It's one difficult eve for MonzaWhy needs stitchesbut meet a prohibitive opponent. At the worst time of the yearlast in the ranking, without a home win since March 16th and in this championship since October 20thNesta's red and whites must also react after the defeat in the direct clash in Lecce: «If we do like in Lecce we won't go anywhere», certifies the coach Alessandro Nesta in the pre-match.
Serie A, Monza against Juve: Mr. Nesta's analysis
«The approach was completely wrong and, looking at the rankings, in a big match we cannot fail it. In this delicate moment we must not lose faith, but I prefer a performance like the one against Udinese. Five points from the safety zone are a lot but I think the important thing is to stay connected. We must not lose compactness and then there are no recipes: we must score points, we need a different spirit. With a team like Juventus, if you expect them too low you risk a lot, as perhaps happened to us with Roma. Our skill must be to put them in positions where they can hurt us least».
Serie A, Monza against Juve: injured, absent and the lineup puzzle
Between injuries and disqualificationsbetween midfield and attack, it will also be difficult to field a coherent formation. A Nesta I don't like changing modules from the beginning, but without Caldirola, Pessina, Gagliardini, Valoti, Vignato, Petagna and Djuric, as well as the disqualified Maldiniit will be anyway forced to invent something. Maybe with the departure from the beginning of one of Ciurria and Sensi, with different tasks and roles; the former took over Maldini's duties further forward, the latter in a denser midfield.
«We must make a solid formation, first of all, to counter their physicality, and also think about hitting them where possible. We see it as an opportunity, we come from two bad defeats and I think that if you win you do the feat and it gives you momentum. But this is the ranking and we can't afford to watch what opponent arrives. The season was complicated because we didn't win some matches, but we were also unlucky with the many significant absences. We have lost our soul and we must find the strength to pull ourselves out».
Serie A, Monza against Juventus: the Christmas round that brings us closer to the transfer market
It's also the Christmas season and the market is approaching: «Under the tree I would like to find the stitches we threw away. I would like a lot of players, but we also need to understand what the possibilities are on the market. Priorities then change based on many factors, such as longer or shorter injuries. On the way out, however, I confirm: absolutely no one is coming out, at least in January. We may not be able to afford big hits, but we have a strong property that doesn't need to sell».
Juventus will take to the pitch on Sunday at 8.45pm at the U-Power Stadium.
