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Hellas Verona coach Paolo Zanetti spoke at the press conference before the home match against Inter Inzaghi.

Tomorrow, at 3:00 pm, at the Stadio Bentegodi in Verona, Hellas Verona coached by Paolo Zanetti will host Inter coached by Simone Inzaghi. The Scaligeri are in 14th place with 12 points, while the Milanese are fourth with 25 points.

Hellas Verona, Zanetti’s words

Below are Zanetti’s words.

Moment
“We need to find the best Verona. The team gathered in full only yesterday and we lost an important player like Duda. Today’s training will be crucial, but we want to play a great game“.

Referee Assignment
“Last year I was not the coach of Hellas, but I remember the incident. It has already been said a lot and there is no need to add anything else. As for the referee, we should not be interested in the age or origin of the referee. I am sure he will concentrate to give his best performance, just like us“.

Dawidowicz?
“He has recovered, he is available for the match and is a candidate for a place. Coppola had a sprained ankle, while Duda will be out for three weeks/a month. The others have played a lot, Suslov played two games and did not train yesterday. Tchatchoua has traveled a lot, as has Livramento: who has returned from Mauritania. These are players who cover many kilometers between trips and movements. Today’s training will be crucial, but those who have stayed here have trained a lot and well. I have to make the final evaluations“.

Three-man defense
“If we think about their strengths, they have them in all areas of the field and we end up playing a game that is too defensive. I want us to play our game, at our home. Inter is one of the four strongest teams in Europe. It is clear that we will also make tactical evaluations, but we do not want to be spectators of the game. We want to play an aggressive game and also put a great team like Inter in difficulty“.

Aggressive game?
“We need to dare but also have the right balance, we will try to play a balanced game. We have worked with those who remained on some concepts, especially on the defensive phase that we have tried to improve: especially in the details. Beyond this game, we need to raise the bar from this point of view“.

Duda
“Belahyane was in the national team but did not play, he is fresh and will be available for the match. He is an extraordinary young player with a lot of room for improvement, I think tomorrow he can compete with players who will one day be his teammates. I’m not talking about Inter, but I’m talking about the level he deserves and can reach. Serdar is a cornerstone for us“.

Crisis
“Every game has its own story. In Florence, we had a good first half, despite conceding a goal and therefore having to play uphill. The search for continuity of performance must be our goal. Those who work for these types of goals are the ones who are most involved. We need to build a strong core within this team. With Roma, it was clear, now the difficulty lies in finding it consistently“.

Defense
“It’s not the first time this has happened to me, it has happened to me in other championships as well. At Empoli, for example, I had the problem of the attack: seasons and moments are like that. There are also individual mistakes, but I hate blaming: there are always team responsibilities. The only one to blame is the coach, but by profession.

We need to work as a team, but also change something occasionally to try to break a difficult moment. It’s part of the game, it’s part of who we are. It must be accepted but also analyzed, making it clear what responsibilities we have when we wear this shirt. If you give everything and make a mistake, it’s okay, but if you make a mistake within a 70% range, I’m not happy“.

The approach?
“It’s crucial, with Inter it’s the game where we need to be perfect to take points home. We need to be concrete and refine every detail. In addition to being careful not to concede, we also need to be proactive in creating and trying to hurt. With Fiorentina, we didn’t create enough, without believing that we could come back into the game“.

In January, another revolution?
“The President and the sporting director have been clear with me from the beginning. I know what could happen even in the short term, it’s a challenge I accepted with great courage even if there will be difficulties. I will always be here to fight and every week I fight to be here. If Belahyane or others leave, other players will come that I will train to the maximum to achieve the goal and ensure that Hellas will still be in Serie A next year. That’s the only thing that matters“.

Gilardino
“Everyone has their internal vicissitudes. We need to know what’s going on because it’s difficult from the outside, I don’t feel like commenting on other people’s dismissals. We know what our profession is, we are tied to results. Gilardino is a good coach and this dismissal does not take away from what he has done so far. Unfortunately, it’s part of the game“.

Attack
“The choices are based on different factors, we need to understand who can withstand it physically because it will be a very demanding match in this regard. Many players returned yesterday, so today’s training will be important and crucial to also evaluate the mental aspect. When you play in the national team, you also spend a lot of nervous energy“.

The press conference by Paolo Zanetti ends here.