Enthusiastic, but always down to earth. Claudio Ranieri 's aplomb has always been recognized. «I'm satisfied because it wasn't easy» is the technician's debut in the Domus press room. « We were great in the first half, we didn't lower ourselves in the second half: it's them who raised the center of gravity driven by desperation and scored , even if it must be said that we missed the diagonal. Now let's recover the nervous energies, which are the ones that lead you to look beyond. Physically, you recover after a match like that».
There was a spirit of battle: «Those who came to the stadium thinking that there would be no suffering, know little about football or don't know the playoffs. They surprised us with their game changers and we went down to five. Then needed push and I put Azzi. Mancosu I dosed it: the playoffs are long. On corners, good at not letting them hit alone. Venezia made it to the playoffs like us, the team in the best shape in the championship. I don't like playing 5, but sometimes it's useful. I would redo the choices I made also because I passed the round».
The driving force behind the rossoblù was Nandez: «Driving force, yes. When I saw that it ran out of petrol, I took it off.'
Now head to Tuesday and Parma: «From tomorrow we'll have the boys review the match against Parma, the mistakes made and the good things», concludes Ranieri. “We have climbed the first step. We must finish these playoffs without scruples of conscience. There are four more matches. Let's hope so. If not, I'll go on vacation peacefully because I'll know that the boys have given everything. The public gave the kids an incredible cohesion».
On the other front, coach Paolo Vanoli is nonetheless enthusiastic about his team's performance: «We went one step away from a feat, against a great team. I told the kids to look back and see what they've accomplished. I think the difference was seen in the first half and in the management of moments of difficulty, but in the second half I would say that the boys were amazing».
