The Biancazzurri boss still upset after the Palermo defeat, and laments the injury problems at Stadio Olimpico Rome.
Lazio manager, Edy Reja, insists that his team must learn from the 5-1 drubbing at the hands of Palermo over the weekend.
Reja believes that it is not easy to score five goals against a team like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 boss did not want to talk further about
the result, and has urged his players to put the defeat on their backs and move forward.
While talking to the reporters, Edy Reja said,
“We are definitely responsible. To concede five goals against Palermo is never easy for a team like Lazio. This is the great regret, but then it is useless to debate further, we must just turn the page. If we analyse the game specifically,
we must say that in the first half we were punished by episodes.”
The veteran tactician has insisted that the team should bounce back strongly from the defeat. After the humiliation against the Rosanero, Lazio slip to the fourth spot in the league table, but Reja is not concerned with it. He
insists that they are still equal on points with Udinese, and is confident of better performances in the future.
“There must be a response from the team, from a moral standpoint, because we kept up with third place and Udinese, now we need to recover some of the injured and we must remain calm from a psychological viewpoint. The whole team
needs to believe again.” added the 66-year-old
The Biancazzurri are also under threat of getting knocked out of the UEFA Europa League after suffering a 3-1 defeat in the first-leg of the last 32 round. With the second-leg to be played in a few days time, Reja insisted that
he will field his best possible team but his main priority remains the league.
Lazio face difficult games in the next ten days, as they will face Fiorentina and AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 in the league after taking on Atletico Madrid.
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