Orsolini: “Arnautovic? Tired, his departure has benefited everyone. Thiago Motta…”

“I spoke with Marco, I have a great relationship with him. Every time I score a goal he calls me on FaceTime,” Orsolini admitted.

In an interview with Corriere dello Sport, Riccardo Orsolini, the Bologna striker, also spoke about the farewell of Thiago Motta and Arnautovic:

“Thiago Motta is a hammer, if he sees that you don’t train well in one week, you don’t play even if you score a hat-trick the week before. He doesn’t care.”

Is dodging one of Mota’s weapons?

“The coach cares a lot about this concept. “You have to frustrate your opponent,” he says. So, even if it seems a bit boring, we go through many steps before we find the portal. “If I even make forty-five passes, I don’t care,” Motta tells us. They feel frustrated.”

Arnautović’s departure was important to Zirkzee. But was it stressful for you?

“Marconi was also a bit tired in some ways. He was the reference point, and we felt obligated to give him the ball. Because it was Marco. His departure certainly benefited him and us. I spoke with Marco, I have a great relationship with him. Every time I score a goal he calls me on FaceTime when I’m in the locker room. We have a beautiful relationship. In my opinion it was the right decision for both of us. And then everything resets a little bit. In the summer we were left with a question mark. But we prove that there is nothing missing because we have good coverage in all departments. Defensively we are great. Calafiore is the best buy in this market.”