Serie A giants Juventus had been knocked out of the Coppa Italia yesterday by the hands of Empoli and Thiago Motta got here throughout as somewhat resigned in defeat after the tie.
The sport had ended 1-1 in additional time and the Azzurri picked up an enormous upset win on penalties. With that, Juve have now been knocked out of the Champions League and the Coppa Italia in every week and there’s little probability of them successful the title, which means that they must accept a trophyless season.
Motta spoke after the sport and acknowledged that he’s ashamed in regards to the outcome and the group was type on the gamers and the efficiency.
He instructed Mediaset, through “I really feel ashamed. We performed a primary half that made me really feel ashamed and I hope my gamers really feel the identical. We are able to get the whole lot flawed however not our perspective like this. After which I’m flawed as a result of I didn’t make the gamers perceive the significance of this match and of sporting this shirt.”
He additionally urged for the gamers to present an instantaneous response to the catastrophe of a loss.
“Psychological repercussions? No and I hope the criticism is absolutely sturdy. The gang was far too type to us after what we noticed within the first half. I hope for an instantaneous response from the gamers. I repeat, I really feel ashamed for what I noticed on the sector right now, particularly within the first half.”
He described the loss as one thing that shouldn’t be related to Juve, additionally taking duty of the defeat.
“Right this moment on the pitch we gave nothing. We performed with the goalkeeper at the very least 20 occasions, with out taking any duty. It’s unacceptable. We simply must apologize to the followers, to the membership and to the historical past of this membership. We’ve hit all-time low.”
If Juve had received, they might have taken on Bologna within the semi-final. However now, they must accept enjoying in addition to they’ll within the league.
Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN