Juventus director Giorgio Chiellini explains the weird new roles for Kenan Yildiz and Teun Koopmeiners towards Napoli. ‘The thought is to supply no reference factors.’
It kicks off on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 GMT.
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There have been reviews that rocks had been thrown on the Juventus group bus on the best way to the stadium, smashing some home windows.
“We had been accustomed to worse coming right here, so we are able to’t complain,”
“It’s by no means calm right here, however inside limits. It’ll be powerful, I count on loads of depth and tempo on the sector, we want to concentrate on the soccer.”
Juventus revamping ways towards Napoli
TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 02: Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus controls the ball whereas underneath stress from Oier Zarraga of Udinese Calcio through the Serie C match between Ternana Calcio and Juventus Subsequent Gen at Allianz Stadium on December 02, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
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Koopmeiners has flourished on this new position as a part of the again three, however that doesn’t imply he’s following within the footsteps of Chiellini.
“He’s doing nicely, it’s in fact a really completely different kind of position in comparison with me, and even to Buongiorno for Napoli this night. He brings high quality that may make up for different areas, like depth and physicality, however he’s rediscovering his type and health, which is vital.
“You won’t be capable of inform on tv, however he guides the others, will get everybody into place, and in addition tries to keep away from harmful counter-attacks.”
Each Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Gatti had surgical procedure this week, the striker out till March, so the absentee record retains rising with Gleison Bremer, Daniele Rugani and Arek Milik.
FLORENCE, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus FC in motion through the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Juventus FC at Artemio Franchi on November 22, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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It was thought the selection can be between Jonathan David and Lois Openda as the brand new centre-forward, however as an alternative Kenan Yildiz is pushed upfront, with Weston McKennie and Francisco Conceicao in help.
“There aren’t any reference factors, the forwards play in assault and that’s all you want to know,” defined Chiellini.
“The thought was to regulate the sport higher and never give reference factors to a bodily facet like Napoli, who gained the duels man for man with Roma, bringing the sport their approach. They hold the strikers nearer collectively after which assault the areas, with Neres Lang and Hojlund, doing very nicely.”
TURIN, ITALY – AUGUST 24: Jonathan David of Juventus celebrates scoring his group’s first aim through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Parma Calcio 1913 at on August 24, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
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Is that this a snub for David and Openda, leaving them on the bench on this big Serie A sport after the Coppa Italia win over Udinese?
“I noticed them look more and more assured, David had an important sport midweek and Openda was millimetres away from scoring. I all the time say, when there are accidents, it’s dangerous information for the membership, however doubtlessly excellent news for the gamers to step up with out the stress of somebody like Dusan behind him pushing for area,” concluded Chiellini.
It’s doubtlessly a giant alternative for Juventus to get again into the Scudetto race, at minimal leapfrogging Como to get into the highest six.