Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri spoke about the result and stated that they thought they could take the three points despite the red.
After going down to ten men, Allegri decided it was best to sit deep and soak the German pressure. As a result, Juan Cuadrado came on for Paulo Dybala and Andrea Barzagli came on for Alvaro Morata, leaving the Italian champions without an out and out striker on the pitch for the last fifteen minutes. In the end, Juventus would hold on to win a crucial point. After the game, Allegri told reporters,:
“Before you begin criticizing individual players, I believe it’s better to talk about the whole team. We started off the game good but then conceded possession for ten minutes and got scored on. We started brightly in the second half and the game was in the balance. Hernanes’ red card changed the affairs.”
On his team’s performance-
“We risked it on a few of their counter attacks but after we conceded the goal, we played good. With the red card, it got harder but we have to look at this on the bright side. The group stages haven’t been bad. Now, we have to qualify for the next round. Let’s not forget that it’s not a simple objective.”
Did you think you could have won this game?
“Yes, but they we picked up a red card and it went well considering the situation. Let’s look at the positives: We have eight points. We have two hard games left, but we did well at the beginning of the group stages to get to this point. It was a positive night considering what happened.”
What preoccupies you the most?
“Our character as a team must grow but we must also improve in a technical sense. We shouldn’t struggle on the sign of pressure from the opposition. If we are not able to keep the ball, we should play it long into our strikers, at the very least. I don’t think that the veterans lack motivation but we had to integrate ten new players into the team in addition to our injuries. I think that the team still has to grow and stop being overcome by nerves. There’s only one ball and we have to play good. We have to read certain situations better.”
Why do you guys find yourselves behind in games frequently?
“We have to keep working but tonight we started off the game nicely. We have to grow collectively, as a team. When the results don’t come, the tension grows. After the goal, the team played well until Hernanes’ red card. The opposition could cause problems but we couldn’t risk anything.”
Is Pogba doing better?
“He’s growing, in the beginning we lost three or four key balls. Tonight, he put in an important performance but he still has to improve. He needs to read certain moments of the game better.”
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