Today, Juventus will face Udinese at 6pm at the BlueEnergy Stadium, a match valid for the eleventh matchday of Serie A. Thiago Motta, in the press conference, spoke about the difficulty of the match against the Friulians: “We will certainly face a physically challenged team, not only this year, but in recent years it has always been a well-structured team. Unlike other years, he now plays football well, he has more dribble, he has more of the ball than in previous years. He is able to finish actions with multiple passes. And by playing further forward he is able to do the re-aggression better. We must improve in all aspects to be able to compete. At home they won 5 out of 6 matches, losing only against Inter. They’re doing very well at home.”
Thiago Motta wants a better Juve in everything.
Thiago Motta analyzed his team’s difficulties, especially in the defensive phase: “We must do better on a collective level, be compact, help ourselves more. Regroup, be aggressive, leaving less space because in Serie A, the teams we will face, leave as little space as possible and as little time as possible to counterattack and find spaces between the lines. We must not let him think about the play and not let him choose the best play”. Koopmeiners: “He’s improving. He’s not at his best level, because he’s been out for a while. We’ll see how much he can play tomorrow, because he’s an important player for us.”
Motta relies on Koopmeiners, Yildiz and Vlahovic.
Thiago Motta will return to the team for the match against Udinese. 4-2-3-1: Di Gregorio will still be in goal. In defense Savona will return on the right, in the middle we will go towards the couple formed by Gatti and Kalulu, while Cambiaso will move on the left. Danilo, however, will return to the bench after lackluster performances against Stuttgart, Inter and Parma. In midfield the impression is that Locatelli and Thuram will be confirmed. In the attacking midfield, it is possible that there will be a rest period for Conceicao and Weah will be deployed in his place, Koopmeiners could return in the middle and Yildiz should complete the trio. In attack it will again be Vlahovic’s turn.