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Thiago Motta commented on Juventus’ victory against Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena on the second day of the Champions League. TUTTOmercatoWEB.com brings you the Juventus coach’s press conference live.
What does it mean to react to disadvantage?
“It means that today we did our job well. We played well already in the first half, but they were more confident about the goal. We played better than them in the first half too. Then in the second we played with great conviction of our superiority. We faced a good opponent who plays well with energy and they created difficulties for us. Today we showed that we are superior and we deserved to win.”
Are locatelli and beans alternatives? Can they play together?
“They can play together perfectly. Without any doubt. They are two great players. When two great players get together and understand that together they are even stronger. They have complementary characteristics and can absolutely play together.”
How are Bremer and Nico?
“I can’t tell you now I’m sorry. We need to evaluate them, do the tests and understand what it could be. Better to give the right information, sorry.”
The Savona-Douglas change changed the match. Did you understand the personality of the team today?
“Everything is important in football. The most important thing is the team’s attitude. Today we had the right attitude. The team showed that they wanted to face their opponent until the last minute. Today we deservedly won. On the exchange? Wes can play right back perfectly, especially physically. He defends well and brings quality to the game. We wanted to keep one more attacking player to have quality up front. Savona played a good game, but at that moment we believed that Wes could help us.”
Is this the turning point victory?
“No, not for me. It was a great match. Today we did very well in the first half too. We lacked a bit of conviction in the final meters, in the dribbling and they are small details, because in the end we miss a pass and don’t put our teammate in the best conditions. In the second half we continued to play well, proving that we were superior. We have dealt with many negative episodes in the right way. Tomorrow is another day and we must immediately think about preparing for the match against Cagliari.”
What do you feel you have changed for this team?
“Everything is relative between the international or national field. We achieved a great victory with a great performance. This, however, remains in the past and we must immediately continue to work to face a team that is coming off a championship victory. Today we demonstrated that with this attitude we can do well. We left the field satisfied, because we did well and above all with the positive result.”