Pisa, Aquilani: “Today’s reaction gives me hope. Protest? This must be accepted”

Statements from Pisa coach Alberto Aquilani after the Nerazzurri’s home draw with Como: “Today is an important answer, it’s a difficult moment, we feel the negativity caused by the results. It has become so difficult to concede goals. It was a blow that could destabilize anyone who achieved this goal. However, this reaction gives me hope that the group wants to take their destiny back into their own hands. I think we could win it. Protest needs to be respected, it needs to be accepted, and everyone’s passion needs to be rediscovered. We have given more and more and we must continue to do so. In the final we had more clear opportunities, we didn’t have to miss too many. Nagy came on in the 90th minute because Valoti was tired. We wanted to give more balance because then we found opportunities to score and wanted to avoid counter-attacks. Those who came in were positive, those who played were positive, the moment needs to be analyzed.

For me the test was very positive. If we want to play this kind of football, we need to be obsessed with our positions. It was a show of character and I’m pleased. At such moments it is not easy, I can assure you as a former football player. We analyzed many moments, because experienced players pay more attention to us in the last minutes. Football can also lead to victory in the last minutes, even if the opposite has happened to us now. If Moreo humiliates himself too much, it is because he understands that this is what is needed, but this is not a request on my part. Moreo played as we expected, as did Mlakar and the rest of the department. There was a mistake in the missed goal, the situation was too easy for the opponent, another thing that needs to be corrected. We haven’t played the team that has impressed me the most and that’s Catanzaro.”