After suffering the third defeat in five matches, the pressure is certainly on the Lazio manager Vladimir Petkovic. He has said that his team certainly did not deserve to get beaten by Torino during the weekend.
Lazio were coming into the match on the back of a highly inconsistent run that has seen them win just two out of the last four matches, while suffering defeats in the other two. This has made them slip out of the top three in the table, while they are in danger of losing out on the Europa league as well.
Lazio had to endure the double whammy of losing Michael Ciani after he was sent off for two yellow cards. After the match, Petkovic has said that he would have wanted to end the game with his full complement of players. He has praised his team’s hunger and desire, which makes the defeat extremely hard to take. Lazio are in danger of being overtaken by the likes of Roma and Catania. They will face Catania at home in the next league match, which will be extremely crucial for them to sustain the top six positions. Petkovic, though, has said that he still remains confident of qualifying for the Champions League.
“I would love just once to end a game with eleven men on the field and talk about incidents like this going our way. I compliment my players for the hunger and energy they put onto the pitch. It certainly was not a deserved defeat. We still believe we can qualify for the Champions League and must continue to believe. I hope next time to be more fortunate,” said the 49-year-old. Lazio have been drawn against the Turkish team Fenerbahce in the next round of the Europa league. In the league, they will be facing the likes of Catania, Roma, and Juventus in the next few matches.
After suffering the third defeat in five matches, the pressure is certainly on the Lazio manager Vladimir Petkovic. He has said that his team certainly did not deserve to get beaten by Torino during the weekend.
Lazio were coming into the match on the back of a highly inconsistent run that has seen them win just two out of the last four matches, while suffering defeats in the other two. This has made them slip out of the top three in the table, while they are in danger of losing out on the Europa league as well.
Lazio had to endure the double whammy of losing Michael Ciani after he was sent off for two yellow cards. After the match, Petkovic has said that he would have wanted to end the game with his full complement of players. He has praised his team’s hunger and desire, which makes the defeat extremely hard to take. Lazio are in danger of being overtaken by the likes of Roma and Catania. They will face Catania at home in the next league match, which will be extremely crucial for them to sustain the top six positions. Petkovic, though, has said that he still remains confident of qualifying for the Champions League.
“I would love just once to end a game with eleven men on the field and talk about incidents like this going our way. I compliment my players for the hunger and energy they put onto the pitch. It certainly was not a deserved defeat. We still believe we can qualify for the Champions League and must continue to believe. I hope next time to be more fortunate,” said the 49-year-old. Lazio have been drawn against the Turkish team Fenerbahce in the next round of the Europa league. In the league, they will be facing the likes of Catania, Roma, and Juventus in the next few matches.