The coach's comment. "We need more nastiness. We need to be concrete"

"We need more nastiness, this is not a time of the season to be nice, but concrete". Roberto D'Aversa is clear in his post-match analysis of Empoli's draw in Como, where in terms of the number of chances they had, it is undoubtedly the Azzurri who leave the Sinigaglia pitch disappointed. "Como had more possession due to the quality of their individuals, but we had the sensational goal-scoring opportunities that can turn a match around - commented the Azzurri coach - and while I don't get angry where there was a bit of bad luck, such as the two posts we hit or the header that went just wide in the first half by Kouame, I am angry instead for those times when we lacked nastiness. More than for having found the goal again, I think the lads also need to think about the chances we didn't convert because in the long run they can affect our path".

The Italian coach also underlines the positive aspects. "We were still good at recovering, even if in the second half we came back soft and I don't understand why. After the goal, however, we were good at not going overboard because with the quality of their attackers we could have ended up like Udine". D'Aversa then explains the choice of Vasquez and evaluates the returns of Viti and Fazzini.

"I preferred Vasquez both because he was more structured and because of his ease of football that could have allowed us to skip Como's first pressure - he concludes -. Mattia instead asked to be substituted because he couldn't take it anymore, after all he was returning from a long layoff, while Jacopo came on well but he must understand that you can take a beating and you can't leave the team with ten men, even if the measure was perhaps a little severe, because then it would also affect the next match".

Yes. There.