TO long live Futbol, Antonio Cassano he spoke about Juventus’ moment and its protagonists, then explaining his strong point of view regarding the difficulties of Roma and their coach Ivan Juric:
Thoughts on Koopmeiners
“A player who I pay 55 million must make the difference for me, not the passer. So those who criticize are right. After 3 months of the championship, I repeat, I paid him 55 million, I don’t even understand what role he has on the pitch. It’s not even close to what we saw at Atalanta. I’m honest, I expected more. It didn’t show, the coach has to find something to fix it, otherwise I’ll take someone for 5 million from Serie B or other A teams.”
Criticism also for Yildiz
“He has to play on the left but he has to make a difference for me. Conceiçao does something to me in every match, he doesn’t. I expect that from a wing 10. Yildiz played behind the striker with the kids, I don’t see him today, he’s frenetic in the played. He must play outside on the left to go and punt.”
Attack on Roma and its coach Juric
“I pay a compliment to Union SG: they would struggle in Serie B… Having said that, yesterday’s Roma would struggle just as much. What a bad match, without ideas, without intensity, without soul, with a sloppy game… I didn’t see anything You have to win 5-0 against them, I can’t understand why Juric says they did better in the second half. Is there something that escapes me… What would he like to demonstrate with Hummels? who won everything, who he trains, who doesn’t say anything, who is a leader. He has had a tough time, what does Juric want to prove like this? they go to certain places, they get along and kiss the ass only of the most representative players like Pellegrini or Dybala. In Hummels’ place, I would go into the locker room and pin him to the wall. Zero respect from Juric for this guy. he can’t treat a champion as if he were a blowjob.”