Spalletti and Cambiaso: This is an exciting and important match | OneFootball

On Tuesday, 25 November at 21:00 CET, the Juventus Men’s First Team will take to the pitch in Norway to face Bodo/Glimt in their third away game of the UEFA Champions League season. This is the fifth matchday of the League Phase.

Here is what Coach Luciano Spalletti and Andrea Cambiaso had to say about the match in their press conference.

ANDREA CAMBIASO

"We know that there will be little margin for error against Bodo/Glimt. We need to get points tomorrow, and we’re aware that it will be an important match. The weather and the artificial pitch could be a problem. The difference will be physical because we will be playing in extremely cold temperatures, which will affect our breathing, leg strength and boots. I spoke to [Guglielmo] Vicario about these aspects in the national team, and he explained the difference in the pitch and intensity to me. It was a useful discussion.

“It will be a very tough match, but we have to return to Turin from this away game with a positive result at all costs. Before the match in Florence, the coach gave us a very good speech; he talked about duty binding you, but emphasised that willpower sets you free. We were disappointed in Florence because we performed poorly, and we discussed this with the coach.”

LUCIANO SPALLETTI

"I have had the opportunity and pleasure of playing on these pitches during my career. For those who are used to the cold and these temperatures, it is actually different, because they are used to breathing this cold air, this biting air that stings your eyes and sometimes, depending on the wind, doesn't even allow you to keep them open. At the same time, however, I think that a challenge like this is also exciting because you have to prove that you can adapt to any situation and manage the difficulties. The synthetic pitch will be a real challenge because it changes bounces and rebounds. The pitch bothers us, but we want to perform well. Bodo/Glimt play well, and my players know that tomorrow's match will be very difficult. We have seen everything with the match analysts. The pace will make the difference, but we are already alert. To get better, we have to go through difficult matches. We don't want to play easy matches, we want difficult ones to adapt and improve. Tomorrow, at the end of the match, we will find out whether we’ve been doing the right things or not.

“There will be some changes compared to the match in Florence, but I wouldn't say it's a complete overhaul of the line-up. It's true that we didn't play well against Fiorentina, but we didn't play badly either. From what I've seen of the team playing, they have all the qualities they need to get better, but they need to recognise them and put them into practice at the right moments, as well as raising their individual level of quality. There is no longer any rigidity in terms of roles on the pitch; what now appears to be disorder is actually freedom, and it is precisely in that freedom that we need to find balance. This constant rotation of roles and search for the ideal position is actually an advantage.”