Bologna coach: I m sorry I didn t get points in the first game, and the goal is to advance to the Europa League knockout match

In the first round of the UEFA Cup held this morning, Bologna lost 0-1 away to Villa. After the game, Bologna coach Idalino was interviewed by Sky Sports.

McKinn scored a goal for Villa in the 13th minute, and then Bologna goalkeeper Skrupsky saved a penalty. What do you think of this game? 20 minutes before the game, the opponent kept breaking through in the midfield and won some corner kicks, which were too many times, and they also scored with one of the corner kicks. Nevertheless, we performed well overall, although we could make some different and better choices in the last 16 to 20 meters. We did a good job in the second half but failed to find the right way to score the goal. But I saw the spirit and fighting spirit I hope to see, but unfortunately we failed to get points in this game.

In what aspects can Bologna do better?

We can improve in possession of the ball and get more possession in the opponent's half. Sometimes we play too directly. In addition, we need to allow the newly joined players to better integrate into the team, and players such as Benardski, Jonathan Rowe need more time to adapt. We will eventually make a qualitative leap.

What is Bologna's goal in the UEFA Cup this season?

Compared with last season (Champions League), we hope to advance from the Europa League stage this season to the knockout stage. After that, if we can stick to March or April next year, we will go all out to the end. But the primary goal is to get enough points first and advance to the Europa League knockout stage, which we attach great importance to.

What is your summary of the tactics of this game?

We could have done better off the offense because the opponents always maintain high defense, which we've seen last year and this time they used similar tactics again. But Villa was excellent, they bravely kept the defense and kept kicking like this.