The challenge to Ferraris against Udinese is to "give a positive response to our audience, to the president and to ourselves", explains Claudio Ranieri.
Because Monday's defeat in the Ligurian derby against Spezia, who won 2-1, was not digested by the Sampdoria coach: "We have to look for the answers within us, because they had more hunger and determination. Too many second turnovers, little concentration.
Obviously when we play with the grown-ups, the boys feel that desire to do well and the need for mutual help with each other.
But this is a particular championship ", he continues to the official channels of the Ligurian club. There will be no suspended Jankto, some players in defense are not in the best of conditions: certainly there is the temptation to start from the beginning with the duo Quagliarella-Keita. While in midfield Damsgaard should take the place of Jankto. Ranieri is also thinking of Adrien Silva to give Ekdal a rest, but the Swede at the moment starts on pole. First call-up in the meantime for Ernesto Torregrossa, bought from Brescia on loan onerous with redemption obligation: "He is not at our level of preparation, but he will be on the bench with us.
I think he is a very intelligent player, technical, stubborn and good at keeping the ball on the ball: he goes well with all our strikers ", continues the coach who does not trust Udinese:" It's a very compact team, you know what he wants and does not have the ranking he deserves.
So it's going to be a tough match.
Torregrossa?
He is not at our level of preparation, but he will be on the bench.
In front we are covered, while behind at this moment we must make a virtue of necessity.
In short: tomorrow we must show what we are ", concludes the technician.