Genoa, Alberto Gilardino sounds the charge ahead of Verona
Genoa, Alberto Gilardino sounds the charge ahead of Verona
Last challenge before the break for Genoa fresh from its success in Monza. Tomorrow against Verona at the Ferraris will also be the first match after the close of the market.
"I am happy that the market is closed and I am happy with the players who have arrived and those who have remained,” stressed Rossoblù coach Alberto Gilardino. È natural that there was the desire and the intention to complete the roster in some departments where we are now lacking in numbers due to some injuries. So I can say that on the one hand there'è happiness for this group and on the other hand regret for not having completed the roster".
In fact, there are six players that the Rossoblù coach will have to do without for tomorrow’s challenge against Zanetti’s Gialloblù. They are Ankeye, Norton-Cuffy, Miretti, Bani, Zanoli and Matturro. But the first two performances, a draw with Inter and a win in Monza, can only bode well for the more than 30,000 expected at the Ferraris.
"Yesterday I was watching Inter-Atalanta and I went over our of match against the Nerazzurri and I must say that the boys really did something extraordinary. We are those especially if we maintain that attitude, mentalityà and that ferocity. We are, we can and must be just that". Facing a Verona with two faces, they beat Napoli in the first round and lost to Juventus in the last round.
"We meet a team that for six championships è in A and in the last five seasons has achieved important results. So we have to have respect for this team keep our attention and mentality high and then we will ask for help from our people because we need their support. It will not be an easy match but we will have to maintain a great mental focus and be good at determining inside the match and especially at reading what kind of match it will be. But it will be important when needed also to be able to change strategy as the game goes on, to shape ourselves over the 90 minutes”.
