Luciano Spalletti defended his choices round Kenan Yildiz throughout , together with taking him off. ‘I launched a participant who Juventus paid €45m for.’
The Bianconeri had been compelled into some modifications when Dusan Vlahovic underwent surgical procedure this week for a torn muscle, and the Serbian will likely be out of motion for at the least three months.
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Slightly than begin Lois Openda or Jonathan David as a substitute, they moved Kenan Yildiz right into a centre-forward position, supported by Francisco Conceicao and Weston McKennie.
Spalletti pressed on shocking Juventus picks
NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 07: Antonio Conte (R), Head Coach of SSC Napoli, and Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, shake fingers previous to the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 07, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
“The thought was to get the forwards taking part in between the three Napoli defenders, then having an additional midfielder to cope with their urgent man for man,”
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“Yildiz used as a centre-forward all the time had somebody on his again and couldn’t specific himself in his typical means, whereas we had been additionally not adequate at placing him in the suitable circumstances to ship.”
Kenan Yildiz scored the one Juventus objective of the sport, so the choice to substitute him on the 76th minute raised eyebrows.
When pressed on this matter, Spalletti responded defensively.
“Per week in the past, you had been asking me once I would give Kenan Yildiz a relaxation. Right now I launched Openda, a participant who Juventus paid €45-50m for. He has to play too.
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“Yildiz scored and can provide us an awesome deal, but when the staff wants these sudden moments of magic and intuitions, then he too wants to extend his contribution.”
NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 07: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts in the course of the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 07, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
Spalletti acknowledged that Juventus performed higher as soon as Jonathan David was launched at half-time and Yildiz moved into his extra conventional broad left place.
“It did go higher with David, however we allowed ourselves to be too unbalanced and left the defence uncovered. Edon Zhegrova is devastating within the remaining third, however he had ache in coaching this week and it’ll take time to get him again into form.”
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He recognised that Juventus are struggling to attain objectives and insists there’s extra to it than simply the strikers.
“Now we have to type out the actions all around the discipline, not simply within the remaining move or in entrance of objective.”