THE PRESS CONFERENCE OF COACH DI FRANCESCO

On the eve of the Day 10 of Serie A Enilive 2024/25, when Venezia will face Udinese at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, tomorrow at 18:30 CEST, the arancioneroverdi coach Eusebio Di Francesco analyzed the team's situation and the opponent.

Eusebio Di Francesco:
“Against Monza, we put in a good performance, with positive aspects and others we still need to improve. We had the ability to take the lead twice, ultimately achieving a positive result. However, we could have managed it better both at the beginning and at the end, trying to do a bit more to bring home the victory.

Overall, I saw many positive signs: we were offensive and aggressive; we just need more consistency, which will come with work and matches.

I had anticipated that there would be changes against Monza, and the same will happen tomorrow. We will make some adjustments, adapting to the type of opponent, who, in any case, has had two more days to recover and prepare compared to us.

Udinese is a confident team; with 16 points in the standings, they can approach games with a different mindset. The advantage of having 48 more hours to prepare allows them to field the same players who, with compactness and clarity, have achieved important results. Coach Runjaic has changed the team’s mentality, making it much more aggressive and physical.

We will have to be attentive in set-piece situations but also on the flanks because Udinese is also the team that makes the most crosses in this league. It will be essential to defend effectively within our area, also trying to be aggressive to limit their crosses.

In this match, we will need to be as dynamic as possible and not give them points of reference.

I praised Pohjanpalo in front of the whole team because he worked for the team against Monza. If we can understand that each player can be fundamental not only when scoring but also by serving their teammates and putting the 'we' before the 'I,' we will achieve great satisfaction."