Gian Piero Gasperini reiterates how successful the Europa League made Atalanta ‘develop in confidence and self-belief’ within the Champions League too after
La Dea stay unbeaten in Europe to date this season, even when they did concede their first objective of the event with Silvere Ganvoula’s header on a nook.
It was in any other case an ideal night in Bern, as Charles De Ketelaere contributed two targets and three assists, with Mateo Retegui additionally scoring twice, Sead Kolasinac and Lazar Samardzic finishing the rout.
“We’re in interval of kind in Italy and Europe, I’m proud of the performances and outcomes we’re getting,”
“Profitable the Europa League final season helped us to develop in confidence, self-belief after which many new gamers arrived too who’re bettering. That is what’s behind the spectacular kind.
“Retegui was instantly decisive when he arrived, however right this moment Kossounou and Cuadrado did very well, Samardzic scored a rare objective. If we are able to handle to finish a workforce that was half reworked over the summer time, with 11 gamers modified, these outcomes assist us pace up that course of and provides us the boldness to maintain going.”
Gasperini sees Atalanta development course of
Though Younger Boys have zero factors from six Champions League video games, they had been solely overwhelmed by a stoppage-time Marcus Thuram objective by Inter in October on this synthetic turf.
“It’s simple to say now that it appeared simple, however Inter struggled right here final month, so we had been removed from snug coming in. We knew that Actual Madrid and Barcelona had been developing, so we needed to get the factors right here and had been absolutely concentrated,” continued Gasperini.
“Conceding a objective from a set play might’ve hit our confidence, however the workforce is strong and these factors put us in line for the highest 24. Then we’ll see.”
Atalanta have now received all three of their away video games within the Champions League, stalling solely with a pair of 0-0 dwelling attracts in opposition to Arsenal and Celtic.
They’ve 11 factors from six rounds and put themselves in excellent stead to earn computerized qualification for the Spherical of 16 as one of many high eight groups.
“There are some gamers who’ve been right here so lengthy and know us so effectively that they’re coaches on the sector, I might simply simply depart them to it,” smiled Gasperini.
“However there are others who must get to know the actions, the chain reactions, the timing. On high of that, now we have at all times had a really robust locker room ambiance the place the behaviour and perspective is at all times based mostly on values. No errors are allowed on that rating and that is what makes me most proud.”
Their kind is exceptional in Italy already with seven consecutive victories in Serie A, placing them one level off leaders Napoli.
Nonetheless, Gasperini will probably be after his crimson card for dissent, lacking Roma and Milan clashes.
“That may be a totally different matter completely. I’ll simply say that I’ve been teaching in Europe for eight years and nothing occurred. Nothing. No one sends me off there.”