TURIN (ITALPRESS) – “What reaction do I expect after two defeats? A victory. We have an important game, we’re playing at home, and we want to play a great game to get the win.” Thiago Motta is calling for three points for Juventus tomorrow against Empoli to put behind them defeats to Napoli in the league and Benfica in the Champions League. “We are the first to be unhappy with the results, especially the last two, we have to focus now on tomorrow,” continued the Bianconeri coach. “In soccer everything counts, including the head, but also many other things. We work on everything to be a better team. There is the anger for working well and not winning, tomorrow we have another great opportunity to win. A team to get to a certain level must have continuity,” he stressed again. “The league says that to date we have had ups and downs, injuries have not allowed us to maintain a certain balance in the team but that’s part of the game. Today we were not able to have that continuity, we had very interesting games but we did not come to victory and that means we did not have the continuity we work for every day.” But as far as the availability of his boys is concerned, he could not ask for more. “When Kalulu got hurt, Koopmeiners was the first to come to me and tell me he could play center. He, as well as McKennie, are the players I always want to see, convinced of the work we do and that they can help the team regardless of role or minutes, who are committed to the good of the group and the team even putting themselves in trouble. They know they have my respect for the commitment and desire they put in for one goal, to win games.” About Kalulu’s injury, “There are others who will definitely come in and do well. The newcomers will be a great help, we’ll see if they start tomorrow or come in as the game goes on. We went through a time that was not easy, the many injuries did not help us compete as we would have liked, it is not an alibi but reality, a fact. If you go and look at other teams that have so much in past years, because of injuries they have had ups and downs. Now the most important thing is to think about the next game. The team has improved from the beginning. Possible to see Kolo Muani and Vlahovic together? The strikers we have can all play together, they are great players with different characteristics.” Despite market rumors, Fagioli will be summoned (“he has played less but he can change his story. When you don’t play, a little less happy you are, it’s up to them to prove they deserve to play and Fagioli like the others has a chance to do so.”) while as for the club’s support, nothing has changed. “No confrontation with the club after Benfica and the same trust. Market? With the club we are in agreement, I am happy with the team I have, with my boys. We know where we are, there is a need to win and when you do not win you are not well and it should be accepted to improve and, in the next game, want to win more than before.”- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
