Turin, Paolo Vanoli exposes the difficulties and makes an important comparison
The words of Paolo Vanoli
After the scoreless draw with Genoa, Torino è awaited the complicated away match on the field of Empoli, which è returned from the wide victory against Hellas Verona and has already defeated the granata in the Coppa Italia last September. On the eve of the meeting at the "Castellani", the coach of the Piedmontese Paolo Vanoli, among the various topics discussed, dwelt on the moment of difficulty that his team is going through and the impact that the serious injury of Duvan Zapata has had in this period of crisis.
"We are aware that we are going to play on a hostile field, where Torino has not won since 2022, but even the big boys have suffered in Empoli. Many of their goals came in the first half, so it will be fundamental to take the field with the right approach. In the defeat to them in the Coppa Italia, we were too slow in the turn of the ball and in the end we lost on a loose ball. We will face a team galvanized by the wide success with Verona and that will play with a clear head. The important thing for us will be to try to stay mentally inside the game for the entire 90 minutes" began the granata coach.
"We are working hard to solve the problems in the offensive phase. We have to stay high with the fifths, becauseé even without a strong header player like Duvan, crosses stress the opponents. I think Zapata’s serious injury is the main cause of this difficult moment. Manchester City also lost all its certainties when è Rodri passed away. He was a fundamental pillar for this team not only as a scorer but also to make the whole group work well. This però è the past and we have to look forward and look for something different to come out of the difficulties," added the former Venezia coach.
"In the last few games there's been a lack of the leap to turn: we are looking for it with determination, because we deserve something important. We are growing, we proved it in Genoa, and now we need to regain victory and confidence, and we also need to do it quickly, becauseé the margin on the relegation zone è increasingly thin" concluded Paolo Vanoli.
