Collecchio, 15 March 2024 - The statements of coach Fabio Pecchia, during the presentation of the match against Feralpisalò, issued in the press room of the Mutti Training Center in Collecchio.

GIALLOBLU SUPPORTERS AT GARILLI

'It could have been an even more beautiful spectacle; this, of course, does not depend on our fans. However, we are happy and content, and that's good... How to play at home? There will be more of our fans, but the Tardini we hold dear, that is our home, the field is ours. Away we will always be in someone else's home, but the attitude must be the same. These are calculations, energies, and situations that will carry weight in May. Now we must focus our energies on tomorrow, on the field, on the technical-tactical aspect, psychological aspect, and the desire to play another game. Everything surrounding us will have weight at the end of the season. Tomorrow is another game, we must face it with our strengths, with lightness, and with the desire to prove and deserve where we are. But it's worth three points. That's how I want the team, increasingly engaged and focused on the technical-tactical aspect.'

FACING FERALPISALO’

'Is it a David versus Goliath? Matches can be won, drawn, or lost. This is football at all levels. The game must be played with intensity and rhythm; Feralpi won in Modena with merit. They have their own things, and their convictions with Zaffaroni's arrival, and the team has continuity. We said at the beginning of the season that they would fight; it's a lively team with specific strengths. We must face them, fight them, and then let the field decide. The table doesn't play tomorrow. On the field, we need to pedal and run. Feralpisalò is a team that has changed but fights and is very lively. They develop play from the back, have their convictions, and their style of play. We'll have to block their convictions; they have a good ability to penetrate the central zone of the field because then they develop with the forwards. I tell my players that I want to have these thoughts; I want a full squad, keeping everyone involved. And keeping this consideration also for players who have been out for a long time, but keeping them involved and ready to play.

When someone is out, I'm sorry, I want all 24 plus the 3 goalkeepers. This makes the squad more competitive, a more competitive team, and to face the matches with a competitive spirit. Of course, I'll have to make choices, and substitutions, but many tactical aspects come into play, depending on the opponent and the type of match. Those who stay out do so for technical choice, not because they're not in a condition to face the match.'

OUR CONVICTION MUST ALWAYS IMPROVE

'The attitude must be the same, starting strong and going for goals. With strength, as we managed. Then it will be the game and the momentum; I can imagine the type of match, but then there are situations that escape, at least initially. Even more awareness of playing the game. Hands-on the wheel in spring? Spalletti said last year with the glasses of the blacksmith, and we had to look within. I say, as done previously, that these are all stages, this is a stage, and we must push on the pedals with our heads on the wheel and hands on the handlebars. It's evident that it's like this, it's not spring. Time is there, but it will be like this until the end of the season. Every match must give us the stimulus to improve; if we want to show where we are, we must improve many things. And it's evident that there are opponents. All good, full group, and everyone involved. My Parma compared to the first leg with Feralpi? We were at the beginning; there are 29 matches behind us. There is an awareness, maturity, and an important psychological strength. But the lightness and the right enthusiasm to face the matches have remained the same.'