Juventus no longer knows how to win in the league and even against Venezia they can’t go beyond a 2-2 draw. This opens up a crisis of results in the championship for the Bianconeri that seems to have no end. Juventus have not won in Serie A since November 9th and after that there were four draws against Milan, Lecce, Bologna and Venice. Now, a U-turn is needed and not even the European victory against Manchester City was enough to revive a team that seems dull in the league. Now, Juventus won’t even have too much time to lick their wounds given that the Italian Cup match against Cagliari will take place on Tuesday 17 December.
Thiago Motta analyzes the draw against Venezia.
Thiago Motta, against Venezia, was not on the bench but at the end of the match he appeared at the press conference to analyze his team’s performance: “We cannot be happy with our moment in the championship after today’s match and this was not the result that we were looking for. We, at this moment, needed to give a better performance and a different result. I have never talked about the Scudetto and this is not the time to talk. Now it’s time to change with the next game. We must change this story”. The Juventus coach also spoke about yet another dull performance from Teun Koopmeiners, taking on all responsibility: “Koopmeiners, the responsibility is all mine, I have to put him in a position to perform at his best. He’s a great player”.
Tension between Vlahovic and the fans, Thiago Motta calls for respect.
At the end of the match against Venezia, the Juventus players went under the curve and the organized fans booed quite loudly. But tensions rose even more as there was a spat between supporters in the stands and Dusan Vlahovic. Thiago Motta also spoke about this episode, taking his player’s side: “Vlahovic right away, at the end of the match, the boy is the first who wants to change the situation and win. The fans have all the freedom to express themselves, such as booing. But it is clear that respect is required. Even in your work: you receive criticism, but you are not insulted, it’s not nice to hear. It’s not good for the player. He is the first to want to change things. The fans have the freedom to express their feelings on the pitch always with respect”. Captain Danilo also had the opportunity to talk about what happened at the end of the match between the team and the fans: “Why was Vlahovic angry? I don’t know why about Dusan because I’m arrived later. I just tried to calm him down. We all had to calm down, we all have to calm down, stay there with respect. But the whole environment has always been there, on our part and on the part of the fans , as mentioned, there are moments in which the readings on their part are that we are not committed, we make ourselves available and we work hard. We have the opportunity to respond aggressively, we play a lot and there is. it’s always the opportunity to get back on the pitch and show that we’re there in the right way.”