Raffaele Palladino
MonzaDavide Ballardini
Sassuolo
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT MATCH
The team must take to the field with a different competitive determination. In Empoli it was perhaps the first time I saw the team 'switched off'. Tomorrow I'm sure that whoever I put on the pitch will have a great match, for Monza and for the public. Empoli was a tough match that hurt us but we learned from our mistakes.
…DI GREGORIO PERFORMANCE
He's fine, he'll start tomorrow. How is Izzo? Armando comes from a period in which he hasn't played. In Empoli he gave his best for what he could give. He put minutes into his legs, I want to get him back because he's fundamental for us.
…BERRARDI’S INJURY
On a human level, I'm sorry, he has to undergo surgery. I prefer players against top players, but Sassuolo remains Sassuolo even without Berardi, they have other very strong players who we have to be careful about.
Raffaele Palladino
Manager on Monza…ABOUT MATCH
The team must take to the field with a different competitive determination. In Empoli it was perhaps the first time I saw the team 'switched off'. Tomorrow I'm sure that whoever I put on the pitch will have a great match, for Monza and for the public. Empoli was a tough match that hurt us but we learned from our mistakes.
…DI GREGORIO PERFORMANCE
He's fine, he'll start tomorrow. How is Izzo? Armando comes from a period in which he hasn't played. In Empoli he gave his best for what he could give. He put minutes into his legs, I want to get him back because he's fundamental for us.
…BERRARDI’S INJURY
On a human level, I'm sorry, he has to undergo surgery. I prefer players against top players, but Sassuolo remains Sassuolo even without Berardi, they have other very strong players who we have to be careful about.
Davide Ballardini
Manager on Sassuolo…BERRARDI
Berardi's injury? I know what the operation was, I can't give timescales so as not to be contradicted. He'll miss at least 3-4-5 games, I don't know exactly. We won't see him in the next month, then we'll see.
…TEAM’S PERFORMANCE
The average goals scored and conceded, one is linked to the other, because then you expose yourself due to the characteristics we have but it's not like a single player changes the fortunes of a team. We have to convince ourselves that it's an opportunity. Obviously no one would have wanted to give up on him, it already happened for a longer period last year, the team had come together. It's normal that some things are done with him and others without him, but we have an important player in that role, Castillejo, who hasn't played much but is a strong player. We shouldn't think about who isn't there, otherwise it's just an alibi.
...DOIG, BOLOCA AND ERLIC
A right boy and he will play tomorrow. He will do well in this team, it's normal that he arrived with his knowledge, but it's not like we can think that he will never make mistakes or solve all our problems, because he is a 2002 player who comes last and will play. I'm happy with his arrival. Boloca and Erlic will be available. Due to some small problems their week wasn't complete, so much so that they didn't play in a friendly, but yesterday they trained and tomorrow they will be available, then we'll see if from the start or if during, the head and also the legs make the difference.