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Salernitana coach Sousa offers stunning Fiorentina praise: Congratulations to Italiano, the players and board

  /  autty

Salernitana coach Paulo Sousa is ready to face former club Fiorentina tonight.

Sousa has been impressed by the Viola under coach Vincenzo Italiano and the way they're playing.

He said, "First of all, I would like to congratulate Fiorentina, my colleague Vincenzo Italiano and to the players for what a fantastic season they are having. They have reached the final of the Coppa Italia and are on course to win another one in the Conference League.

"In my view at the moment they are the fittest team in the league with top-level alternatives for every role. The club has invested to build a team that is competitive on all fronts.

"Their football expresses great aggression in the non-possession phase, with a wealth of variations in the ball possession phase that reminds me of the Dutch football of the past. The mobility and quality of their midfield means that the vast majority of the time they manage to overcome opposition pressure by lowering their defensive block. They propose the variant of lifting one of the central defenders from the line in the second moment of construction, they have offensive dynamics in the side corridors that create multiple difficulties for the opponents by alternating short play and deep attack.

"What has changed the most in the last period has been the verticality and speed of their offensive game."