Atalanta, the anger of Gian Piero Gasperini and Charles De Ketelaere
Atalanta, the anger of Gian Piero Gasperini and Charles De Ketelaere
Soì Gian Piero Gasperini on the penalty awarded against Atalanta in the 4th round of the Champions League first leg playoff: "An episode that completely distorts the course of the match. It puts us in a position to win by more than a goal difference.
A free gift to the Bruges. The result è was conditioned by an episode that you hardly see in Europe. But it will serve è however, more freshness in the return, in the end their game was reduced to throwing the goalkeeper"; forward.
Gasperini returns to Hien's alleged rant at Nilsson: "Evidently the problem is transferring from Italy. It gives the dimension of what è soccer has become today: something totally outside the conception of insiders and fans, in a soccer led by people who have twisted the rules – the coach's accusation. No rules certainty, dubious contacts, crazy theatrics to get cautions and penalties. No longer è the sport of before, è the sport of half-heartedness. A welter where everyone tries to get the most out of the situation of the moment".
On the match in sé, Gasperini admits that it was not the best Atalanta: "A first part certainly in difficulty; favoring dangers, we went under then we took them back. In the second half we had three sensational chances to win the game after only one shot by Bruges, which è a good team".
The Nerazzurri coach laments the'absence of alternatives up front: "We have been playing in difficulty for so many games, what more do we have to squeeze out of them? Kolasinac and Lookman are out, whom we hope to recover soon, Scalvini and Scamacca are now finished with the season. We finish games with attacking midfielders".
Instead, these are the words of former great Charles De Ketelaere, who returned to play for Bruges after leaving his hometown team in 2022 before landing: "I was away but I saw that the referee was very arrogant. He was not talking and giving yellows to everyone. As soon as I saw the picture of the penalty I thought that if you ask a hundred people no one would say that è penalty. Hien was in front. No one would give that penalty. It hurts to lose like that, at the last. It è not fair".
