PRESS ROOM | Comments after Juventus-Genoa | OneFootball

Coach Igor Tudor, Manuel Locatelli, Kenan Yildiz and Khephren Thuram spoke to the press after Juventus’ 1-0 win against Genoa on Matchday 30 of the Serie A season.

IGOR TUDOR

“I am very satisfied, Genoa are a strong team that are doing well, and are capable of causing you problems with a lot of players. Our performance wasn't the best, the enthusiasm was there, but in three days of training you can't expect too much. You have to adapt, look for more forward passes, but today the boys gave everything. The result was well deserved, we're happy for the fans and for the heart we showed and effort we put into it, and now we have a good week ahead to work together. [Kenan] Yildiz? Locatelli showed great quality in finding him. Kenan has important skills, but [Dusan] Vlahovic also did very well. We could have scored more, but the important thing was to win. A 1-0 win can be a starting point from which to grow further. [Teun] Koopmeiners? He is not in his best form, but he is a strong player. You only get out of these periods with hard work. He is a decent guy, with great control, and he has to understand how important he is for us. He has all the qualities to return to his best. It was exciting, for me, this match: it's important that the fans supported us, we needed it.”

MANUEL LOCATELLI

“We have to concentrate and look ahead. The former coach should be thanked because he gave his all, but now a new chapter begins and we must be ready to give everything. Tudor brought energy and asked us to give everything for the shirt, and we must respond with hard work. We are a strong group with very talented youngsters who have to learn what it means to wear this shirt. I believe that, with the right commitment, we can achieve great results.”

KENAN YILDIZ

“I'm happy with the goal, it was nice, but I'm also fine with scoring ‘normal’ goals... joking aside, we're a group, we keep working together and we're happy with the win. Tudor brought a new energy, but I also want to thank Thiago Motta.”

KEPHREN THURAM

“I'm happy with today's win, it has been a strange week but we did well: the important thing tonight was to win. The coach asked us to show intensity, to attack and press Genoa and to play forward as much as possible and we did well. Coach Tudor motivated us to show our strength on the pitch, always playing for our team-mates: only in this way do victories come. It's very important to have the fans on our side: it's like a family, we heard them and I'm very happy when they sing and are on our side. In the dressing room we told each other that we have to start winning again because the goal is to be back in the Champions League next year. I don't know if there is something different compared to previous weeks, in the last few days we looked at ourselves in the mirror, we talked to each other because we knew that it was not normal to lose two games like that if you are at Juventus and today we saw that the attitude was different.”