Claudio Ranieri has insisted that Sampdoria “can’t afford” to lower their guard due to the forced break from Serie A. “Always prepare for match”.
The Blucerchiati coach has claimed that the extended break might prove a challenge for his team and has tried to prepare his team for a game despite not knowing if they were going to play.
It has been confirmed that Sampdoria will host Hellas Verona behind closed doors on Sunday, as Serie A recovers the postponed games from last weekend on Sunday.
Claudio Ranieri has insisted that Sampdoria “can’t afford” to lower their guard due to the forced break from Serie A. “Always prepare for match”.
The Blucerchiati coach has claimed that the extended break might prove a challenge for his team and has tried to prepare his team for a game despite not knowing if they were going to play.
It has been confirmed that Sampdoria will host Hellas Verona behind closed doors on Sunday, as Serie A recovers the postponed games from last weekend on Sunday.
“Don’t return to the pitch with your head elsewhere,” Ranieri told Il Secolo XIX. “I know very well, having been a player myself, that it’s one thing preparing to train for a game the next day, it’s another to do it if you don’t know when it will be, nor against whom.
“For this I ask you to lower the rhythm and always prepare as if you’re playing the game, every day. It’s a break that we can’t afford.”
Ranieri downplayed the concerns regarding the coronavirus by joking about not having to shake anyone’s hand.
“If I don’t give you a hand, nobody will be offended,” he said. “I don’t have it with anyone, it’s just for safety.”