Parma’s sporting director speaks at a press conference, “On a bitter night like this, it seemed right to be here to talk. There is no decision in the air. The match? That it was a direct clash is indisputable, the standings speak for themselves. Lecce won and deserves our compliments,they did things better than we did. Parma played seriously, but the result must be accepted and analyzed and then put it behind us. There are three days left until the end of the market, we have done quite a lot, the team has changed and in these three days we will be careful and vigilant, the bulk has been done.”
Pederzoli continued, “There are players who are used to playing in Italy, but it takes time for everyone, for them a little less. The goal is to improve certain positions but you find yourself in moments like now where injuries and disqualifications don’t help. The roster was not complete. Does the fans’ protest break an idyll? I hope it doesn’t break it. Their anger is ours, to the fans we have to give and not ask. There is always love for this club, I have learned by now how much affection there is. I’m sure they will give us a hand. Early withdrawal? No, we don’t believe in these methods.”
Parma suffers defensively in battles against direct competitors: “Every match is a story in itself, there are things that come back, this team has positive and negative characteristics, I think there is work, today’s match is different from other defeats. It follows the one in Milan where there was a defeat despite a good performance. I don’t think it’s a problem. How do you shake up the group? They are young and working well. They need to keep working with confidence and affection, this is the way.”
Pederzoli returns to today: “Talking about injuries would be easy, other teams have them too and it’s part of the game, you have to accept them, we did it in the market by plugging holes. Did the defeat in Milan leave its mark? It was very heavy emotionally, this game came out tonight. Parma is not a soulless team, and the San Siro defeat had nothing to do with it. We started off contracted, we immediately equalized with a great goal, it was the negative junction of the game. Going to halftime at 1-0, things would have changed. The goal hit us hard.”
The article Pederzoli (ds Parma): “Congratulations to Lecce, they did things better than us” comes from Calcio Lecce.
