SPAL - Bari, the pre-match conference of coach De Rossi

At the press room of the "Paolo Mazza" Stadium, coach Daniele De Rossi presented the match SPAL - Bari in the pre-match press conference of the 23rd day of the Serie BKT 2022-2023 Championship.

"There is great enthusiasm," the biancazzurro coach began, "and on my part there has always been even after defeats, otherwise you can't convey the right motivation. There is also enthusiasm because I have a group of good players who always follow me great. Nainggolan and Fetfatzidis I found them good physically and very good on a human level, but now little talk because the field must and will do the talking."

"Except for Varnier, they are all available and ready to play. The minutes are not easy to calculate during the week, but the GPS data recorded during training tells us that the general condition, including that of the newcomers, is good. Then we must not forget that the game also brings out nervous energies that are unpredictable."

"I think it's time to win games," said the SPAL coach, "even at home, because by winning a few games the standings situation changes and then other evaluations can be made, based on our abilities and potential."

"Bari is a strong team, with players of leg and depth and it is complicated to play against them. They also have a very good coach, we don't know each other directly, but when I arrived at SPAL he sent me a message that was as unexpected as it was beautiful and sincere, which I was very pleased with."

"The playoffs are a feasible goal in terms of points and standings, but we are all close so it is feasible even to finish last. We have to focus on tomorrow's game, on our potential and its continuing evolution that we are experiencing. Now we have to win games and I think the expectations as of today should be a tad lower, so that we stay stably above the playouts, then we will see."

"Radja is a very strong player," concluded Coach De Rossi, "and his impact in the locker room has been very good. He is a serious professional with a huge heart and he is absolutely not a locker room smasher as some people describe him. He has screwed up in the past, but he is not a negative character. The guys have to feel an extra incentive to have him on the team, but it cannot and should not all revolve around him. We are a team and as such we go out on the field in eleven. For me the fact that Radja is here is a beautiful thing not only for the group, but also for the whole SPAL community and for the city of Ferrara because to have such a strong player who still can do so much, I think it is something really special and something we should all be happy about."