TURIN (ITALPRESS) – “Commanding the game is not just about having possession of the ball, there are many other things to do well. Tomorrow we will face an opponent that has a very specific characteristic which is to want to keep the ball and play in the other half of the field, we have to be ready to defend well when they attack, we will have to press and when we have the ball play it with great quality, we will have to be compact. We can create difficulties for City if we play the ball well, we will have to prioritize the important things and have maximum concentration during the game.” Thus Juventus coach Thiago Motta on the eve of the home match against Manchester City. No indication on the lineup, but the Bianconeri coach reiterates his philosophy: “Whoever deserves to play, if a player returns to the group after a long time, you have to wait for him to get his rhythm back, but then it always depends on the player, I evaluate everything to try to put the best possible lineup on the field. I have never put injuries as an alibi, I don’t believe in these things, I believe that every team experiences certain moments, what matters is how you deal with them and we have shown that we know how to deal in the right way with the good things and the not so good things, always being a team and trying to play better than the opponent,” explained Thiago Motta who does not expect a Manchester City in crisis. “I can’t judge what’s going on in other people’s houses, I can only admire what they’ve done in the last few years, they’ve won everything and shown giant value, they’ve done extraordinary things by winning the Premier four times in a row, winning the Champions League and so much more, it’s relative to talk about a moment of crisis.” Admiration also for Pep Guardiola. “He is a very strong coach, I don’t say that, but the facts, since he started coaching he has won everything and with great continuity and this is the most difficult thing, I don’t have to be the one to praise a very good coach like him,” the words of the former Spezia and Bologna coach, convinced that his Juve can still “improve. We are a young team that can grow physically, mentally and in terms of play, but we have shown that we have great character, on the field there is great solidarity among the players. All the strikers would like to play in front of the goal, but today the striker has to do many things and Yildiz in this he does everything very well, he is an example. To play in a great team like Juventus you have to combine many aspects.” Yesterday also saw the meeting between John Elkann and the team. “For all of us it was important to receive his visit, it was a pleasure but what we said to each other remains within us,” the Juventus coach concluded. – Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
