Guendalina Galdi
October 20, 2024 (changed at 00:07) – MILANO
“I liked a lot of things today.” Thiago Motta immediately summed up the ninety minutes at the Stadium in which his Juventus did not find a way to score but still managed to break the deadlock and take home the match against Lazio thanks to Gila’s own goal in the 85th minute. “Deserved and important”, this is how the Juventus coach defined this victory as he appreciated his team more in the second half: “But it wasn’t easy to maintain patience in the second half because we found a team that closed very well – the ‘analysis on Sky’s microphones -. Then, with the enthusiasm and desire of our public to see the team advance, at times the boys were a little too frenetic and went forward when they shouldn’t. But it went better in the second half”.
“deserved victory. on the outside shot…”
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“I think that the goal came at the right time and I also think that this is an important and deserved victory. The role of the long shot in my football? It is very important, but if done in the right way. For example that of Fagioli, when Danilo gives him the ball, it’s not to be done at that moment but when he’s positioned well and balanced – explained Motta -. The cross we made is what we have to do against all teams, it’s very difficult to defend done from outside at the right time and in a balanced way is very important also because the goalkeeper doesn’t always see the ball go.”
the role of changemaker
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“Cambioso my ideal player? He is becoming important here and in the national team, playing as a fifth, as a full-back and as a midfielder. He is a very complete player – continued the Juventus coach – who can still improve a lot and who must pay attention to his physical, he must be balanced mentally and physically because he is playing a lot. He is a great professional, he can improve a lot in the defensive phase. But he is very good now.”
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“I’m also an emotional coach”
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“As a footballer I was very emotional, I can’t hide emotions and I transmit them. Sometimes it’s positive and other times not, because I wouldn’t want to transmit worries and insecurity. But as long as I’m like that I’ll coach, when I lose my emotional side I’ll another thing because I like being with the players, they know that I am one of them. They will always be my players and my boys and, I repeat, as long as that is the case I will do this job It’s my job to make choices about who plays and who doesn’t play and for me it’s always very difficult.”
