Sarri urges the team to improve after Fiorentina game

Maurizio Sarri was dissatisfied with the team’s performance in Florence but underlined the difficulties the squad encountered in his post-game comments to Sky Sport: “It was not a high-level match from a technical standpoint, the situation was very complicatied since two subs we were forced by injuries. Having three fresh players off the bench would have been important.”

“We need to improve our quality and also tactically. Physically, we paid the price for playing in the afternoon rather than at night, there is a difference at this point of the season. It was surely hot. We were unable to clean the game up as we wanted.We missed a big chance in the final portion of the game, but it was have been unfair to win. Fiorentina pressed us high and it created troubles, we got spooked with a pair of passes and after that we did not manage to start the action properly.”

On the injured players: “Douglas Costa suffered a significant problem, while Miralem Pjanic’s one could be minor. We will evaluate them tomorrow morning.”

On the strikers: “They played poorly, when we defend so low they need to come closer. We did not have a lot of motor and we struggled. However, I am aware that a squad with less character would have been defeated in a game like this, but they refuse to lose even when they are not very sharp. I did not have the chance Paulo Dybala into consideration after losing two players, it was evident after half an hour that it would be a very difficult fixture.”

On the options to rotate in future: “Adrien Rabiot is top-notch, but he has not played in this calendar year and has been up-and-down since joining, physically and mentally. We just need to wait for him, but they are all trustworthy, you do not notice if one stays out. However, changing six or seven per game has an impact.”

On the lack of conditioning: “It was predictable, five players partecipated in the Copa America and eight were injured during the summer. We have different levels of fitness throughout the roster, four of five have been sidelined for a long time. We need some time to bring them to an acceptable rhythm. We lack sharpness.”

On the Atletico game: “There could be sudden changes this early in the season. We did not work a lot during the break and we were hurt by that.”

On the unusual kit: “I have some ideas about that but they clash with the marketing strategy. I think that respecting the tradition is sacred. I believe that Manchester United has the most purchased jersey and it has not changes in ages.”

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