Gilardino: ‘Genoa players heroic against Roma’

Alberto Gilardino mentioned his Genoa gamers had been ‘at occasions heroic’ within the 4-1 victory over Roma, particularly after shedding two key gamers to harm.

The Grifone had been promoted from Serie B final season and are already making their names as giant-killers, defeating Lazio, holding Napoli to a 2-2 draw and now beating Roma 4-1 at Marassi.

But it had been a nasty begin to the sport, shedding each Milan Badelj and Kevin Strootman within the opening half-hour to muscular accidents.

“It was an ideal efficiency, nice angle from the lads. We had braveness, sharpness and focus, I advised them that the outcome would come from our angle,” Gilardino advised DAZN.

“The lads had been at occasions heroic this night for what they did, regardless of the preliminary issues, shedding Milan and Kevin to harm. All of the lads confirmed in the course of the week they had been prepared, hungry and decided, they proved that on the sector tonight.

“The medical employees will consider the accidents over the subsequent few days, however it’s gratifying for me as a coach to see those that got here off the bench achieve this a lot to raise the workforce again up.”

Albert Gudmundsson scored the opener and performed a vital function within the second from Mateo Retegui on the stroke of half-time, then after holding out beneath siege for 20 minutes, Genoa made the killer blows with Morten Thorsby’s glancing header on a nook and a purpose from debutant Junior Messias.

“It was pure towards the standard of Roma that we wished to alternate the excessive and intermediate press, that was the technique to hold them guessing.”

Retegui got here to Genoa as a way to be taught Serie A soccer and turn into the first-choice striker for Italy, so is studying the tips of the commerce immediately from World Cup winner Gilardino.

“We work with him and all of the strikers after coaching periods to do particular issues, for instance his motion, the primary contact management to cowl the ball whereas turning away from his marker.

“This lad is de facto wanting to be taught and be as greatest as he can.”

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