Regarding the recent events at home Juventus and the prospects for the next season, the editorial staff of TuttoJuve.com interviewed exclusively Luigi De Canio, coach.
Mister, how do you comment on Andrea Pirlo’s arrival on the Juventus bench, at this point your young outsider colleague?
“If Juventus has decided to take this type of decision, it will have its reasons and will have made its assessments. The history of football is also full of coaches who did well in their first absolute experience.”
Do you believe that the reasons linked to Sarri’s exoneration are limited exclusively to the elimination after Lyon?
“No, behind an exemption there are a number of reasons, which are difficult to comment on if you don’t live from the inside. Maurizio remains a great coach and nothing takes away from him the extraordinary he has done in recent years.”
How do you comment on Inter’s European journey? Is it a bit of a “Count’s revenge”?
“Inter are playing an important Europa League. I believe that the company’s goal with Antonio was to reduce the gap with Juventus: you certainly can’t do it overnight, but through a long-term path . Conte’s statements after Atalanta? I think Antonio wanted to stimulate the whole environment to do better, and we have seen the result – in fact – in these Europa League matches. “
Virtually a month before Serie A resumes: will Juventus remain the number one favorite?
“It is logical that when it comes to Juventus it is always obvious to say it because it has a squad made up of players of absolute level: it also seems obvious to me. But at the same time I think that every evaluation is premature: we wait for the transfer market – in and out – and we judge . I am hearing in the last hours of shots that you want to make in and players out … let’s see. As well as we will have to analyze what kind of market and path the other teams intend to do “.
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