THE TEAM HAS FIELDED A GREAT SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE

At the end of the match against US Avellino, Mister Michele Mignani went to the press room at Orogel Stadium - Dino Manuzzi to comment on the victory.

"In the first 20-25 minutes, we struggled a bit to read the game tactically because Insigne was the player who threw us off balance, and we weren't good at picking him up. However, it's also true that even though we dropped back a little, we conceded few chances and took few risks. In my opinion, the team then grew, and as always, individual moments determine and change the momentum of the game. Today, however, in some respects, we played a game where, when we had to get dirty, as I had asked the boys to do, we got dirty. We suffered, so to speak, in those first few minutes with their passing, but then we grew, and the game was always balanced. The difference, as happened in Bari, is that we scored and Avellino didn't."

"My staff and I are in charge of a group of young guys who experience emotions, have feelings and are fragile, so my job and that of my staff is not only to try to explain to them whether to go right or left, whether to kick with the instep or the sole, but also to be close to them and try to involve them and keep them involved. This is especially important for players who play less. The hug I gave Blesa, as well as Shpendi and Berti when they came off, was to make them understand that being substituted is not a demotion, because they had done well. Still, other teammates deserve to play and we have to give them space too."

"Today we took more risks than in Bari, and we didn't concede a goal, whereas in Bari we did. And it's not easy to win by a large margin; it's even harder. However, winning and not conceding a goal is very difficult. I look at the work in defense, the spirit of sacrifice on the part of the team: in the end, eleven guys were fighting to keep a clean sheet, putting themselves at the team's disposal. They all did it, starting with the two strikers who finished the game on the field, Olivieri and Diao, and that's what matters most. Obviously, I'm very happy that we didn't concede a goal, but it shouldn't just be me; it should be them, too."

The full press conference is available on the Cesena FC YouTube channel: