19 October 2019
“There is no need to manage the results and energy levels. The games must be secured and in the second half we had the chance to do so, moving the ball faster. The line between dribbling in a productive way and becoming a bit superficial, however, is thin: for 40 minutes we did it well, for five minutes incorrectly. It was a good game, tainted by some mistakes. Ours must be a dribble of substance and not an end in itself. They arrived with a fraction of extra delay, I don't know if it was because we were good or because they were more tired. Bernardeschi? He has important physical qualities, so defensive work is not a sacrifice for him and for us it is important because it allows us to make the two attackers work less. Mihajlovic? Seeing him on the bench gives me great joy.”
“We knew it would be a complicated game, we saw them play often, Bologna is in good shape, plays well, and are well placed on the field. We deserved it, creating a lot: we had to score one more goal to secure the result, but in the end, they are three precious points. After the break, it is never easy. In the long run, they too got tired, because they had to run a lot. We are happy and move forward.”
"After the international break it is always a bit more difficult to play, but I think we had a good match tonight, with a nice dribbling, lots of scoring opportunities and when you hold the ball, you have more fun. However, we must definitely improve and close the matches first, we still lack this, but we have the right mentality, we know we have to suffer until the end. And I'm glad that in the end Buffon made that parade... He's always there.”
