Roma, Gian Piero Gasperini doesn’t want to hear about Scudetto
So Gian Piero Gasperini, Roma coach, in the press conference after the victory against Udinese: “Right that people dream, we arrive at this break first in the standings, it is a source of pride and great satisfaction for the people, we are happy for the joy of the fans. This enthusiasm is contagious, we feel it and we take everything there’is”.
“Do we talk about the Scudetto in the locker room? No, we play every match wanting to give our best. We don’t talk about goals, the standings are short: there are phases, we will play 9 games in a month between December and January. I want to do well with the team and for people to live from these nights”.
“It was not an easy game, Udinese is a very good team and very physical. We managed to keep high tempo, the start was difficult because they were looking for the aerial game. We dominated the match, it makes me particularly satisfied with this match because I realize the difficulty”.
“Being first at the break is a nice gift to our fans, I saw great joy and great choruses, it is very nice for us. I didn’t expect to be at this point, when you start it’s hard to make predictions, but you gather what you have and then see what comes up. The market? For now it’s good, everyone is working hard and growing. We manage to have a good offensive phase, but the biggest credit goes to the guys.”
“I found a very willing group, with great ambition, from the beginning we worked well. The fact of playing the Europa League helped us, we tried many things and now we are ahead of weeks ago. The important thing is that the fans are happy with the team, then the league is long.”
These, on the other hand, are the words of Friuli coach Kosta Runjaic: “It was a different game from last year, we played with pride. Then in the second half we conceded an easy goal, the difference was also made by the untaken chance by Zaniolo. We tried until the end, we had chances.
“At halftime I told the boys to get back on the field and give their best, in the first half we didn’t expect to have a lot of ball possession. I was hoping Zaniolo would score that one chance that came his way in the second half. But it is never easy to play against Roma, one of the top teams in Serie A”.
