Marco Baroni
Hellas VeronaAlberto Gilardino
Genoa
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT MATCH
It's clear that these are important points against a difficult team to face with a coach like Gilardino who has done a good job. It's an important match, we know that a positive result would mean a lot but it's a tricky match. It was an eventful year, our fans also suffered, they know how to give us an important boost and we have to fuel it. We need the right attitude but this will certainly be one of our strong points.
…INJURY REPORT
Suslov had great strength, he recovered quickly and was always available. I'm happy to have recovered him like Swiderski. This week he trained well after some waste from the national teams. These matches aren't just played with 11 players and the contribution of those who come from the bench is fundamental. On Bonazzoli, as I told you weeks ago, he's a bit stubborn but he knows that if he works hard he'll go on the pitch, now he has to think about this and he knows that if he works hard he'll find the pitch, he's a quality player who can score goals and we need this. Coppola is a starter, in Cagliari I thought I'd let him play but Dawidowicz recovered quickly, otherwise the initial choices aren't that important, I want to make the most of the guys I have available, for the right wing I'm still evaluating, Centonze He did very well with Milan and I will evaluate whether to reconfirm him.Tavsan had a little ankle problem but is fine now, they will both be available.
…INDIVIDUAL FORMS
The duels will be fundamental, sometimes Serdar works high, left and right, Serdar is doing very well otherwise he wouldn't be requested by big clubs. Serdar had a great championship and the whole team will have to pay attention to him. Cabal is becoming a modern player, he has great running, penetrative ability, the boy must stay centred in the game, he can also play central but we are using him on the left because we need a player with his characteristics.
Marco Baroni
Manager on Hellas Verona…ABOUT MATCH
It's clear that these are important points against a difficult team to face with a coach like Gilardino who has done a good job. It's an important match, we know that a positive result would mean a lot but it's a tricky match. It was an eventful year, our fans also suffered, they know how to give us an important boost and we have to fuel it. We need the right attitude but this will certainly be one of our strong points.
…INJURY REPORT
Suslov had great strength, he recovered quickly and was always available. I'm happy to have recovered him like Swiderski. This week he trained well after some waste from the national teams. These matches aren't just played with 11 players and the contribution of those who come from the bench is fundamental. On Bonazzoli, as I told you weeks ago, he's a bit stubborn but he knows that if he works hard he'll go on the pitch, now he has to think about this and he knows that if he works hard he'll find the pitch, he's a quality player who can score goals and we need this. Coppola is a starter, in Cagliari I thought I'd let him play but Dawidowicz recovered quickly, otherwise the initial choices aren't that important, I want to make the most of the guys I have available, for the right wing I'm still evaluating, Centonze He did very well with Milan and I will evaluate whether to reconfirm him.Tavsan had a little ankle problem but is fine now, they will both be available.
…INDIVIDUAL FORMS
The duels will be fundamental, sometimes Serdar works high, left and right, Serdar is doing very well otherwise he wouldn't be requested by big clubs. Serdar had a great championship and the whole team will have to pay attention to him. Cabal is becoming a modern player, he has great running, penetrative ability, the boy must stay centred in the game, he can also play central but we are using him on the left because we need a player with his characteristics.
Alberto Gilardino
Manager on Genoa…ABOUT MATCH
The week was very positive. I saw the boys eager and determined for tomorrow's match. We are facing a team that needs to score points, we are now close to the end of the championship. We have the obligation to keep the mental intensity high and to take important points with attitude, competitive anger and the desire to always improve. There is nothing concrete and mathematical yet, we need to perform against a team that has had difficulty, but he has always maintained an idea and a philosophy of play. This is certainly thanks to Baroni, to whom I publicly congratulate. We know what match awaits us and what field we are going to as a player. We must all be aware of this to play a strong game.
…INJURY REPORT
Matturro, Cittadini, Vitinha and Malinovskyi are absent, including Retegui who is recovering from his ankle problem. I hope Vitinha can recover sooner than expected, while Malinovskyi we all hope can return before the end of the championship.
…FUTURE
Enough questions about my future because then we get bored talking and hearing them. There is a constant dialogue with the club and we said to each other that when there is news it will be communicated. Now I have so many things to think about for Genoa, for every single player, for the team and to try to motivate the boys, that my energies are directed only towards this one objective. I'm not thinking about anything else. I have great trust and respect in Genoa and in the managers for what they gave me. I thanked them and I have to thank them every day like the whole environment. At the moment there are eight games left until the end of the season and we have to focus on tomorrow which is Hellas Verona. from the perspective of a coach and a club, moving forward would be the best. I did an interview a few days ago and I believe that in my face and in my eyes there is emotion when I talk about Genoa. You can see how fond I am and how much I want good for this environment and these guys, and my gratitude for having had the opportunity to coach Genoa. There will be some evaluations to do with the company. Being a coach whose contract is expiring, it is normal that there could be news like this week's. It will happen until there is a clear point on the matter.