Ascoli, Breda: “The most important match of the year”

Mr Breda, four days before the end of the regular season, spoke of the Monday afternoon game against Pisa:

“Yes, this is the most important match of the season because there are four left and a victory will allow us to be calm in terms of safety. With Genoa, Cosenza and Regina waiting for us then, we need to leave as soon as possible without looking ahead, staying focused with the mentality of those who must save themselves. What happens next, we will analyze later.”

For the coach, these are the pitfalls that the match with Tuscans hides:

Pisa is a team that wants a rematch and we have to do everything to earn as many points as possible. Pisa have an important and strong team, they had a good game, they lost a few shots in the last few games, but with the arrival of D’Angelo they had a terrible schedule, they are a team. who has a great mentality, the technician made a very important journey. No rival? We should always use them with inventory advantage because we always play 11 vs 11, we should only focus on Pisa as a whole and not on singles, because apart from those missing, Pisa still has important singles.”

Mr. Breda also analyzes the position of the Bianconeri:

“The team is doing well, Marsura has been training with the group all week, Tavchar has accelerated his work and, I think, will soon return to the team on a permanent basis, Gnahore has recovered 100%. Falzerano? From a physical point of view, he has no problems, he is an exemplary boy in terms of professionalism, but something has changed in terms of tactical developments. Although we have done important work, we have been looking for other characteristics and other types of players in this area, this is not a rejection, but a search for something else, which, in my opinion, has borne some fruit. It is clear that some children benefit from this choice, while others lose a little. Proya? I’m happy because he’s a recovered player for all intents and purposes, and he gives me playing alternatives like in Como. There is another practice ahead and in the coming days we will discuss what choice to make and how to organize the race. Is Mendez behind Forte Dionysio? We’ll see tomorrow, right now we have more alternatives in the middle and ahead, so based on the type of game we’re playing from the start or during construction, we’ll try to figure out which choice to make.”

In his last four matches, Ascoli has conceded three penalties for handballing in the box:

“Handling the ball is an instinctive gesture, we can tell ourselves to be more careful, but it’s part of the dynamic, quick picks and sometimes random situations. We should pay more attention because three penalties is a lot, so we could do something better. In the next matches, you need to improve in everything, in attention, in development.

I think with VAR the overall situation has improved a lot, there are still bugs and situations that are often difficult for us to accept. I watched the first leg in Pisa these days, I wasn’t there, but there was a potential penalty for Ascoli at 0-0. In addition, it was possible to discuss the penalty awarded to Pisa, the player allowed himself to fall and caught his leg. It is logical that there are episodes, they need to be interpreted, everyone knows that this is an important match, because they sent a specialist and a good referee. We as a team have to think about the game and do our best on the field. There is no desire to help the team or not, but the point is that anything can happen on the field, even if many situations are restored using VAR. If you look at the situations in Pisa, they can also be seen in different ways, but what was decided on the field does not seem absurd to me.