Juventus-Pafos: Spalletti hails win, says more needed | OneFootball

At the end of the Champions League match between Juventus and Pafos, the coach of the Old Lady, Luciano Spalletti, spoke to the microphones of Sky and at the press conference.

Juventus-Pafos, Spalletti after the home victory: “We are still doing too little, we need to recover some players”

Juventus emerges victorious from the European match against Pafos, climbing to 9 points in the standings and surpassing Antonio Conte's Napoli, stuck at 7, with two matches remaining before the end of the first qualifying phase. The Juventus coach, Luciano Spalletti, spoke to the microphones of Sky and at the press conference. Here are his words as reported by tmw:

On the victory

“It was essential to win, with victory many things fall into place. As for the analysis of the match, the boys and I are not happy. There were also embarrassing situations in the first half, then in the second we loosened up.”

On the second half

“In the first half I wanted to make changes, but I was afraid of causing confusion. It's something we've already tried, in the second half we developed it very well and we were more organized and determined. They have conceded very few goals, these are always complicated matches as seen from the other results.”

On the defense

“We need to recover a right central defender, so Kalulu can play as a fullback. Cambiaso is also very offensive, but if he has to defend, he has some difficulties. We conceded too much in the first half and exploited little. We made mistakes with the ball even tonight, not noticing the plays. Much better in the second half, but for now, that's how it is.”

On his players

“My opinion on the players doesn't change, for now, we are doing too little of what I think. We returned from Naples, the plane broke down, and we got back at 5. Yesterday I had them do minimal training, team tactic simulations, and a couple of things on set pieces. You don't find rhythm and intensity, you don't have the chance to stay on top of them: for another two days it will be like this: Having taken Yildiz off in the last quarter of an hour, I hope he recovers well for Bologna. Sometimes, taking 20 minutes off someone makes a difference. Those who have played little need to grow, Miretti needs to stay on the field, and you can see that Adzic is a good player. Different players need to be brought up to level, and then you can see something different.”

On the formation

“I hope to get there when I have a central defender who can play with the right foot, it limits the exits too much with Kelly on the right and Koopmeiners on the left. When you have two fullbacks who aren't, you concede something. I want to develop this 4-2-3-1 and put it on the field.”

Raffaele Morra

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