Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti has expressed the necessity for his gamers to take extra relaxation heading into their busiest interval of the season, and says that he desires to see a ‘response’ from the squad after their disappointing draw away towards Monaco within the Champions League earlier this week.
A congested fixture schedule is starting to stack up for Juventus after their spot within the Champions League play-off spherical was confirmed earlier this week.
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The Bianconeri completed the Champions League desk in fifteenth place after a barely . They’ve been drawn towards Galatasaray within the play-off rounds consequently.
Spalletti on Juventus needing relaxation, Champions League draw and switch dealings
Up subsequent for the Bianconeri, although, is a visit to Parma in Serie A on Sunday night. Spalletti, talking in his pre-match press convention, spoke concerning the significance of relaxation for his gamers approaching their busiest interval of the season.
“Clearly we’ll have a interval with quite a lot of video games in shut proximity and we must discover options,” Spalletti advised the press (by way of ).
TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 12: Juventus FC head coach Luciano Spalletti seems to be on through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Cremonese at Allianz Stadium on January 12, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photos)
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“Earlier than, we performed as soon as each seven days, we at all times educated with a time off and we are going to change that. The answer is to provide extra relaxation. The boys appear to be responding very properly. At present we have now our preparation for the match towards Parma and yesterday we did ‘invisible’ coaching.
Spalletti was later requested to make clear what he meant by the time period ‘invisible coaching’, to which he replied: “Invisible coaching is after we don’t see (the gamers), they keep at residence. However, they’ve to consider tomorrow’s recreation and the upcoming video games, so it’s a psychological change.
“If you play a lot, you must discover the suitable steadiness. Play so much, relaxation so much, prepare so much. I see no different answer than to allow them to relaxation. I completely belief my gamers and I don’t take into consideration something aside from having tremendous, prime gamers right here.”
Regardless of potential points with fatigue, Spalletti believes that Juventus can solely enhance by taking part in extra matches.
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“We’re gaining new experiences and extra data, which may help us sooner or later,” he mentioned.
And, addressing the 0-0 draw towards Monaco, through which the Bianconeri did not register a shot on the right track, Spalletti mentioned: “We didn’t do very properly within the final recreation, I anticipate a response after that recreation as a result of we couldn’t discover our regular rhythm.
TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 21: Khephren Thuram of Juventus greets teammate Pierre Kalulu following the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD7 match between Juventus and SL Benfica at Juventus Stadium on January 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photos)
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“I might change the phrases ‘in possession’ and ‘out of possession’. There are steady, altering components and there are intervals of ‘chaos’ the place you should know how one can adapt. I need to see the crew doing that once more, which could sacrifice some possession within the purpose of scoring objectives, however no, it was too ‘regular’ or too quiet the opposite evening.”
And on the upcoming check towards Galatasaray, Spalletti mentioned: “It’s a pleasant place to go and see, they’re in love with soccer. For us, will probably be a whirlwind taking part in there, however we will’t keep away from it and we have now to deal with it head on. Let’s put ourselves able to right some conditions.
“It’s an surroundings that intensifies every part, the ball virtually takes a again seat. The match is so thrilling: The tackles, the duels, that it makes you threat dropping sight of an important factor.
“As I mentioned earlier than, we have now to face it head on and be satisfied that we’re taking part in for qualification on equal footing. They’re a really tough opponent, which has particular person high quality scattered amongst their crew. They’ve gamers I do know fairly properly. We will’t draw back from it, however we will’t put issues forward of tomorrow’s recreation.”
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – NOVEMBER 7: Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray celebrates victory through the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Part MD4 match between Galatasaray A.S. and Tottenham Hotspur at Rams Park on November 7, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photograph by Ahmad Mora/Getty Photos)
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Spalletti was requested if he’s starting to search out the identical enthusiasm for soccer at Juventus that he beforehand had at Napoli.
“The necessary factor is that you simply received’t see me wanting drained,” he mentioned. “We’re getting into a terrific interval stuffed with matches. That is my world. I’m a bit obsessed, but it surely’s laborious for me to tire of soccer. I get drained if my crew doesn’t transfer forwards or if it flattens out. I get drained if I see that my crew doesn’t strive new issues, isn’t imaginative.
“I like this era we’re heading into and I hope that my gamers prefer it as properly.”
And when requested for updates on potential switch dealings, Spalletti mentioned: “The switch window is within the membership’s arms, and rightly so. If there’s a means to assist the crew, we are going to see in the previous couple of hours if we’re in a position to do one thing or not. This doesn’t have an effect on the work we put in each day. The membership is working uninterruptedly and so we’ll see.”