Atalanta-Celtic: Gian Piero Gasperini doesn’t want to let the opportunity slip away
The words of Gian Piero Gasperini
These are the statements of Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini ahead of the home match at the Gewiss Stadium against Celtic, scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 6:45 p.m.
"These last two wins have turned the standings around, but this è another competition. The points start to be heavier on the third day, we already have the opportunity to consolidate a better ranking in the Champions League as well" began the coach of the orobici.
"In Champions you have to be careful becauseé there are some top teams against which if you make a mistake in the match you can really concede goals, there are teams that in attack have very high values. We will never make the mistake of taking into consideration a bad game of theirs. We will have to be very careful. Celtic è a team used to playing to win, they have fast players, we will have to play a very good game to try to win. The players among them have similar characteristics, they are fast. They attack with many men, we will have to be very good at holding up their speed and their scoring streak" continued the former Genoa coach.
"There are very strong teams in the Champions League, when we had our first experiences where we conceded a lot of goals we learned something, but we never gave up our way of seeing soccer. We discover our size every year through evolution and the inclusion of new players. We can hardly replicate the previous season, we discover it all by playing. Definitely we have to grow and improve each time. Champions è the competition that helps us the most to improve in the league. If we have depth and ability to grow, competitions like the one with Celtic will help us make a qualitative leap.
added the Nerazzurri coach.
"We will have to deal with an emergency in defense, especially regarding Hien and Kolasinac. We will see after finishing how they will be and if they will be available. We have already said a lot about Mateo. He canò do even moreù and improve a lot" concluded Gian Piero Gasperini.
