The Juventus coach: “Emotions? It’s not the first time I’ve been on the bench… Juve from the outside is a beautiful thing, but then from the inside it’s not easy and it can weigh on some. Central Koop? Great match for communication and tactical order”
Aside from the nervousness at the end, Luciano Spalletti’s first as Juventus coach ended as the Bianconeri hoped: 2-1 victory at Cremonese. And the Juventus coach says it clearly: “Match well managed in the first half, we conceded a bit at the end of the first half and at the beginning of the second, but I think it’s difficult to create more chances than all those we created against Cremonese. I liked the behavior, we have potential that can be seen in this team, so we need to grow quickly. I trust this group and the players I have, but it’s clear that we are Juventus and therefore you can feel the pressure we have. Juve seen from the outside seems like a beautiful thing, but then you have to stay at the level of this club and maybe someone can take this pressure. Let’s say that this victory puts us in a position to start the adventure well.”
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The emotions of the first time melted away immediately but we had to work: “I think we all have to grow as a group, for me it’s not the first time on a bench even if I come from the unhappy experience of the national team”. Finally, a comment on the “thrust” of central defensive Koopmeiners: “By putting him in that position I thought that our ball movement would have put Cremonese in more difficulty. However, Koop played a good game from the point of view of communication with his teammates and of the tactical order on the opponent’s counterattacks”.