Dzeko: “We lack quality. The pressing had to be stopped, it complicated the game”

There Rome leaves the Mapei Stadium with 4 goals conceded and morale under heels. The only positive note is the hundredth goal of Dzeko, who spoke at the end of the 90 ‘.

DZEKO IN ROME TV

What happened to the derby?
Good question. I think in the first half we were not at the Serie A level, none of us. Every time they passed halfway they scored goals, with a team like them that has good and fast players it is difficult.

Why did they hurt so much in the first half?
Difficult to explain, I don’t know what to say. We tried to press, they seemed to come out too easily, if you do it well for others it is difficult to go out. Someone, however, was always late, then you must also give credit to the opponents who made a great game.

Can’t we maybe change strategy?
Yes, this is also true, maybe in the interval we could tell us, maybe we could wait even if the 0-3 was too late. You try, but then you always score. They were good, but after the performance with Lazio it’s a shame to lose like this.

Is there a risk that this defeat will leave its mark?
Hopefully not. It is not the first time that it happens that we have not been on the right level, but then we have done better immediately. We have lost three important points and we have to pick them up somewhere else. This is why it is essential to win against Bologna already.

I saw a very nervous team: how come?
We were losing 3-0, it’s not easy. We were all a little nervous with each other. We said ‘Enough guys!’. On goals it always seemed that one waited for the other to go on the ball and nobody went. There is being nervous, but you have to be cold in those situations because you play 90 minutes. In fact, in the second half we did everything to overturn it, too bad for taking the fourth after doing the second. Let’s hope you don’t leave this game waste.

DZEKO A SKY

Once again there was a drop in tension. You have been in Rome for a few years. What explanation do you give yourself? Why can’t you build a mentality?
“Difficult to explain, but more needs to be done on the pitch. The mentality comes with wins. After the game with Lazio today in the first half we were not at the right level. Sassuolo had a great race, but we weren’t present. ”

Are you worried about this drop in tension in the Champions League?
“Yes, because now we have to recover these three points somewhere else. We hope that this challenge will not leave any aftermath. Every point you lose takes you away from the goal. Now we have to win. ”

Congratulations on the 100 goals. You won in Wolfsburg and with City, where you never won. How do you get that extra gear here in Rome?
“Difficult to do the analysis now. Perhaps there is also a lack of quality, we must say it. So you have to win games, the team is strong but you always have to win. Because we must have continuity. There are experts but also young people and they must understand that two good games are not enough, but that more and more must be given. One or two cannot make the team win. Without the whole team it is difficult to win. Everyone must give more. ”

What was the biggest difficulty today, where maybe you have failed?
“With Lazio we pressed hard, today we wanted to do it even more because we knew that they are good at handling from behind. In games like this, if you press high and make a mistake it becomes difficult. Today someone was a little late and it was complicated. After a while, however, we could stop pressing, because the game was becoming more complicated. ”

What did you say to Fonseca at the end of the game?
“Nothing in particular.”

DZEKO IN DAZN

Would you like different balloons?
It is certainly a game that wants to be a coach and I like it too, lowering myself as a finisher. We must all do more. I would like to have more balls in front: I tell the boys. We must work on this and forget today’s match as soon as possible.

How do you explain this drop compared to last week?
First of all we wanted high pressure which in the end did not come out well because one who arrives late is enough. They are fast and they came out too easy. After twenty minutes we were three to zero. After a game like the one against Lazio where we dominated, today’s first half cannot happen. We have not been at the level of Serie A, we have not been to the Champions League in the first half.

Is there a feeling that this game can only be played when you are all eleven at the top?
I think not only in our game. It is a beautiful game because we always want to have the ball. It would be better if all eleven were at the top. It is not always easy but today in the first half nobody was at his level. We continue on our way and hope to forget immediately. We will have to earn these lost points somewhere else. We will have to win immediately against Bologna.

What happened on the rescue of Locatelli?
He made a miraculous rescue. I didn’t see the ball right away, then I turned around and it was higher. I thought I’d get there first.

The most beautiful of the hundred goals against Roma?
Certainly the one in London with Chelsea. I was hoping the penny would come with the three points. Now head up and look forward.

How did you explain the sale of Florenzi?
Yes, but they are choices that another makes. Alessandro was an important player and I understand him: the European is an important occasion and if he has more chances to play it in Valencia he did well. Then in June let’s see what happens.