"Too much tension in those first 45 minutes": "But in the second half we saw that we are alive"

He can't win at home even against Legnago la Spal. The equaliser comes with difficulty, thanks to a goal from Molina in the second half. At the end of the match Baldini commented on the match: "It was a bad match, with a lot of tension in the first half, completely different in the second, as always happens to us. It's not easy at this moment, because any player who starts from the beginning, has more difficulty than those who come on in the second half. With this it is even more evident that it is a mental aspect".

Equal right?

"No, if the race had ended in the first it could have happened, even if they were ahead, but given the second, absolutely not."

Given the result, how to prepare for the play out?

"What interests me is that I have a lively team, which in my opinion also has the attributes, because then when it finds itself in difficulty it does not give up an inch. The positive thing is this, also in view of the play outs, we will play it. In the final stages of the championship anything can always happen, look at Lucchese with Ternana".

Karlsson?

"Unfortunately, we lost him. I'm not crazy if I didn't start him after the two goals, but I knew it was dangerous to make him play a whole game and I kept him for the second half."

Can we say that the retreat was useful? "Yes. Today it would have been easy to throw away the game with other players. If there were other guys, in the second half they would have been afraid to enter the field. Instead I see a lively team".

Personally, how much does this situation weigh on you?

"A lot, I've never found myself in a situation like this. If I had the feeling of a team in disarray I'd be the first to say mea culpa. My backpack is also heavy, but I'm charged up and I have broad shoulders to carry it. If I could, I'd lighten the boys' backpack, making mine even heavier. I can't wait to get back to work on Tuesday, and I also think that we can go and win the match against Torres."

Spal better in the second half thanks also to the formation with two strikers?

"I have rotated the team in every possible way, how many games have we lost even with the 3-5-2? If I thought it was simply a question of formation I would have solved the problems from the first day I arrived. The 4-4-2? The two midfielders must cover the pitch, is Raddrezza someone who covers the pitch? And I am talking about personal characteristics, not shortcomings. It is clear that if I had two players like El Kaddouri I could play with two in midfield. But today he had thirty minutes in his legs".

Beatrice Bergamini