"The defense is fundamental, everything starts from there even with a proactive football. We need to slow down and limit the great quality of Manchester United".
Gian Piero Gasperini, speaking to Sky on the eve of the third day of the Champions League Group F, sets the points for his Atalanta awaited by a demanding match at Old Trafford.
"They are all able to score even from a distance, they have physicality in the aerial game and maybe they neglect the defensive phase a little more - explains the Nerazzurri coach -. They attack collectively, they have individuals capable of inventing, of jumping the man. and to create numerical superiority ". The recipe for not suffering, of course, is also based on something else: "They are a team that dominates the game and plays the game, even in Leicester on Saturday where they lost. As long as we keep the ball, we run a few less danger: we will have to force them where possible in their half of the pitch where they suffer the most ", continues Gasperini. Finally, on the atmosphere and an illustrious comparison: "Old Trafford is fantastic, an emotion to be transformed into positive energy in front of a full audience:competing with a great team and a large audience is an opportunity to play to the best of our ability, closes the coach of Bergamo ".
