The Juventus coach analyzes the home draw against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, which complicates the Bianconeri’s European path
“If we continue with this spirit, we will win many matches.” Despite the disappointment of failing to win his first home match in charge of Juventus, Luciano Spalletti sees the glass half full after the 1-1 draw against Sporting Lisbon. “They are a very good team, they play attacking football and have these ferocious re-aggressions – he began on Sky -. We had a complicated start, then there was a wonderful reaction, we had the game in hand and maybe they deserved to take the lead”. The Juventus coach’s main regret is linked to the management of the ball and the offensive choices. “We lost a few too many balls and when we recovered them we were a bit dirty in our play and too frenetic – explains Spalletti -. In general, however, the team gave a great performance and it gives me confidence that in one-on-one situations we have players who have quality. We need to improve in terms of maneuvering and speed of the ball, but we have solutions over there.”
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The reference is to the return of the Conceiçao-Yildiz duo behind Vlahovic, after the Turk was rested in Verona and the Portuguese started from the bench. “There was the risk of being too offensive against them, who are very good at playing in tight spaces, but we were good and took away the dribble from them – adds the Juventus coach -. We shot many times on goal, but we missed the last pass several times, however in my opinion this is a strong team. Spalletti’s last thought is dedicated to his debut in front of the new crowd. It was a beautiful setting, with the stadium completely full and with everyone in it, which creates a beautiful atmosphere: they he also understands the players – he concludes – we can always improve, but all together we will be able to get some satisfaction.”
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