During his interview given to Sky Sports, Danieldefender and captain of the Juventusspoke about many topics, including a very delicate one regarding Manuel Locatelli, first booed and then applauded by the crowd at the Allianz Stadium in the 4-0 friendly win against Next Gen: “He has experienced things here, he already has a certain amount of experience. It is important that he has the support of the fans, we are a family, it is the start of a new season, we need enthusiasm, we must bring the desire to do things well. He is a very important player for us on the pitch and also in the locker room, we are together until the end”.
What’s it like to play with 4 after defending with 3?
“Let’s talk about numbers… Last year we played with 3, then we slipped to 4. At certain moments today we pressed with 3 with Khephren acting as a bit of a defender, you have to understand the movements and spaces, the numbers are details”.
Below are the teams that took to the field in the friendly match played in Turin which ended with a score of 4-0:
JUVENTUS (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Danilo, Bremer, Gatti, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Weah, Douglas Luiz, Yildiz; Vlahovic. Trainer: Thiago Motta
JUVENTUS NEXT GEN (3-4-2-1): Daffara; Savona, Gonzalez, Muharemovic; Cudrig, Peeters, Owusu, Rouhi; Guerra, Mbangula; Left-handed. Trainer: Paul Montero
SCOREERS: Danilo, Weah, Yildiz, Thuram