Yesterday the new Juventus coach Thiago Motta spoke to reporters present at the Herzogenaurach retreat on the eve of the first friendly against Nuremberg. TuttoMercatoWeb.com brings you the full interview of the new Juventus coach.
Mister, what’s the best thing about this retreat?
“Everything. The structure we have, the commitment of the players and for the moment the work is going very well and I’m happy”.
Have you taken stock of the market with Giuntoli and Scanavino?
“We are in constant dialogue to find the best solutions for our team. We do this every day.”
In these days of retreat, have you found a united group?
“Yes, absolutely yes. It is a united group that has the ambition to do important things. To do this you have to start from the first day of work and it will always be like this day after day to conquer something”.
What impression are young people making on you?
“Very good. They arrived with great enthusiasm and raised the level of training. This is the important thing.”
Many people think that his game can make Vlahovic score 30 goals. Does this put more pressure on you or Dusan?
“There is no pressure, just a great responsibility. Dusan’s work, like that of all the others, cannot stop at just watching the goals. There are many things to do in football, he knows it very well and he knows how to do it. He is an important player for the team, but I also said it in the first press conference I gave: Great talent always needs the team”.
Is the team being born?
“We are preparing very well for when the season starts and to face all the teams.”
Did he ask anything of the Brazilians and Yildiz?
“To rest and stay in shape, because when they arrive they will have to do like the others and give 100%.”
Did he speak to Chiesa?
“He is part of Juventus at the moment and then we will see…”
How is Soulè training?
Like everyone else, he is training very, very well. Are you disappointed that he is leaving? Like everyone else, he is training very well and is part of the group. At the moment, I am very happy with what I see in training.”
Your impression of Thuram?
“Like the others, he is training well. He is a boy who arrived after having trained a lot with his national team. He arrived in good shape and we are happy to have him”.
Have you thought about the lineup for Friday’s friendly?
“No, honestly no. I want to have this thought game by game and whoever is better goes on the pitch, while the others will have to help for the next games.”
What do you expect to see against Nuremberg?
“Everything we’ve trained and done these days. I’m sure there will be no lack of commitment from these guys.”
We saw a very intense training…
“We do the normal preparation things and we are preparing very well.”
Do you expect an aggressive Juve?
“We will prepare well to always give our best.”
Are you expecting Koopmeiners or Todibo first?
“I don’t talk about players who aren’t mine. I talk about my own, I work with my own and I’m happy with that.”
And speaking of Koopmeiners, the words of Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi are also worth noting: “It’s like in the past few days, every now and then it’s good to be repetitive. His transfer is not planned…” The Nerazzurri club continues to value the Dutch midfielder at 60 million euros.