Has Thiago Motta felt the closeness of La Spezia in recent weeks? “Yup. I was not calm after the victory against Venezia and I am not worried after losing against Verona. I always and only think about how to make this team play at its best. I accept all opinions, but I don’t have time to think about it. Neither I nor those who work here ”.

Tomorrow, on the other hand, fundamental points will be played against Salernitana. And, in the end, Ribery will not be there. “We prepared the game thinking that they could be on the pitch with the best players, including Ribery. We weren’t just focusing on him clearly, although he’s very important to them. It is a match to be played well, as we have done in other matches. But without falling into some mistakes that we have made in the past ”.

There were also injuries this week. Could it be the preparation made by fighting against Covid? “Could be. There are reasons, and this may be one of them. Even if among those who did the preparation with us, few were injured. Then there are problems of varying severity. And it is something that has also happened in other teams ”.

Salernitana is particularly capable of counterattacking. “They are a dangerous team, who have shown they can create problems on the counterattack. But if you play at home, you have to take responsibility for winning. In the event of a restart, we must be good at realizing it and putting in place the countermeasures ”.

In between, two quality men return. “Major and Kovalenko see them well. They are in condition, they can be present from the first minute “. Is Sher among the players who could find a place tomorrow? “He is a young boy, with a desire to learn, grow and grow. It depends on him to fit in, the timing in which it will be done is also up to him to determine it: language, companions, different life. We’ll see. I am happy with what he did with Hellas Verona, even in a difficult moment. There wasn’t a lot of pressure at that time, but perhaps he is capable of handling even more complicated situations ”.

In midfield, however, it is an emergency. “Gyasi and Verde? Daniele has enormous quality, he needs to improve in other aspects. I have an esteem for Emmanuel that goes beyond the professional one. He is a footballer who has always given me the willingness to play a different role in the emergency. It has something inside that is different from what we are used to seeing. Well for him, he will still grow a lot. Good for us that he can cover many roles “.

There are no doubts in goal. “Yes, play Provedel from the start. The rest? Tomorrow I will field the best team that I think Salernitana can face ”.