Hellas Verona Coach Fabio Pecchia did not regret his decision to drop Giampaolo Pazzini in a 3-1 home defeat to Napoli. “I’m glad he’s angry.”
The veteran striker was only introduced in the final 20 minutes and converted a penalty before creating one of their best chances of the game.
After the goal, ‘Il Pazzo’ angrily pointed to the bench and threw the ball down.
Hellas Verona Coach Fabio Pecchia did not regret his decision to drop Giampaolo Pazzini in a 3-1 home defeat to Napoli. “I’m glad he’s angry.”
The veteran striker was only introduced in the final 20 minutes and converted a penalty before creating one of their best chances of the game.
After the goal, ‘Il Pazzo’ angrily pointed to the bench and threw the ball down.
“His anger is good, I’m glad he’s angry,” Pecchia told Mediaset Premium. “It was a tactical choice and I would do it again, because the squad is not in great shape and I needed pace.
“I evaluate all the players, I pondered this decision and it had a certain logic to it. I tried to put more pace down the flanks and not give reference points with Daniel Bessa or Alessio Cerci in the centre-forward role.
“Aside from the 3-1 result, we were under pressure for long periods, but I’m happy because we tried to play our game and had chances to open it up again at the end. Napoli are a very strong side, but we still caused them some problems.
“Pazzini and Cerci can play in a 4-4-2, but it’s an issue of fitness levels. Martin Caceres hasn’t even trained with us for two weeks, but he’s a great professional and a great athlete.”