Ventura: "The team is with me"

Torino coach Giampiero Ventura analyzes the scorching defeat in Genoa, suffered in a comeback: “Today’s match is different from the last ones. In the first 20 minutes we expressed a very high level of soccer. Then, from the 2-1 penalty we stopped playing, which is a bit of a representation of our entire league. This year, unlike other seasons, we gave away points and games in an unbelievable way, through too much naivety probably. We lost by causing two penalties and taking a goal on a spot kick. When the team is there it can do very well as it did in the beginning where we dominated. We have to improve on this aspect, because the growth of the boys also comes from this. Our goal is to make them understand that things don’t happen by chance but happen because of work, application, mental and physical condition. These matches teach us an infinite number of things,” he explains to Mediaset Premium.

“Would I bring Immobile and Cerci to the national team? The Azzurri jersey has to be earned through performance. Immobile did very well and scored two goals on action. Cerci had a good game, scored two penalties and I am happy for him. They wrote that the team doesn’t follow me anymore? If it didn’t follow me it wouldn’t play the games it has played lately. With Lazio and the first half hour today we did very well. This is not our problem then everyone has his own opinion and makes his own evaluations. What Juventus do I expect in the derby? I just hope that my team plays like the first half hour today. In the first leg against Juve, we deserved to win and we lost at the last second. I would like to find again the Toro I know, capable of doing important things .”