APPIANO GENTILE - Sinisa Mihajlovic news conference (2):
Is the draw with Juventus different from the others obtained this season?
"No draw is different. They're always worth a point. Sometimes you come back from behind and it seems positive, and other times you're caught and you're disappointed. Against Juventus we earned a point against one of the best teams around. It was difficult to come back after being two goals behind, which were scored from just one shot on goal. Perhaps we created more than Juventus and we might even have won. But we reacted and we're happy about this. It's an unlucky moment. Nedved had a shot which was going wide, and then Zalayeta touched the ball and it went into the corner... Not much is needed to make the difference in these matches."
At the end of the match against Juventus, president Facchetti set the short-term objective of closing the gap in the championship before the break...
"We started out with the aim of winning the championship and as long as it's still mathematically possible we will do everything to win it. The results will come; the moment we're going through can't last forever. Our team can easily fight for every objective; let's take things match by match and see what happens."
Sometimes your performances aren't evaluated objectively. What do you think?
"There's nothing new about that. I have been in Italy for thirteen years and I'd buy a drink for someone who can write something that has never been said about me... When I started at Lazio it was always Mihajlovic's fault if we let in a goal. But I'm used to the criticism. I believe in the work I do, I arrive two hours before training and I make sure I'm ready when needed. I'm pleased with how the last three matches have gone. I never like being criticised, but I go ahead on my path. We'll make conclusions at the end of the season and see who was right."
