Thiago Motta retains Juventus followers guessing on his techniques towards Fiorentina and insists he’s ‘calm as a result of I do know the dynamics that exist in soccer’ round criticising coaches.
It kicks off on the Stadio Artemio Franchi at 17.00 GMT.
The Bianconeri are nonetheless shaken by the , which not solely ended any Scudetto speak, however left them needing to defend fourth place from the chasing pack.
Earlier than that, Juve had gained 5 Serie A video games in a row, so are hoping to recapture a few of that kind for this journey to outdated rivals Fiorentina.
“We knew that the race for the Champions League locations was going to be robust, however we should focus solely on ourselves, as a result of we have now an essential match towards a powerful opponent coming off a superb win in Europe,”
“We should battle onerous and play good soccer.”
Thiago Motta retains Juventus and Fiorentina guessing
Douglas Luiz is the one remaining harm absentee, together with the long-term instances Gleison Bremer, Arek Milik and Juan Cabal.
Nevertheless, there are options Juventus are set out with a 3-5-2 formation this night, one thing the coach shrugs off.
“There is no such thing as a change of system, the essential factor is to have the precise strategy over the entire 90 minutes,” replied Thiago Motta.
“My decisions are purely for the nice of the workforce. I place confidence in all my lads. When you’re coming off a defeat, there’s all the time some anger and we have now the possibility to indicate what we’re price right now.”
Is the tactician making an attempt to deliver a way of calm to the Juventus atmosphere after per week of heavy criticism within the media?
“I hope so. I’m calm as a result of I do know the dynamics that exist in soccer. We coaches are all the time going to be debated and mentioned, it has all the time been like that and all the time will. The one coach who isn’t underneath dialogue on the finish of the season is the one who wins the Scudetto.”
What does Thiago Motta count on to see from his workforce this night?
“I need to see a facet that’s brave, clever and performs collectively. We may have tough moments and that’s after I need to see the precise response.”