In the Frenchman’s pre match press conference, he talked about various subjects heading into this weekend’s match and the devastating 7-1 Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich.
“Tuesday’s loss will not erase anything that we’ve done this season, a good start to Serie A and the Champions League,” he emphasisied. “We have always been up to the task and we have to start from here.”
Garcia firstly spoke about his side’s embarrassing 7-1 defeat to Bayern on Tuesday night in the Champions League group stage.
“To erase the defeat serves a great victory for Saturday,” he continued. “On Tuesday we saw how superior Bayern were to Roma, but it is a mistake to forget about it.
“The only way to recover is to immediately return back to the steering wheel.
“The second half performance was that of a proud Roma. We scored in the first 25 minutes of the half but we also had chances to make it a less heavy defeat.”
The Giallorossi coach then went on to speak about the upcoming Serie A match with Sampdoria.
“Sampdoria are a club that have made a very good start to the season,winning almost always at home and the derby,” the tactician said. “We know they are a good team but we need to focus on ourselves.
“Obviously the result is always important and I say the result will be a consequence of how we play the match. Tomorrow will be a difficult trip because Sampdoria are third in the table and the table doesn’t lie.”