Patrick Vieira assures he ‘discovered rather a lot concerning the staff right this moment’ regardless of it being his first defeat on the Genoa bench, as they ‘confirmed braveness’ towards Napoli.
It was very a lot a recreation of two halves at Marassi, as a result of dominated the primary half with Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani headers towering within the penalty space.
Nonetheless, Genoa fought again with Andrea Pinamonti, then pressured a number of massive Alex Meret saves, in addition to seeing the woodwork preserve out Mario Balotelli in
“We did higher within the second half, we have been extra aggressive and pushed up increased,”
“It’s a pity we have been unable to attain the equaliser, as a result of we’d’ve deserved that. I advised the lads if we proceed to play the way in which we did within the second half, we’ll win extra video games than we lose.”
Vieira admires Genoa character
The Grifone had saved three consecutive clear sheets beneath Vieira, so trailing 2-0 after 23 minutes was not a scenario they have been accustomed to.
In that sense, the ferocious fightback after the break should’ve been heartening for the coach, regardless of the adverse ultimate outcome.
“We tried this technique towards Milan and received a degree. Towards groups which might be difficult for the Scudetto, we have to be a bit extra aggressive and we confirmed that braveness after the break. I too as a coach discovered rather a lot concerning the staff right this moment.”
Vitinha was not anticipated to start out, however the ahead was additionally serving to out the defence in a hybrid function down the left flank.
“Vitinha had not performed for 2 months, however was coaching effectively. I wished to have extra of a presence within the penalty space and it was not straightforward for him, however he labored laborious,” defined Vieira.
Balotelli got here off the bench for simply the final 10 minutes, however nonetheless managed to clip the upright and drive a tough Alex Meret save.
“All of the gamers who got here on within the second half introduced recent power and high quality. Mario is doing effectively, he must proceed coaching like this.”
