"Don't give up"

After the draw with Messina, the sporting director Daniele Faggiano answered journalists' questions in the press room, focusing on Catania's current situation: "I'm not happy, and nobody is happy, from the President to the CEO to the team, but compared to other matches, I saw a different game: the goal opportunities that we didn't have in previous games were there today. I saw a greater determination, what I asked for, the coach and the club.
We lost seven points in the last three matches, we could have earned nine. We always have to give something extra, also out of respect for the city and the fans. I expect a reaction from the team, as there was today: the goal was missing, not from a specific area but from the whole team. It's a lean period that can happen to everyone during the season, I hope it ends soon. If others give 100 or 120, we have to give 150 or 180. We also need to work on the mental aspect, football is not just played with the feet. I spoke to the team and I said that the season is long, we have to be positive and look at the good and bad things we did today. Starting tomorrow, we work for the match against Crotone, I do not give up, and the team does not give up. I have to praise Grella, he suffers more than me because he has experienced Catania more than I have, so I have to give 250%, also for him who wanted me here. I have great responsibilities towards Grella, the city, and the fans, so let the boos come because we who work in Catania must understand that we have to give that something extra even when we don't succeed: for example, today Anastasio had cramps at 75' but played until the end. That's how it should be; we must "die for football" on the field: today, in this sense, I can't say anything. We don't give up, when I speak, it's to try to share some of the responsibility with everyone."