Vincenzo Italiano explains the tactical adjustments he made to get Sassuolo out of their comfort zone in the surprise 2-1 Spezia win.
This was just the latest coup from Spezia, who also earned surprise away wins at Napoli, Udinese and Benevento.
“We wanted to make Sassuolo feel uncertain by pressing them all over the pitch and throughout the game, so that worked really well,” the coach told Sky Sport Italia.
Vincenzo Italiano explains the tactical adjustments he made to get Sassuolo out of their comfort zone in the surprise 2-1 Spezia win.
This was just the latest coup from Spezia, who also earned surprise away wins at Napoli, Udinese and Benevento.
“We wanted to make Sassuolo feel uncertain by pressing them all over the pitch and throughout the game, so that worked really well,” the coach told Sky Sport Italia.
“It’s an important victory for us, as there are some moments when we lose our way and then others like this evening where it goes right. It was a convincing performance as well as a great win.”
Spezia were decimated by injuries and bans, so surprisingly used Kevin Agudelo as a False 9.
“We needed someone with a lot of pace up there and we’re happy with the results that this tactical change has provided.
“What we must do is find more of a balance, because all it takes is three or four defeats for us to lose our confidence again. If we can emerge from a difficult period of form with a win like this, it means we’ve got the capability, we just need to keep it going.”