"Some days are worth more than tactics and videos"

On the eve of the departure to Fiuggi, Mister Zeoli responded to the journalists' questions in the press room: "We have seen the matches of the potential opponents, some we knew because we faced them in the group or in the Italian Cup, the Under 23 teams because I personally faced them with Torino's Primavera team, these teams have important national players and should not be underestimated for many reasons. For example, yesterday Atalanta had on the bench in the Europa League three players who had played in the first round of playoffs just two days before. We will wait until Sunday morning and then do a full immersion with the match analyst Ivan Alfonso, knowing that these are important things but not decisive because playoffs involve other factors. Injuries and fitness recoveries? Sturaro has a slight fatigue, we hope and plan to recover him for the return leg of the first round; Ndoj and Tello continue their work and put "fuel" in their legs; Bethers and Silvestri you saw on the field: we had thought of putting Tommaso back on the list but these are important evaluations and it's not the right time to talk about it, despite the boy wanting to make himself available at all costs; Peralta's situation is known to you. Fiuggi? Several facilities in Central Italy have been contacted to find hotels and fields, I believe it is a good choice also for travel reasons, we will have the opportunity to be together, study the opponents, and have more time: I agree with this choice and thank the club for this and also for yesterday's open training session. Sometimes, during the season, some days are worth more than tactics and videos, the fans have spoken and found the right words to explain the moment and the situation, I also thank them. Yesterday was the kind of day that every coach would like to have at certain moments, two thousand people conveyed many things. The atmosphere we will encounter away in the playoffs? It's the opponents who should worry more than us: the support and contribution of Massimino are known throughout Italy; we know that there will be organized teams that have invested a lot and we have entered through the back door, they say we are among the favorites but until two weeks ago we were not in this position, as a group and as a team we must provide important answers. The opponent? We are not in a position to choose, there is one I would not like to face at the beginning for many reasons, for the rest we will take what the draw gives us: if you have aspirations and want to go further you have to face strong teams and important places and overcome difficulties. Our strength lies in balance, they are more carefree but I have to look at the details, you can report many positive and negative things from the championship and we have worked on this, to enhance the former and avoid the latter. In the possession phase, we need to bring more elements into the opponent's half; we are evaluating many solutions, even trying players in roles that may seem new but have actually been played in the past in their careers. We don't invent anything, we follow logic. In midfield, we have players with very different characteristics, hoping to progress there will be yellow cards, injuries, tiredness, so we need to seek balance. Choices? Physical condition is important, we have two matches and whoever is in better shape plays, but over 90 minutes many can be decisive: every coach's wish in these cases is to find a playoff player, the situation's Schillaci. We have made progress, especially on a physical level. VAR in the playoffs? The club is prepared, we have Velotto who has refereed in the top tier, he has already had meetings with the guys; VAR can change the game, think about the match against Padova and the deserved expulsion. We need to be careful on the disciplinary front and we also go into retreat for the psychological aspect".