Udinese....

28-02-2011

“We don’t think about (“The”?) Champions League… we believe in it”

Francesco Guidolin: “The match lasted only one half. Sanchez was extraordinary”

Guidolin’s Udinese is unbelievable and is breaking all the (without “the”) records. Palermo’s 0-7 is the largest (“greatest”?) result ever in away matches, as well as the tenth useful consecutive result for Udinese (the series (?) was superior only in 1954-55), whereas Sanchez is the first player to score 4 goals in one single match. Yet, the most important fact is that today’s win brings Guidolin’s boys 1 point away from Lazio, defeated in Cagliari and still to (“at”?) 48 points: “I’m saying we have to take care of one opponent at a time – coach Guidolin explains during the press conference -. Today’s success was net (?) but, despite all the goals, it only brings three points. We’ll try and stay where we are as long as we can. (“The”?) Champions League? I don’t want to think about it, we don’t even talk about it, but we do believe in it. Yet, the first three teams remain unreachable to (“for”?) us”.

Did Udinese stop after the seventh goal? “We didn’t hit (??) more as we didn’t want to break any record. The match lasted only one half, we made a good start, with personality. That’s how we meant to play it, and we did it. We showed off our health, legs, quality and physical condition. I’m glad my boys have made me look good, but I had no revenge to take in Sicily”.

Alexis Sanchez will not easily forget his first poker ever: “He’s growing so quickly in the new role I created for him. I believe he will become one of the world’s best number 10 (“10s”?). He is decisive, fundamental, as all the important players are. When he’s between the lines he becomes unmarkable (??), generous and he scores. Today’s 7-0, though, is not all due to him, but to the whole team”.
Today’s result reminds that of 2004-05, when Udinese won in Palermo, back then coached by Guidolin, for 5-1: “Then Palermo were at their first year in Serie A and were running for a placing in Champions League, which was eventually taken by Spalletti’s Udinese. After 10 minutes we had already conceded three goals, I can still taste the bitterness of that match. Yet, at the end of the season we qualified for UEFA. I hope it’s a good sign”.