Gattuso: “Cavani didn’t want to play as a starter”

Gennaro Gattuso was beaming after the game for the win. The Italian coach had recognized the day before that the team had to try to get better results away from home to reduce pressure by playing at home . In fact, he acknowledged in Movistar LaLiga that, despite the comfortable victory, he gave credit to his goalkeeper’s interventions: ” We have to thank Mamardashvili, who has responded very well to a set piece. He has done good stops. The match was not easy, Celta played very well , we played with great enthusiasm, we won many duels, unlike what happened in Vallecas “, he explained.

Later he confessed that Cavani did not want to be a starter with the naturalness that characterizes every response from the coach: “He did not want to play,” he replied to the surprise of the interviewer, although he later explained the situation better. “He wanted to play 30 or 35 minutes, but there are players who have the conditions to be there from the beginning . He has spent three months without training with the team and the previous work and also having competition was important.”

Later, in the press room, he delved deeper into the Uruguayan striker’s debut: “When a 35-year-old player thinks that football is a priority for him, he always helps his teammate, he does one more race than the rest to train… “You can be calm and happy. You have to improve your physical condition as usual, I’m happy that you’re going to stay with us here these weeks of break. You’ve worked very well for 10 days with us and I think that to get to your best condition he has to play, play and play . He wasn’t entirely convinced about playing as a starter because of the physical risk, but I’m very happy. I also have to talk about Hugo Duro and Marcos,Hugo is not 100%, Marcos sometimes has discomfort and lately they are limping”

Regarding Cervi’s expulsion, he did not want to admit that it was definitive in tipping the balance in favor of his team: “I don’t know. Many times in my life I have lost many games with the other team with ten. Celta have had occasions playing with ten”.