One task in particular that Thiago Motta will have to fulfill the Juventus will be able to fully exploit Dusan Vlahovic at the heart of the Juventus attack. To counter the reign opened by Simone Inzaghi’s Inter, the new Italian-Brazilian coach spoke about the first sensations he had watching the Serbian centre-forward work, bought more than two years ago from Fiorentina for over 83 million euros:
“I saw Dusan well, he is training well and I ask him everything. A striker of his level – Motta said in the interview with Sky Sports – he must be capable both in the offensive and defensive phases and must give a big hand to the team. We will help him a lot, it will be up to him to give his all. Every day he is very focused on what we ask of him, on his work. He must put himself in a position to be able to help his teammates both in terms of scoring and for everything else. We need our striker on the pressure, on the attack of the depth. He is trying to improve every day”.
But a key area of the pitch for Thiago Motta will be the midfield, which will stand on the new signing Douglas Luiz: “He arrived a little later than the others. He is a player with great technical quality. It will depend on him, we will support him and help him, but we will expect a lot from an element like him because he has shown a lot in the English championship. He has everything in his hands to have a great season”, the Juventus coach concluded.