie B è difficult and every point weighs, so we must get up and make performances worthy of the club we represent" began the Blucerchiato coach.

"It's an important game against a team that has won the C series championship a lot. For us it will be like a final, we need the three points to get out of this difficult period. We need the right attitude from the start, we have been working a lot on the mental aspect and we hope to reap the benefits tomorrow" added the former Juventus coach.

"The boys must understand that the fans è with them. They must not be afraid. For us, playing in Marassi must be an extra push, it must be our strength. However, right now, we are suffering from it. The fans, forò, just have to be thanked becauseé they have done everything to make us feel their support and to push you to give your best to pull out some positive performance" commented Andrea Pirlo.