TORINO – “Happy. Very happy”. This is Thiago Motta’s classic refrain, with the reiteration of the adjective and its reinforcement: it is his comment on every consideration, on every topic. Everything at Juve makes him happy, very happy: on the eve of the championship resumption, he declared that he was happy “with those who stayed to work with us” but also “with those who went to the national team”, with Douglas Luiz and Koopmeiners, “two great players that we are lucky to have on our side” (but obviously “like many others”), with Danilo “who I see very well, in Brazil he played as a blocked right back setting up centrally, a role that he can also do with us” and especially with Vlahovic: “He arrives at the pitch in the morning and brings enthusiasm, it is very interesting to watch him because he has great desire, positive energy that he also transmits to the others. I am happy. Very happy”.
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It is clear that Motta does not want, at least for the moment, to delve into any issue. After all, he has not yet even indicated the minimum objective of the season (scudetto? fourth place?) nor does he give the impression of wanting to do so, leaving the pitch to tell the story of what his Juventus is and is becoming. For him, among other things, a new period begins since, as a coach, he finds himself managing three games a week for the first time, with the Champions League interspersed with the championship and vice versa. But, he assures, nothing changes: “We train, we prepare, we play and the games are faced one after the other, as always, step by step”. Here, step by step is another interjection typically his, but which at least expresses an intention, a working methodology.
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by Paolo Condò
Motta: “If we impose our game there is a greater chance of winning”
And Empoli, therefore, Motta assures that he will go without thinking about the European debut against Leipzig on Tuesday: “We have known the calendar for a long time, no problem. Now we are focused on Empoli, we have time to think about the other two games of the week, talk about them, prepare them. I am thinking about the first game that awaits us, complicated like all the others in Serie A: I am thinking about Colombo, Pellegri and Maleh, about Empoli who have a good defensive block, start well, know what they want to do. We are ready to impose the game to have a greater chance of getting the result”. This is his programmatic manifesto: “It is the belief in playing our game that leads us to get results. We have a common idea. We know what to do and what to avoid”.
Koomeiners on his way to starting debut
The lineup remains under wraps, although Koopmeiners is expected to make his debut from the start, and perhaps also Nico Gonzalez and the hitherto mysterious Douglas Luiz, the first of the new signings to join the team but who has never been considered worthy of a starting spot. But of course, for Motta “there are no difficulties”, he is also very happy with Douglas Luiz. However, he has not played him, at least not yet. The youngsters Savona and Mbangula, for their part, aim to keep their places because, as the coach says, “I don’t look at age or nationality, I look at the moment. If they are well they play, if they need time to grow they will have it”.
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