Parma, Fabio Pecchia doesn’t mince words

Fabio Pecchia’s words ahead of Venezia-Parma

On the eve of the match against Venezia valid for the ninth day of Serie B, Parma coach Fabio Pecchia presented the match during the usual pre-match press conference.

"It will be a match of pace, because Venezia keeps the pace high and in the box shows its strength with its attackers. We must be good at maintaining the same intensity as them and have more control of the game as we did in Cremona. As an environment we will find a hot and charged, pushingà. Tactically they have changed something from last season. They will try to exploit their qualities to attack the area strongly. We will be able to draw the first conclusions in May. All teams want to win against us, because of our history and our coat of arms. We will just have to focus on maintaining this level of play" began the coach of the Rossoblù.

"Estévez will not beà with us. There'è no indispensable player, only the soul and team spirit are indispensable. Simon has a quality that he has always had. A lot of times, in the 4-2-3-1, he è more near the point, but in the national team and in his past he played as a midfielder, able to attack space and restart. This then allows him to cover the field and turn over the action with strength and quality. If each player continues to grow, I believe the whole team will be able to make the qualitative leap " added the Ducali's coach.

In conclusion, Fabio Pecchia wanted to send a message of closeness to the victims of the accident that happened in Venice mestre in recent days: "The first thought for the away match in Venice makes me feel a feeling of deep sadness for the accident that there's been, because it's of an absolute gravity, thinking about what's happened. The club would like to show its sympathy to the victims and family members".