Not only for Napoli, this Friday was also a day of eve for Juventus. Speaking at the press conference, mister Thiago Motta it started again from the prestigious victory in the Champions League against Manchester City and then turned to the championship match scheduled in the next few hours against Venezia. These are his main statements:
How is the team doing after the victory against City?
“They are well physically and mentally. Obviously the victory helps, but the group is focused on the next one.”
How are Cambiaso and Nico?
“Unavailable will be Bremer, Cabal, Milik and Rouhi who has a minor muscle injury. Cambiaso has not yet recovered. Nico is back in the group, he is very happy because he worked a lot to make himself available. I hope to be able to give him a few minutes.”
What do you think of the new Champions League? On Vlahovic’s performance with City?
“I’ve said the format of the Champions League many times, a new experience for everyone, a different way for everyone to approach it. You can see it in the standings, many perhaps didn’t expect to be there, being ready to adapt to be able to play the matches to the fullest , without making too many calculations, taking it game after game, trying to get the result on our side, especially in the second half we were doing things that we shouldn’t have done the team did better, especially for him happy with the performance, he continues to work well because he always has. Tomorrow another opportunity to play a great match.”
About Venice?
“It’s a team that always tries to play well. It has put many teams in difficulty with its game. They play well and have a very experienced coach, who has been coming for years before with teams that played well. We are always determined to do the our game with determination and respect, putting into practice what we had to do. Tomorrow we must be determined to play our game.”
Hugeux will be on the bench tomorrow. Can you tell us about him?
“The daily discussion has always existed from day one, close to my home. A person I trust 1000%, a person who is top not only at football. I’m happy to be together, thanks also to him for the work he’s done so far it’s been good. He works a lot, with great knowledge, humanly speaking he’s top.”
How much awareness is there after Wednesday?
“It was a good match with a deserved victory, but it’s part of the past. Now it is cancelled, left behind, improved and we immediately think about Venezia. Surely like all the teams in Serie A, Venezia will fight and fight to put us in difficulty. We have to play with great attention and stay together on the pitch, play in all phases of the game, do it together, to have a greater chance of putting the opponent in difficulty.”
Koopmeiners is a fundamental player, because his presence makes the team play better, he seems a bit like a playmaker, he gives playing time to the whole team both in the possession phase and in the non-possession phase…
“For us he is fundamental for everything, because he knows how to do everything and in the way he does it. I like to see many things about a player, I like to see his body language and body language, if you pay attention to Koopmeiners, in the field, he’s fantastic. He’s a number 10. If you look at his mental approach in difficulty he’s a number 10. If you look at the actions he does in difficulty he still does it in a fantastic way and there are no complaints, goes forward, does what he has to do and I don’t come to discover the great player that he is. Because I have truly seen him over the years so when I say that it is difficult to remove a player like that from the field it is for many reasons, for many reasons that in the end he remains in pitch and helps our team a lot.”
Will Di Gregorio play?
“Let’s see, Di Gregorio is a great goalkeeper. We have three great goalkeepers, him, Carlo and Mattia. I’m happy to have them. They raise their level, they know they always have the chance to play. It’s good for them and for the team.”
Is there any player who can adapt to being a defender?
“Weah, McKennie and Locatelli can do it. They are great players, they can play other roles and do them very well.”