PRESS ROOM | Coach Pisacane before Cagliari-Inter

Fabio Pisacane, the Rossoblu coach, held a press conference on the eve of Cagliari-Inter, meeting with the media at the CRAI Sport Center.

AGAINST THE ITALIAN CHAMPIONS
«Inter has changed little, they have many players that they already had last year and they have added new strings to their bow. It’s a red flag match, but there are no obvious matches in this championship. To overturn the prediction we must put in all our efforts. Change that he has a Scudetto on his chest, while I still have the fire inside as if I started 30 days ago. I feel affection for Christian Chivu, I already faced him in the Primavera, he deserves what he achieved, for human values ​​before his great qualities as a coach.”

PARMA, CONFIDENCE BUT NOT CREDITS
“Parma has given us confidence, not credit. Against Inter, we’ll need to show a different ferocity and intensity. The margin for error is reduced, and we need to play a different game. Against Parma, we could have managed some situations better in the final third. We did well, but that doesn’t mean that’s our standard. We need to adapt to the opponent and our capabilities, raising the bar and knowing that that’s not necessarily enough. But I think that by working the right way, believing in yourself, and doing everything right, it’s easier for even the incident to go your way.”

ROMANO, GROWING WITHOUT TOO HIGH FLIGHTS
“I was impressed by his performance, but I had no doubts, and by how he reacted in the days that followed, given the hype surrounding him. I’ve known him since I started coaching Cagliari’s Primavera team. He’s always caught my eye. Football can make you believe you’re a great player or a dud, and then turn everything around with one match. Romano knows where he wants to go and can’t afford flights of fancy. This performance must show him the way, without making him feel like he’s arrived.”

OPEN TRANSFER MARKET, EVOLVING TEAMS
“Those who left have given us a huge hand in helping the newcomers get to know the environment and our demands. After thirty days, they can already walk on their own, and they’ll do what their teammates did with the new arrivals. We’ve had the opportunity to work on both possession and non-possession. It’s not easy with the transfer window open to work daily with players ready to leave or with players arriving after working for a month and a half in a different environment. We hope this transfer window can shorten in the future.”

FADERA AND SOLUTIONS IN ATTACK
«We know what he can give us this season with his characteristics. Attack? I’m satisfied with how Mendy played in Parma and Kevin Carlos trained well this week. It will also depend on the game system: we can play with two role strikers, both structured or with one who can act as a marker and one who is more mobile.”

MINA, AN IMPORTANT PRESENCE
«He had twenty good days, he trained very well and we’ll see in tomorrow’s finishing session. A team like ours needs the sweat of every single player. Mina is important and in this type of match she makes herself felt. Market? The Club knows what my requests are. We have identified a player in the attacking midfield, he is young and it is right not to mention his name. I also asked for a midfielder because in the rotations we need an extra element to give everyone a chance to catch their breath. Apopo is not on the market, I reiterated this to the Company. For me it’s untouchable. Ciervo? We met after his arrival in Cagliari, he has very specific characteristics. He is a player who can allow us to change structure during the match where necessary, a bit like Palestra did last year.”

THANK YOU, GABRIELE ZAPPA
“He deserves my full attention. During the training camp, he expressed his desire to have a new experience with his family, and I gave him my word that I would let him go once we found an alternative on the right. A few days before the transfer window closed, the possibility of him leaving arose, but I still let Gabriele make this move. We thank him for the dedication he’s shown us over all these years.”

TREPY, THE GOOD NEWS
“The good news is that Yael is out of the hospital. Yesterday he began his new journey at Arco di Trento, and we can’t wait to have him back with us. We thank Professor Cristiano Sarais, who has been following him and giving us a tremendous helping hand from the very beginning. My and our deepest thanks go to him.”