«I say that we have to find some important points in the standings, because this way the boys gain a little confidence: they have to be calm and fight».
Claudio Ranieri asks his Cagliari to take a step forward , to be able to leave the lower area of the rankings after the 2-0 defeat against Atalanta in Bergamo.
«The difference between Serie A and B is the speed of execution, there are players who understand earlier. We must understand that we are in Serie A: they know the movements and find each other, but this is missing ."
The ranking is certainly not ideal, with zero wins and just one goal scored , but the manager was aware of this from before: «I told the boys that the first games are terrible, honestly I didn't even expect the two points. You have to pay your dues, the boys are working well: we have to run well and not make mistakes. On Wednesday I expect a great Milan, who will fight to join the contenders for the final victory." Regarding the penalty requested by Luvumbo, he asks for greater precision from the monitor: «I hope that the VAR is more careful in judging his movements».
«Recovering» – In view of the midweek round, Ranieri hopes that some injured players will recover: «We will return this evening, tomorrow there is training and we will understand who the fittest ones are. At this moment we need to field those who are fittest, or use the five substitutions as best we can."
On this afternoon's defeat: « In the first half the team seemed a little timid, they are in a golden moment and the attackers are fast and put you in difficulty . In the second half we took the reins and came close to equalizing, which was a shame because perhaps we deserved something more. But we knew we had to suffer and we work to try to improve."