A great coach, he adapts and has achieved great results. He doesn't have a style, he varies and adapts. This is his strength and perhaps at the same time his flaw. I'm a bit obsessed and the value is a defined product, but the imagination that Allegri has is missing.
Very good, they were very disappointed after Empoli but I saw them well. They worked as usual during the week. In the first match the placings were decisive, we will have to pay a lot of attention. And we need to make a leap in quality in attack. The first half was balanced, then they broke the deadlock on a corner. When they take the lead they duck and start again with big bursts.
You have to be good at reversing the action when they are aggressive. When they drop, you need clarity to score goals. The three of them work a lot on the right, exchanging positions Gatti, McKennie and Cambiaso. On the left they are more individualistic and we need to be careful. You have to do everything well to win.
In five derbies we conceded seven goals out of nine from set pieces. With them you risk everything you do. They have great quality jumpers and hitters. We have tried various solutions and it has always gone badly. I want to make the players responsible, the desire not to concede a goal is very important. The importance of a match is based on what it means to our fans, so for us it is mega important. The players perceive it and we will prepare it as a very important match. The team has never played so well, we have to pay attention to the details, but be convinced that we can do it. A similar thing happened to me in Genoa, then after the victory in the derby the team never stopped. We have already had great derbies in the past, with the exception of free kicks. The charge cannot be greater than what I already had.
Ilic is back among the squad and there are no other injuries. He won't play because he just got back. He underwent treatment at home and they did a good job, he's certainly in the squad and is fine. The talent is great but he doesn't have ninety minutes, it will be a solution once the match is underway.
Ivan Juric
Manager on Torino…ALLEGRI
A great coach, he adapts and has achieved great results. He doesn't have a style, he varies and adapts. This is his strength and perhaps at the same time his flaw. I'm a bit obsessed and the value is a defined product, but the imagination that Allegri has is missing.
…ABOUT THE MATCH
Very good, they were very disappointed after Empoli but I saw them well. They worked as usual during the week. In the first match the placings were decisive, we will have to pay a lot of attention. And we need to make a leap in quality in attack. The first half was balanced, then they broke the deadlock on a corner. When they take the lead they duck and start again with big bursts.
…HOW TO STOP JUVE
You have to be good at reversing the action when they are aggressive. When they drop, you need clarity to score goals. The three of them work a lot on the right, exchanging positions Gatti, McKennie and Cambiaso. On the left they are more individualistic and we need to be careful. You have to do everything well to win.
…DERBY
In five derbies we conceded seven goals out of nine from set pieces. With them you risk everything you do. They have great quality jumpers and hitters. We have tried various solutions and it has always gone badly. I want to make the players responsible, the desire not to concede a goal is very important. The importance of a match is based on what it means to our fans, so for us it is mega important. The players perceive it and we will prepare it as a very important match. The team has never played so well, we have to pay attention to the details, but be convinced that we can do it. A similar thing happened to me in Genoa, then after the victory in the derby the team never stopped. We have already had great derbies in the past, with the exception of free kicks. The charge cannot be greater than what I already had.
…INJURY REPORT
Ilic is back among the squad and there are no other injuries. He won't play because he just got back. He underwent treatment at home and they did a good job, he's certainly in the squad and is fine. The talent is great but he doesn't have ninety minutes, it will be a solution once the match is underway.
Massimiliano Allegri
Manager on Juventus…JURIC
I thank Juric for the kind words. I always try to put the players on the pitch in the best positions according to their characteristics. I always adapt to the characteristics of the players to win and achieve the objectives. Sometimes you want to play in one way and during every year it changes, I think this is my prerogative. With the players I have I adapt, we need to achieve our objectives. Juric is an excellent coach, playing against him is always difficult.
…ABOUT THE MATCH
The Torino team provides a lot of pressure, it will be a difficult match, for us it is a special derby, for Turin, for the fans. Tomorrow will be a difficult match and for us it is important because we need the points for our objective.
…TEAM’S MOOD
When you win you see everything differently. In the second round we had a lot of difficulty in the direct matches. With Lazio, with Inter. We lost in Naples. We only won one important one for the standings, for the moment we were experiencing. We shouldn't think that everything is solved. Until you reach your goal you haven't achieved anything. Let's think about how much there is to do on the pitch tomorrow against Toro, then we'll think about Cagliari which will be another battle.
…DERBY
As far as derbies are concerned, the fact of being on par with a football legend like Giovanni Trapattoni who I had the pleasure of working on when I was in Cagliari gives me enormous pleasure and fills me with joy. As regards the motivations, the fact of already being 40 days from the end of the season with two objectives to achieve is a wonderful thing because it creates adrenaline, desire, makes you desire things.