Luca Gotti
LecceDavide Nicola
Empoli
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT THE MATCH
I believe that the match is very different on paper from the previous ones. It has similar characteristics to the one played against Verona a month ago, a great importance of the points and a direct clash. In my opinion we have prepared it well, the ideal is to face it in the best possible way. I don't know if it will be a game of duels straight away, maybe it will become one in the running. We are two balanced, attentive, tough teams who want to concede little to the opponent.
…STRIKER SELECTION
Pierotti probably has these characteristics. Maybe he can be effective with fewer tasks, even at the San Siro he entered with an important spirit. The thought of how to direct the match in progress needs to be evaluated. The match is not only prepared from the first minute. The same goes for Oudin.
…OPPONENT
They have many Serie A players, they often change the system of play. I have coached many of Nicola's boys today, they have very different characteristics. Nicola has shown that he uses the whole squad and knows how to change his footballing proposition. On the one hand there is a positive awareness, on the other there are weaknesses.The match must be approached knowing that it is a key match. I think the dressing room understands this very well.
Luca Gotti
Manager on Lecce…ABOUT THE MATCH
I believe that the match is very different on paper from the previous ones. It has similar characteristics to the one played against Verona a month ago, a great importance of the points and a direct clash. In my opinion we have prepared it well, the ideal is to face it in the best possible way. I don't know if it will be a game of duels straight away, maybe it will become one in the running. We are two balanced, attentive, tough teams who want to concede little to the opponent.
…STRIKER SELECTION
Pierotti probably has these characteristics. Maybe he can be effective with fewer tasks, even at the San Siro he entered with an important spirit. The thought of how to direct the match in progress needs to be evaluated. The match is not only prepared from the first minute. The same goes for Oudin.
…OPPONENT
They have many Serie A players, they often change the system of play. I have coached many of Nicola's boys today, they have very different characteristics. Nicola has shown that he uses the whole squad and knows how to change his footballing proposition. On the one hand there is a positive awareness, on the other there are weaknesses.The match must be approached knowing that it is a key match. I think the dressing room understands this very well.
Davide Nicola
Manager on Empoli…ABOUT THE MATCH
The match always serves the goal we have in mind. This must be a clear concept, we must believe in it strongly from the first to the last minute. It will be a match against the support of a large audience, for us it must be a source of pride. I ask the boys to be aware that they had great merit, it was an enormity to recover all these points. They must be aware that this is the right path Each season has its own peculiarities, we just have to adapt. We are not in a position to get distracted, we have to be competitive and be qualitative in adapting to all situations.
…CERRI - NIANG CONNECTION
The results that Empoli achieved were not achieved only for these two players. We must consider that in football evaluations must be made beyond data. In the four defeats we faced strong teams. The fact that Cerri was chosen for some matches it's a question of characteristics and form. We need everyone from here to the end, what matters is determination. Ours is a collaboration, not a competition.
…OPPONENT
I speak for my management, they are a team that has the support of their fans at home. We will have ours, from whom I expect an away match with us. What counts is what the boys do, our opponents have the ability to hole up and then start again, we have to be good at understanding their strategies. We have to apply ours, it will be a beautiful match to play, the points up for grabs are worth a lot for us and for them. Lecce have done well in the last few games with Gotti, they paid attention to their opponent without giving up their own game. We must do the same, never giving up.