Since yesterday we have found Arthur again who has been training with the team and Ikoné is back even if we lose Ranieri. The team is coming off an intense week of work with maximum concentration because we are in a moment in which we need something more from everyone and I hope we can see it tomorrow.
We arrive at a moment that is not exciting from the point of view of the results, of the points added to our ranking, of some episodes that were not shot from our side. In my opinion we pay for a few too many mistakes, see from the spot or the 4 minutes of madness in Lecce which didn't allow us to win. We must try to react and be different from those of the last period and I repeat after this week we must confirm and demonstrate that we have that spirit and desire for revenge that has always distinguished us
We know the importance of this match, we have often been carried away by the stadium but tomorrow it must start with us, the desire to win, to attack the opponent and have maximum attention.
Vincenzo Italiano
Manager on Fiorentina…INJURIES
Since yesterday we have found Arthur again who has been training with the team and Ikoné is back even if we lose Ranieri. The team is coming off an intense week of work with maximum concentration because we are in a moment in which we need something more from everyone and I hope we can see it tomorrow.
…TEAM’S CONDITION
We arrive at a moment that is not exciting from the point of view of the results, of the points added to our ranking, of some episodes that were not shot from our side. In my opinion we pay for a few too many mistakes, see from the spot or the 4 minutes of madness in Lecce which didn't allow us to win. We must try to react and be different from those of the last period and I repeat after this week we must confirm and demonstrate that we have that spirit and desire for revenge that has always distinguished us
…FANS
We know the importance of this match, we have often been carried away by the stadium but tomorrow it must start with us, the desire to win, to attack the opponent and have maximum attention.
Eusebio Di Francesco
Manager on Frosinone…INJURIES
As far as recoveries are concerned, both Valeri and Lirola have an extra week of work in their legs and this is important and so they give me more solutions: I can start as it was in the match against Milan or I have the possibility of alternating both. The others are all to be evaluated for next week. We have no certainties, perhaps Ghdjemis is a little ahead of the others as is probably Zortea himself. Then Bonifazi, Cuni, Oyono, Lusuardi are all to be evaluated. Obviously Kalaj and Marchizza, long-term patients, are out.
…MATCH PLAN
I think Fiorentina is trying to play with 2 attackers who sometimes play one behind the other or directly between two. We have the possibility of being able to play differently also by virtue of Seck's arrival and looking for our passing lines. Even when we played with the 4-3-3, one of our half-wingers, the one with the best quality, went to place himself between the two lines and the setup became a 4-2-3-1. Or for example when we want to go to the opponent's play while not in possession, naturally our formation can become a 4-4-1-1. I repeat the concept: we are continuing to work on the principles, always looking for the transition lines. With Milan, going back to the previous match, we had an excellent performance but it's a shame that we had that bit of bad luck that led to the defeat, with Jovic's rather random third goal.
…FIORENTINA
A team that put us in difficulty for the first half hour of the first leg, but then we did well to stay in the game and react in a great way. They have the ability to not give points of reference even with defenders, they come to get you all over the pitch, they are not afraid to attack, they look for a one-on-one duel, their Martinez Quarta often comes to act as an additional midfielder. It is a team to be taken with a grain of salt, as courageous as its coach. They changed something in the way they play. But it is always the opponent who, when he gets to the back with people like Biraghi and Faraoni, then has strong players in the area to pick up strong headers. And for this reason we must grow in defending our area better.