Venice, Di Francesco: “Fiorentina has a very competitive squad”

Venezia is the guest of Raffaele Palladino’s Fiorentina tomorrow at 18:30. After the defeat against Lazio in the first match of the championship, coach Eusebio Di Francesco presents the match at the Franchi in a press conference: “Fiorentina tired? They have such a competitive squad that in fact they were able to rotate someone in the Conference. In general they have possibilities and are used to these competitions. Fiorentina has many players capable of doing it”.

Venice, Di Francesco takes stock

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“How are we getting to the match? We have Nicolussi Caviglia among the players called up – explains the coach of the orange-red-greens -. Pohjanpalo will not be back, he will almost certainly be back next time. Bjarkason, Busio, Tessmann and Jajalo are also out. The others are available. We are getting there licking our wounds a little for our mistakes, but with an extra week of work. We hurt ourselves in Rome and we cannot afford to do that, we are learning to recognize the mistakes not to make. After an excellent start made with Lazio”.

“We worked during the week especially on the mental aspect, to make the boys understand that there is no need to be afraid and then to file down certain errors that can be individual and team errors, everyone makes mistakes and they do it together. It is a path, different from the past, with requests also from me. But I see great availability and attention”.

“Does it also depend on experience? Yes, but even the most experienced players make mistakes. When we give away goals it is more difficult to bring home the result, but we are aware of that. Then I see the judgments also oriented by the results and I don’t agree with this, but it is the modus operandi of Italian football and Italian journalism. However, I have to do my job and I don’t have to give grades, but make slightly more in-depth evaluations”.

Idzes’ return and Palladino’s Fiorentina

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“Idzes central of the 3? He can play all the roles in the 3-man line – explains Di Francesco -. He is eclectic, smart, reactive, dynamic and he wants to improve. Even in pre-season I used him in several positions. He has always interpreted the various roles well”.

“What kind of Fiorentina did I see? The difficulties that arise when you change your mentality and way of playing, Palladino works differently from Italiano, but it’s true for everyone, even for me here, it takes time. They may have struggled a bit, but let’s remember that there are many different players within the team. They have quality, even on set pieces, behind there is Martinez Quarta who is always dangerous in the air. A team that, not by chance, has achieved important results and goals in recent years”.

“Did I watch the game in the Conference League? Yes, and also in the league. We identify different moments, even if there wasn’t much time. But sometimes it doesn’t take much time to pass on concepts.”

Di Francesco between doubts about formation and market

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“If Nicolussi Caviglia allows me to evaluate different solutions? He is an extra player in that role – Di Fra clarifies – and therefore certainly yes. But if he talks about the game system, then yes, but in a relative way, because he has always been good in the two-man midfield. Then he also played the role of playmaker, which he can do, but it is not his original role. He trained yesterday and today with us, he is a player who will give great advantages to this team. He also had the flu. Doubts about the formation? I have one doubt, I’ll keep it to myself”.

“When can Bjarkason return? We have to evaluate him, this week and next week for sure not. After the break for sure. Franco Carboni’s arrival a failure for Haps? I’m not talking about the market, but there are certainly no failures, at most the choices. Haps came in very well even if he could have been more determined in front of goal, but I liked his resourcefulness. He trained little and had some normal little problems during the week, but he will be useful to us starting from Fiorentina, I will evaluate whether to play him from the start. If Pohjanpalo comes with you? The captain is important, the symbol of Venezia. Last time he came with us without any requests from me, an important signal. We will give him the scarf to cheer loudly”.

The players called up for Fiorentina-Venezia

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Mister Eusebio Di Francesco has called up 24 players.

Goalkeepers: Matteo Grandi, Jesse Joronen, Filip Stankovic

Defenders: Giorgio Altare, Antonio Candela, Jay Idzes, Ridgeciano Haps, Lorenzo Lucchesi, Richie Sagrado, Marin Sverko, Michael Svoboda, Francesco Zampano

Midfielders: Magnus Kofod Andersen, Domen Crnigoj, Issa Doumbia, Alfred Duncan, Mikael Ellertsson, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Nunzio Lella

Attackers: Christian Gytkjaer, Gaetano Oristanio, Nicholas Pierini, Antonio Raimondo, Saad El Haddad