Lazio coach Edy Reja expressed his total faith in Felipe Anderson but admitted that in this moment the young Brazilian is “lacking confidence”.
The Biancocelesti are set to square off against Ludogorets in the round of 32 of the Europa League on Thursday, and the tactician admits he is looking for the young Brazilian to show his quality during the club’s upcoming matches.
“He is lacking a bit of confidence but during the week he shows the qualities he has,” Reja stated at a press conference.
“Now he has to take advantage of the chances he gets in matches. If he plays tomorrow we will also see his personality.
“He maybe has a little bit of fear about making mistakes but he mustn’t think about this because he has all the trust of his teammates and coaching staff.
“We need to respect the match and do all that we can to get through the tie.
“We are up against a difficult team, I am hoping to put out some of the team from Sunday’s match but also with some fresh faces.
“We have a game every three days at the moment and we need to thoroughly assess the condition of the players.
“It’s impossible to think that everyone can play every three days. All of the teams are rotating, even those in the Champions League.
“We will probably play 3-4-3 but I need to assess Candreva this afternoon and Klose.
