Juventus, Allegri: “Pari bitter, we had to materialize”. DG Calvo confirms it: “A 4-year project with him”

“It’s a pity about the draw: we created a lot without realizing”. Massimiliano Allegri is embittered after the 1-1 draw against Bologna even if he tries to see the positive aspect of the story: “We would have lost a match like this one a week ago. The will to win was great, we created many chances and it’s right to start again from a positive evening. It was a match with good rhythms, with the changes that gave energy. We certainly need to improve in some phases of the game but the many players who played did well albeit with some physiological errors like that by Soulé. There was a lack of coolness to score. These guys need to be developed but they have quality. We certainly earned a point over Lazio, as well as maintaining a bit of a gap over our pursuers and returning to score points in the league.” .

“Milik should have taken the penalty harder”

There is also regret for Milik’s mistake from the penalty spot in the first half. Allegri scolds him: “There are moments to take certain types of penalties. On that occasion the penalty had to be taken hard, choosing a corner. It was too important a moment in the match, plus Skorupski knows him through friendship and therefore he sensed the conclusion,” he emphasizes.

“Church is physically better”

Church’s performance was good as long as he remained on the pitch. The Juventus coach agrees: “He’s much better physically, plus we’re talking about a player who doesn’t have a well-defined position because he likes to vary on the whole front of attack. Whoever plays next to him must be very intelligent, because he’s a player who needs a lot of space to make decisive plays such as dribbling or shots from distance”.

“Di Maria’s absence? He had a messy ankle”

On Di Maria Allegri’s absence, he explains: “He had a slightly battered ankle and I preferred to leave him at home. When one isn’t at 100% I prefer not to take him away. He will certainly come in handy in the next matches”.

“Future? I’m happy to be at Juventus”

Finally, a look to the future: “I’m very happy to be at Juventus. I feel confidence in my job every day, but this has been since the first day I came back here. We are back in third place in the standings, although unfortunately not ahead of Lazio as we would have liked. It would be nice to finish in the top four, maybe second or third to improve on last year’s placement,” he concludes.

Calvo: “Allegri stays, it’s not in question”

Speaking of the future, before the match Francesco Calvo, the Juventus Chief Football Officer, made a point of pointing out that Allegri’s position is very solid: “Confirming him, at this moment, is obvious, this is our thought. He arrived for a 4-year project and we’re not even halfway there. The 11 trophies won and the 2 Champions League finals in 7 years speak for him. It’s not in question. Now we’re aiming for second place and the Europa League final. Let’s get there first and then we’ll think to win the cup”.

“Let’s plan the future together with Allegri and Cherubini”

The Juventus manager also spoke of the future director: “We are planning the future with Cherubini and Allegri. We are a block of granite. Whoever arrives in the future will have to integrate with Juventus. Juve’s solidity does not depend on a single person. When we received the penalty was a very difficult moment, but we overcame it. This is the most difficult moment of the season, but also the right one to restart and change gears,” he concluded.

Cuadrado: “It’s incredible that a monitor doesn’t work at these levels”

Juan Cuadrado intervened on the monitor that didn’t work on the sidelines, preventing the referee from reviewing the penalty episode: “We’re angry, because at these levels, if a monitor on the sidelines doesn’t work, all the work that the team does does on the pitch. So it’s certainly difficult to do well. We took to the pitch with the right desire but there were many unfavorable episodes. When we came back in the second half we canceled everything to try and recover. With the quality of the players at our disposal and tips from the coach we always try to get the best possible result. Sometimes we don’t succeed but Juventus’ strength is to fight against everything and everyone. There are still many games to go, we have to give the best of ourselves. We certainly have a high-level squad to get the results we want”.