Thiago Motta after Bruges-Juventus: “Too little to win”

“It’s a shame because we could have done better tonight.” The frost in Bruges gives Juve yet another seasonal draw and the certainty of going to the Champions League playoffs. Half a smile therefore, just because the ticket for the round of 16 can still (must?) be endorsed but at the end of the match Thiago Motta was more disappointed by the inconsistency of a match closed with a shot on goal in 90′ than satisfied: “I don’t take away credit to the opponent, who caused other teams here to struggle, but I say that we suffered very little but at the same time did not create enough to win.”

waiting for kolo muani

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“We suffered very little from the opponent – he reiterated -, now we have many players available after a long time, especially the attackers”. Even in this penultimate match of the group stage the ‘real’ number 9 was not there (another bench for Vlahovic who replaced for the last quarter of an hour) and in his place here is Nico Gonzalez again. “Yildiz, Vlahovic and Conceicao have joined and I also add Kolo Muani to the attackers. I want to see them more on the pitch, they must contribute more to the team”, Thiago’s message which also mentions the latest reinforcement which will be made official on Wednesday.

locatelli, douglas and the attackers from whom he asks more

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“Locatelli’s role? It’s a way to stay balanced on the pitch, he knows when to duck and when to go for the opponent. Mbangula, on the other hand, was closer to the area and tried to dribble to put the opponent in difficulty, the others I want to see more of the attackers. Douglas Luiz? A player of superior technical quality who is physically fit now and allows us to rotate in midfield. He has done very well in recent games even when he came on during the match.”