Injury-marred Lazio are struggling to qualify for the last UEFA Champions League spot and their head coach feels they need “a miracle” to overcome their troubles.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 manager has not hidden his team’s injury woes, with many important players spending a spell on the sidelines.
Besides their injury concerns, Reja had a falling out with the club Sporting Director over the sale of Djibril Cisse to Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 in January. The loss of a striking option combined with the injury
woes of the team, led to the submission of his resignation, which was turned down by the patron of the capital club.
Consequently, this has been a season full of drama for the Biancazzurri, who have seen highs and lows; their most recent high was their derby victory over bitter rivals, AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603. However, they have failed
to show the consistency required to make the third-place their own, and recently lost to Bologna 3-1.
To compound misery on the team, they had two players sent-off and ended up playing with nine players. Matuzalem and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-González-c5288 were shown straight red-card by the match official.
The coach analysed their performance, mentioning that some players are not getting the appropriate rest required to perform at high levels, stating:
“Our attitude was not particularly positive at the start and you pay for that against a dangerous team like Bologna. Unfortunately the players I field are always the same ones, as for example http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-Ledesma-c9543
and Gonzalez are playing non-stop.”
The tactician believes that Matuzalem’s sending-off dented his team’s hopes of a comeback, as they suffered a dip in morale. However, he remains pragmatic, stating that there is no need to be over analytical
over things which have already taken place. At the same time, Reja admitted that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 are “not in the best condition right now.”
“To finish third would be a bit of a miracle considering the strength of our rivals. Over the week we have to think of some new options, seeing as I am losing another two midfielders to suspension.”
The Stadio Olimpico outfit will be playing Catania in matchday 28, hoping to cement their 3rd position in the Serie A.
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