Gentile: “Optimistic about Juve, let’s give Motta time. Vlahovic? Sooner or later the potential will come out”

“There is a new coach, who will still have to work to make his thinking clear, it will take a bit of time. Despite the last result not being optimal, the team plays good football. We will see later to give a judgement on this Juventus. Scudetto? On the tenth matchday we will begin to understand the true value of this team, I am optimistic. There is a young coach who has achieved good results, his playing philosophy has not yet entered the mechanisms of the team, but there are the conditions to imagine a protagonist Juve”. So Claudio Gentileformer pillar of the black and whites and 1982 world champion, guest of Radio I also Sport on Rai Radio 1, on the start of the season of the new Juve branded by Thiago Motta.

Napoli without cups: is it an advantage? “I think so. But those who compete in cups have an extra reason to improve and get into shape more quickly.”

Should we expect any new entries on the left side of the ranking? “There are teams that are in condition right away to score points. The famous teams have a different preparation, but in a few days we will see the top-ranked teams”.

New Champions League: “I don’t like these new cups at all. In my day there was the league, the Champions Cup and the Cup Winners’ Cup. Now there’s a bit of confusion.”

Difficult moment for Vlahovic: “From what we saw in the first part of his career, he has shown that he is a quality player. He is going through a bit of a shadow period in which he is showing his true potential. I am convinced and optimistic that sooner or later he will emerge, he has physique, class, he has everything”.