Claudio Ranieri is still waiting for his first victory since his return to Serie A with Cagliari, but from today's 0-0 draw against Udinese ( HERE THE NEWS ) he sees progress from his team: «The result cannot satisfy me but I am satisfied with the performance », the comment after the match.
«We did several things well, but we didn't get the goal in sight, which is the most important thing . It was oppressively hot for both us and them. Lucca was making us lose the match, but Radunovic overcame himself and redeemed himself for the previous match. We put some guys in for the first time: Prati played a very good game, as did the two defenders. We are on the right track with this desire to save ourselves. The salvation quota? This year if I score forty points I'll be very happy."
The module. After two games with the 4-4-2, today Cagliari returned to the 3-5-2, already seen against Torino on their debut. Ranieri announces how tactical innovations will become a habit: «We did well with this module, it wasn't easy because last year we did it sporadically as well as against Torino. I don't like to say that this is our dress and we will always use it: football has evolved and we need to put the players in the best conditions. Today they made us move well, Sottil organized Udinese very well: I thought that if we had played with the 4-4-2 they would have made the winger and full-back run too much. And I also have to think about how to put the opponent in difficulty."
On the individuals: «Lapadula is doing all the preparation to be available, then it will take a month to recondition himself. It's a month early, I trust. Luvumbo is a bit confusing but he confuses his opponents: he is a diamond in the rough, he has to understand when to dribble and when to put the ball in. Prati was a veteran in his first match, playing one touch . He asked me for the change because he couldn't take it anymore, otherwise I wouldn't have changed it."