Juve, Tudor: “They give us for fifths, but so they motivate us”

A little José Mourinho and a little Marcello Lippi. The external noise – and of the enemies – to stimulate Juventus and the whole Juventus environment. Igor Tudor thinks about the market and then we think about going to the eve of the luxury friendly of this afternoon in the home of Borussia Dortmund. The championship debut is approaching (August 24 against Parma) and the Croatian coach turns into a motivational tsunami. He did not possess certain newspaper articles in the locker room and not even forwarded some comments in the team chat, but in recent weeks he brought together the group and sent a clear message to the troop: “Guys, I don’t leave with the fourth place!”.

“I see and tell me that they consider us from third, fourth or fifth place in the forecasts on the championship. This is something that personally motivates a lot to me, must touch our pride and push us to go even stronger. Juventus in the last five seasons has not arrived first or second and it is also for this reason that we listen to these comments. You have to be competitive and take everything like a great stimulus, because they then count the field and the result.”

How will the new Juventus be?

“As I say to the boys: when I arrive at the stadium, in the ring, in the basket, soccer game or cards with friends I want to win and I want to always see this approach in everyone. You don’t need proclamations, but you have to face a game by game with the right attitude. I have the utmost trust and I am sure we will be a beautiful, right, organized team, tough and difficult to beat”.

Will Juventus also fight for the Scudetto?

“I am not here to say that we will win the Scudetto and I do not push myself in proclamations of the genre, but I can guarantee one thing: we do not leave for the fourth place and not even for the third, then we see what happens on the field. I expect a very complicated vintage because many strong coaches gathered in our championship: it does not always happen, but this year it will be so”.

The market goes slowly: if the team remained the current one, would Juventus be stronger than the past season?

“More ready, because there is a year of work behind: it is an aspect not to be underestimated, now there is a clear identity and the mentality is the right one. I will be happy in all cases because I am happy to train Juventus. At this moment we are these here, then we see what will happen by the end of the month. It is unacceptable to start playing with the ongoing negotiations, making everyone crazy. With the company there is great harmony on the market, do and what does not. ”

Have you sent a message to Kolo Muani, closer and closer to return to black and white?

“No, because now Randal is from PSG. I have confidence in society and in the work that the managers are carrying out incoming and outgoing. Definitely Kolo Muani is an important striker, as are David and Vlahovic”.

Vlahovic is expiring and separated at home at Juventus: has he talked to him in these days of German retreat?

“I talk to everyone, Dusan is training well and professionally.”

David arrived at Juventus after the lilac junction with respectable numbers: never less than 25 goals per season in the last three years. After seeing him in Training at Continassa and this week of retreat to Herzogenaurach, do you think that the Canadian will also be repeated in Italy and Juventus?

“The field speaks clearly and in training Jonathan is confirming that he has great qualities: he is intelligent and he always arrives in the area. David is an attacker with characteristics other than those of Trezeguet and Inzaghi, but in the last few meters he shows the same lucidity. He is a concentrated and applied boy, the one against Borussia Dortmund will be a nice test for him too. Joao Mario is also very professional”.

What if the big blow of the midfield was eventually the rebirth of Koopmeiners?

“I hope so and I am convinced that it will be the season of Koopmeiners and Bremer. Koop is a quality player, he lived a first year of setting up to Juventus: he arrived at the end of August from Atalanta without preparation and immediately took the field, then he had two-three injuries. I strongly believe in Koopmeiners, one like him can play everywhere: now I am trying in the field because we have Conceiçao. Yildiz behind the center forward.

Bremer in the friendly against Reggiana returned to the field 304 days after the knee injury: how does the recovery proceed?

“Gleison will also start from the beginning against Borussia Dortmund. It will be an important test for everyone: we face a strong team and we play in a full stadium. We have worked a lot in these weeks and we want to find ourselves ready for the start of the championship with Parma”.