In the 10th round of Serie A this morning, Cremonese lost 1-2 at home to Juventus. After the game, Cremonese coach Nicola accepted an interview with Dazn.
Are you satisfied with the team's performance in the second half?
We wanted to play a different game than the one against Inter Milan, and we did. It made me proud to see the players disappointed at the end of the game because they couldn't equalize, but it didn't surprise me. We encountered a very strong team that had just changed coaches. In the first half, we were slightly lacking in physical confrontation, but the team's performance was more positive in the second half. We played very well for 20 minutes. If we could score, the game would be more interesting. Even when we were 0-2 behind, we still worked hard to make the game more suspenseful again. A lot happened in the final stages, but the players put in a great performance.
Cremonese conceded a goal in the first 2 minutes. Did this affect the team's performance in the first half?
This is obviously not a pleasant situation, but this kind of conceding can happen in any game. These factors can affect the mood of the game, but a team like ours has to be ready to try and get back in the game. We still need to grow and today we improved in terms of performance. If we work hard in this way, we can become more competitive, show our football ideas and organizational skills, and make our fans happy.
Your players compete for every ball in the game, and sometimes they are even too active.
This kind of game is very special. Facing such an opponent makes every player full of motivation. Everyone wants to prove themselves, not only to limit our opponents, but also to prove that we can play at a high level. We must always pay attention to the reasonable allocation of physical energy. If we can be calmer today, we will do better in handling certain situations. However, it would be unfair to the players to emphasize this point too much. The important thing is to always maintain the right balance.