One of the players most under the magnifying glass at Juventus at the start of the season is undoubtedly Douglas Luiz, who arrived in the summer from Aston Villa but is still not fully among the group of those most used by Thiago Motta. The Bianconeri coach himself, in his press conference on the eve of the match against Lazio, spoke thus of the Brazilian midfielder: “I spoke very little with him. But I saw a wonderful attitude in training. These difficult moments are useful to see the reaction of the players. I saw a wonderful reaction. He continues to train very well. When I see him like this I am very calm.
Who can play center forward besides Vlahovic? How come you don’t score in dead balls?
“Tomorrow many players can play as centre-forward. It’s true we didn’t score from inactive ball, but we have every chance of doing so tomorrow. We must have the desire to go into the opponent’s area and want to score goals.”
What do you think about too many games?
I knew it from the beginning of the season. We must not complain today. Tomorrow we have a match and then another one in two days and we have to do things well to play all our matches as best we can. Then everyone has their own opinions.”