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23:07 – Thiago Motta he commented on Juventus’ 2-0 victory against Torino at the Allianz Stadium on the twelfth matchday of Serie A. TUTTOmercatoWEB.com brings you the Juventus coach’s press conference live.
Are you satisfied?
“In the Champions League we had a challenging match against a team that is very good. Today we approached the match in the right way. We immediately tried to control the game. Important victory for our fans and we are very happy. Now we can celebrate a great victory of Juventus”.
Best Juve of the season today? Can you explain Vlahovic’s change to us?
“I can’t tell you if it was the best Juventus of the season, because we played so many good games. All the changes are technical choices in managing the match. Very happy with Dusan’s work.”
Why isn’t Locatelli called up to the national team?
“The coach knows Manu well. I won’t go into the merits of this. I can only talk about Manu of Juventus and I am very happy with the moment he is going through. All thanks to him, for what he has done up to now, constant in his commitment also in times of difficulty. It is the reward for everything up to now.”
Why did he make so few changes?
“We always prepare, but during the match there are many things. Some are unforeseen, there you have to get ready straight away to help the team. Always trying to make as few mistakes as possible.”
Have Locatelli-Koopmeiners-Thuram become fundamental?
“All three of them are doing very well at the moment. Thuram came in with great football knowledge. At the moment they are three very important players, but moments change. I hope they can still improve. But moments change, I hope they can raise their level but we have other players like Douglas Luiz, Fagioli, Adzic and McKennie. I personally like the midfielders a lot, it all starts from there.”
Can you tell us about the three months in Savona?
“Whether he can arrive will depend only on him. In the first 10/15 I saw him as very shy and reserved. Then when I confronted Giuntoli they told me that he needed more time. In Germany I remember, against Nuremberg in which we were in difficulty, he did seeing his depth when he entered the field. He continued to train, commit himself, every day in training. It’s all thanks to him, he fights and fights in a healthy way with his teammates, it’s a great credit to him.”
Did you expect this Taurus?
“No, it’s a determined team that moves forward. It’s a team that tries to play the game. I have to congratulate Vanoli, because they showed a lot of courage.”
On the match against Milan?
“It’s part of football, all the matches. At the moment there is a lot of competition. Milan have a great coach, there is respect for the coach and his staff. When Milan arrive we will prepare the match as best we can against a great team in our championship.”
Will you watch the match between Inter-Napoli or Sinner?
“I like Sinner a lot. My daughters play tennis and ask me to meet him, but I don’t know him. Maybe I’ll use two televisions for the match and Sinner”.
Thiago Motta’s press conference ends
