25-04-2012
Pinzi: “We must believe”
Udinese are feeling really sad after the home defeat
suffered today. “We have failed another important occasion – says Udinese
midfielder Giampiero Pinzi -. We feel bitter because we could have jumped
onwards today. After the first goal Inter have punished us (“punished us”?).
It’s a pity because we had made a very good start”.
Cold comfort: Lazio have been defeated in Novara.
“They are similar to us. No match is easy in the Serie A, and Novara has told us so. Roma themselves, who had played a great match against us, has (here they put Roma in the singular but above they put Udinese in the plural?) lost two matches in a row”.
How is the running for the third place going?
“The winner will be the one who makes fewer mistakes. The teams are tired, we are feeling the weight of too many matches. We are in trouble, it’s clear, but everything is still at stake”.
The match against Lazio is the last knock-out match of the season. “We have the right chance to overturn the negative trend, we must believe in it. The excellent first leg allows us to fight for our target. We need to transform our rage into strength”.
Cold comfort: Lazio have been defeated in Novara.
“They are similar to us. No match is easy in the Serie A, and Novara has told us so. Roma themselves, who had played a great match against us, has (here they put Roma in the singular but above they put Udinese in the plural?) lost two matches in a row”.
How is the running for the third place going?
“The winner will be the one who makes fewer mistakes. The teams are tired, we are feeling the weight of too many matches. We are in trouble, it’s clear, but everything is still at stake”.
The match against Lazio is the last knock-out match of the season. “We have the right chance to overturn the negative trend, we must believe in it. The excellent first leg allows us to fight for our target. We need to transform our rage into strength”.
25-04-2012
Guidolin: “It’s my fault: I set out the guidelines”
Despite the home defeat Udinese are still three points
away from the third place and can keep hoping. During the usual post-match
press conference, the coach Francesco Guidolin has said (“said”?) to be
confident and has explained the reasons of the defeat.
It’s been a weird match, after the good start...did you get lost?
“We did. And it’s my fault. It’s me who choose (“chose” or “chooses”?) the squad and set out the guidelines. The squad has shown to be healthy, it has fought and run for 90 minutes. We had made a good start, we had taken control of the match. After the 1-1 we didn’t really accept the situation, but it can happen. In that moment we should have handled the match, keep the calm (“keep calm”?) and leave no spaces. The second half was dominated by us, we made several attempts. I thought I could have overturned the result, but it wasn’t so and we lost”.
How do you see the chase (?) after the third place now?
“Everybody wants the third place, we believe in it and we’ve been focusing on this target long enough, but now the teams that were far from us have reached us. We look for any place in Europe, but today we could have gained three fundamental points for the most important European competition. Of course we’re not built for the third place, since we are following a certain kind of policy. But we don’t have to suffer from these pressures, we need to stay in Europe because we’ve got what it takes. We’ve been fighting for the Champions League (“Champions’ League”?) for two years, and it makes me proud”. Did Inter’s initial game plan put you in trouble?
“It wasn’t Inter’s initial game plan to give us trouble, we won many matches facing a 4-3-2-1. We didn’t have the ability to handle the situation and win. We wanted to win, but this attitude has hurt us”.
Didn’t the flank play work out?
“I knew I had to handle with Basta who is not on top (of which player?), Armero was in trouble so I changed them both. We can’t do the best all the times (“all the time”?), it happens. We had some troubles (like in Northern Ireland?) connected with the draw. Instead of letting some minutes pass by, we thought we had to make things work immediately”.
You depend on Armero... is it because you think he is a good player or because you have no alternatives?
“Armero is a very good player, he, as the rest of the squad, had given good signals in the match against Chievo. I thought he was the best player to use against Inter. Probably he can’t do better than this right now, but he is an excellent player. The alternative is Pasquale, I was in doubt”.
Can the squad overturn the negative trend?
“I can’t say, I have to focus on Sunday’s match. I will do my best”.
It’s been a weird match, after the good start...did you get lost?
“We did. And it’s my fault. It’s me who choose (“chose” or “chooses”?) the squad and set out the guidelines. The squad has shown to be healthy, it has fought and run for 90 minutes. We had made a good start, we had taken control of the match. After the 1-1 we didn’t really accept the situation, but it can happen. In that moment we should have handled the match, keep the calm (“keep calm”?) and leave no spaces. The second half was dominated by us, we made several attempts. I thought I could have overturned the result, but it wasn’t so and we lost”.
How do you see the chase (?) after the third place now?
“Everybody wants the third place, we believe in it and we’ve been focusing on this target long enough, but now the teams that were far from us have reached us. We look for any place in Europe, but today we could have gained three fundamental points for the most important European competition. Of course we’re not built for the third place, since we are following a certain kind of policy. But we don’t have to suffer from these pressures, we need to stay in Europe because we’ve got what it takes. We’ve been fighting for the Champions League (“Champions’ League”?) for two years, and it makes me proud”. Did Inter’s initial game plan put you in trouble?
“It wasn’t Inter’s initial game plan to give us trouble, we won many matches facing a 4-3-2-1. We didn’t have the ability to handle the situation and win. We wanted to win, but this attitude has hurt us”.
Didn’t the flank play work out?
“I knew I had to handle with Basta who is not on top (of which player?), Armero was in trouble so I changed them both. We can’t do the best all the times (“all the time”?), it happens. We had some troubles (like in Northern Ireland?) connected with the draw. Instead of letting some minutes pass by, we thought we had to make things work immediately”.
You depend on Armero... is it because you think he is a good player or because you have no alternatives?
“Armero is a very good player, he, as the rest of the squad, had given good signals in the match against Chievo. I thought he was the best player to use against Inter. Probably he can’t do better than this right now, but he is an excellent player. The alternative is Pasquale, I was in doubt”.
Can the squad overturn the negative trend?
“I can’t say, I have to focus on Sunday’s match. I will do my best”.
30-04-2012
Domizzi: “Napoli are favourites, but we are there”
The score says 55 points, with 9 points still
available, yet, making a quick calculation, Udinese couldn’t be sure (“can’t be
sure”?) of the third place with three wins. “Probably in the end the difference
will be made by knock-out matches – Maurizio Domizzi says – and Napoli are the
favourites right now. Udinese need to win but I am sure that the other teams
will manage to do so as well. Right now the ranking is favouring Napoli”.
What happened in the ending? (“in the end”?)
“I didn’t hear no whistles (two negatives in the same phrase???), but I acknowledge there has been one, because too many players stopped. I don’t know where it came from, the match was almost over anyway, it doesn’t depend on Pereyra’s goal. I tried to calm everyone down in the end, but with scarce results”.
How do you explain Di Natale’s jubilation?
“I’ve been playing with him for many years, I had never seen him react like that after a goal. The feat has been extraordinary”.
Is there a concrete chance to get the qualification for the Champions League? (“Champions’ League”?)
“We need to believe in it until the end”.
What happened in the ending? (“in the end”?)
“I didn’t hear no whistles (two negatives in the same phrase???), but I acknowledge there has been one, because too many players stopped. I don’t know where it came from, the match was almost over anyway, it doesn’t depend on Pereyra’s goal. I tried to calm everyone down in the end, but with scarce results”.
How do you explain Di Natale’s jubilation?
“I’ve been playing with him for many years, I had never seen him react like that after a goal. The feat has been extraordinary”.
Is there a concrete chance to get the qualification for the Champions League? (“Champions’ League”?)
“We need to believe in it until the end”.
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