January 4, 2025
At the end of Venezia FC-Empoli, Day 19 of the Serie A Enilive 2024/25 championship, which finished with the result of 1-1 Venezia coach Eusebio Di Francesco and Joel Pohjanpalo analyzed the match as follows.
Eusebio Di Francesco:
"Empoli played a great match, putting us in physical difficulty, while we were not particularly sharp in some situations, showing some imprecision in ball management.
We should have imposed our game more, but we allowed the opponents to take the initiative. Today we lacked a bit of courage and personality.
In the second half, we improved, but we could have done more.
Against Inter, it will be crucial to raise the level of our performance because they will try to take control of the match right away. We must continue to work hard to grow and improve."
Joel Pohjanpalo:
"We wanted the three points, but we’ll gladly take this draw because every point is important for our standings in Serie A. There have been similar matches where we left empty-handed, so we’ll hold on to this point. Now we need to focus on the next match and face Inter with the right mentality.
I started well with 4 goals in the first 8 matches, then there was a period without scoring, but I kept working hard to improve, giving my best contribution to the team, which is what matters most. I need to maintain this consistency and keep scoring to help the team reach the final goal."