Parma manager Fabio Pecchia provided his analysis of the team’s 3-2 home loss to Udinese in a post-match interview with DAZN. The coach expressed a mix of regret for squandering a strong first-half performance and acknowledgment of areas needing improvement in game management.
Pecchia began by praising his team’s initial approach: “It was a good game from us, especially in the first part. There was a desire to play and to seek goals. Once again, we had a good start and managed to find the net early on.”
However, he noted a shift in the second half: “Udinese came at us strongly and reopened the match. They won the game. We put in as much energy as we could, but in the second half, Udinese won the battles in midfield, the dirty work, and we suffered there. From that point, it became a different game.”
The coach highlighted the multifaceted nature of performance, extending beyond just ball progression: “There’s the second ball, pressing, and many other aspects. In the first half, we did these things very well. When we needed to work hard, we did, and when we could find space to develop play, we took advantage of it effectively.”
Pecchia acknowledged some errors in the second half: “We lost a few more balls, missed some re-pressing opportunities, and had some mistimed pressures. Then the performance takes a different turn.”
When asked about some potentially incorrect choices by players like Mihaila and Man, Pecchia defended his team’s attacking mindset: “We seek to play, it’s in our DNA to want to try things. The players are always asked to do more, to make the right choice, and we must account for the fact that sometimes the choice isn’t right.”
Regarding Mandela Keita’s red card, Pecchia took a measured approach: “There’s little to say. I’m sorry, he was perhaps betrayed by the desire to give something more. But we have time to talk, to calm down. These things happen in a football match.”
Despite the disappointing result, Pecchia found positives in his team’s late efforts and the support from fans: “I liked how the boys, even when we had nothing left, still tried to find something, even if it was messy. The final embrace with our public was also very positive.”
