Eve day at Juventus: on Saturday the Bianconeri will face Empoli at the Castellani for the fourth round of Serie A. An appointment not to be missed to give continuity to the excellent start to the season of Vlahovic and his teammates, who mister Thiago Motta presented as usual at the press conference. Below are his main statements collected by TMW.
On the pitfalls of the away match in Empoli: “We knew the schedule and the games we had to play. Tomorrow we have to be determined and focused and play a serious game. We will face an Empoli team that is doing well at the moment, they have played 3 very well games, but we are doing well too. In these days we have prepared the game with the whole team available and we are ready to face a good team like Empoli”.
On the conditions of Douglas Luiz and Koopmeiners: “Two great players like many others we have in the squad. Let’s see who will start the match tomorrow. They are two great players that I am lucky to have on our side, like many others in our squad. Douglas’ difficulties? No difficulties.”
On the return of South Americans from national teams: “They’re all fine. Nico played, Danilo played, Fede played, others played and they’re all very well. A bit like before. We already knew the schedule before, we know what we had to face and we’re facing it with enthusiasm. But always step by step, game by game, we think about Empoli and we’ll do our best. We’ll try to get the game tomorrow on our side and get the result we want.”
On the application of new game concepts: “Very good. The belief of playing a game to get results. We all have a common idea and want to bring our strength to compete with our opponents. Tomorrow is a different opponent but we know what we are going to face, we will play a serious game, knowing what we have to do on the pitch to get the result on our side”.
On Danilo’s role: “I see him very well. Dani is an important player for us, like many others, that we have in the team, with Brazil he played as a full-back a little more blocked almost in construction like a center, he can do it with us too, he can also do it centrally because he has already done it. He has all the characteristics to do it and from game to game we will see what the team needs to be competitive every game”.
About Rabiot: “Too many assumptions. Primo didn’t call me. I wish him the best and that he’s happy. I love him as a boy and as a footballer. I hope he can find a team where he can be happy and show his talent. Nothing has changed.”
About Vlahovic: “The whole team has to help him. I’m happy with his days. Seeing him arrive in the morning is a very interesting thing. He arrives with great desire, great energy, trying to help himself. I’m happy with what he’s doing. I’m very happy.”
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