Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti spoke to the press forward of the Bianconeri’s hotly-anticipated conflict with Maurizio Sarri’s struggling Lazio, the place, amongst different matters, the skilled coach spoke on the room for enchancment for Francisco Conceicao and Lloyd Kelly, while praising each for his or her efforts.
Talking forward of Sunday’s match, with , Spalletti described Englishman Kelly as “an extremely robust participant” however claimed he solely sees “a small share of his actual potential.”
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Juventus coach Spalletti: ‘Kelly has a ferocious shot on him, he may take free-kicks!’
Kelly joined Juventus in January of 2025 from Newcastle, in a transfer that raised some eyebrows.
He initially struggled to settle in at Juventus however beneath Luciano Spalletti he has improved massively and has change into a daily within the workforce.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 14: Lloyd Kelly of Juventus is challenged by Thijs Dallinga of Bologna in the course of the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and Juventus FC at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 14, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)
The coach continued to reward the Englishman: “Folks suppose he’s solely left-footed however he can use his proper foot very properly too. He’s a participant with high quality in selecting the passes when he pushes out of his part, then can create scoring alternatives for himself going ahead too.”
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Lastly, Spalletti hinted that we might be seeing Kelly step as much as take extra free kicks for the Bianconeri, “He’s obtained a ferocious shot on him, so we may even get him to take just a few free kicks. He’s a whole participant.”
Spalletti reveals room for enchancment for Conceicao
The Juventus head coach then turned his consideration to Portuguese winger , who, arguably, has had the inverse impact to Kelly since Spalletti took over.
A dip in kind for the winger is predicted as he continues to develop, and Spalletti appears to be clear in how the winger can enhance.
“He has to enhance, as in trendy soccer you have to be capable of spot the ball that may change the sport,” the coach mentioned.
BERGAMO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 05: Francisco Conceicao of Juventus runs with the ball in the course of the Coppa Italia Quarter-Closing match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC on the New Stability Enviornment on February 05, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
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“These moments final only some seconds and also you’ve obtained to adapt shortly. The ball obeys an thought in the beginning moderately than the foot that kicks it, so that you want a exact thought if you make contact. In any other case, in case you go in there with no clear thought, you danger making a mistake, as a result of intuition not often provides you the appropriate contact.”
He concluded with one last piece of recommendation for Conceicao, “In the event you go in there figuring out what you wish to do, you’ll get the ball beneath management cleanly and make it go the place you need it to.”