After three defeats, Cagliari finds victory again and for Davide Nicola, even without interrupting his retreat, it is a breath of fresh air given the moment. «It is worth going through to the next round, we gifted ourselves Juventus and we are happy about this», his opinion on the 1-0 victory over Cremonese today. «I would have liked to score a few more goals given the chances created, but we will work on this. As I train these guys I have clear ideas about the characteristics of the players». Tactical changes were also seen in the match: «In the first half we tried to face Cremonese with a 4-2-3-1 on the way out, but given how they play when you face three-man teams you have to adapt to a defensive development on 3-4-2-1, trying to attack in a different way. I am happy because we have been working on this for two days: let's move forward». The performance this time convinces Nicola: «The amount of play is good, but one goal cannot be enough because if you then tie the match people will think you have missed an opportunity. We know we have a lot to improve, but we are working on other solutions: everything takes time."
The retreat continues, as Nicola states: «From the way you interpret it, it seems like a strange thing, for us it's just a way to stay focused and work with as many players as possible that we didn't have before. We filled the time with the video and from tomorrow we'll return and train: it's important to stay together and integrate those who haven't had much training with us in retreat». On the new lineup, he is satisfied with the approach: «Felici still has to grow in awareness and conviction, we need to give him time and space. I liked Adopo and Makoumbou, who I liked for how he interpreted the game, I liked them. I knew Obert, I needed Palomino to play ninety minutes. Maybe we are limited on the right, also because today we didn't have Wieteska who had a problem and Mina».
Today Cagliari had five absences, in addition to the new additions. "Gaetano needs to get minutes in his legs, Piccoli has physicality and attack in space but he needed to rest and we needed to give space to the others", Nicola's words on the condition. "At this moment six-seven players have played all the games, it also becomes risky to use them all the time". A joke also on Luvumbo, who hasn't scored in seven months: "He's doing what the team needs, then last year he scored four goals not twenty. He'll find him".