23 April 2023
23 April 2023

Sottil: "A thoroughly deserved win"

The coach reflects on a convincing win over Cremonese

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Andrea Sottil was quick to praise his players after they secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Cremonese. 
 
“The lads deserve huge credit for this result – they wanted it so much. We have a team of professionals, serious individuals and excellent footballers. There was no contest from the start. They thoroughly deserved this win.”
 
The last of Udinese's three first-half goals was scored by Isaac Success – his first league goal of the campaign – sparking jubilant scenes around the player.
 
“The way everyone hugged him shows the team spirit we have here. Isaac always puts the team first. He wins loads of free kicks and deserved this goal. I'm so sorry about his injury. He scored a wonderful goal and we're all pleased for him,
 
“The starting line-up was something we considered carefully during the week. It was a balanced side. We just needed to exploit the space more with better off-the-ball movement. Everything went to plan, except Success' injury. 
 
“[Kingsley] Ehizibue has come on in leaps and bounds. He works so hard and makes lots of good runs. Lots of our players have shown improvement – [Sandi] Lovric, Festy [Ebosele], [Jaka] Bijol, [Nehuen] Perez and [Lazar] Samardzic. Seeing it gives me and my staff a tremendous sense of satisfaction.