Roma, Ranieri and Dybala in chorus: “Let’s not think about the first leg.”
Roma, Ranieri and Dybala in chorus: "Let's not think about the first leg"
Claudio Ranieri and Paulo Dybala spoke in a press conference on the eve of the Europa League round of 16 return match with Athletic Bilbao. "Whether we will think about the two results out of three? We have to enter the field and play our game knowing that we have a good and tough team in front of us,” the Giallorossi coach began. “If we enter the field with fear or thinking that a draw is good for us, we will lose it. We know what our strengths and weaknesses are, we must try to hide our flaws".
He is echoed by the Argentine striker: "We have a 50 percent chance, for us è as if the game had ended 0-0. We come here to play our game, without thinking about the advantage because it could come back against us. The environment? It will beà very nice to see but we will see it in the first few minutes becauseé then we will focus on the game".
"Qualification as a crossroads? We will only know by living, I ask the boys to erase the previous game every time – continued the Roman coach -. What we did è water under the bridge and no longer grinds. Finished the game tomorrow, I already have all the videos for the game against Cagliari, I reason this way. I don't even remember the result from two days ago and I ask the team as well. I know there's a big game tomorrow, and also on Sunday. What I have to do è get the most out of myself and the team".
"Never scored away with Roma in Europe? I had not paid attention to that… The important thing tomorrow is to qualify, then as a striker he wants to help the team with goals and assists but in these games one must not be selfish. On the Argentine national team, still not è the official list is out, for us è something unique and I hope to go" Dybala concludes.
