The editorial staff of TuttoJuve.com contacted the former Juventus player by phone exclusively, Alessandro Birindelli, to talk in depth about the post Crotone and beyond:
In your opinion, how was Crotone’s Juventus?
“I saw it a bit far from the general expectations and from that team that has accustomed us very well in recent years. There has been a renewal, it is positive to see all those young Italians who have made their debut and this bodes well for a wide-ranging programming. We just have to wait, certainly today we are not yet the solid and concrete Juventus of all time. “
In short, was there a step back in your opinion?
“It depends on the point of view, also because when you change a lot you just need to work. Surely you have to improve the amalgamation and the knowledge of the players that is not yet present, it was the first game of Chiesa that with the group he had perhaps had only a few training sessions. This team still has ample room for improvement in every sense, but I look on the positive side. “
Returning to the young, would you have done like Pirlo and launched Frabotta and especially Portanova from the first minute?
“Totally agree with his choice, Agnelli also said that there was a desire for change and to extend the life of this team in order to make it successful for a long time to come. And the path that Juve has decided to follow includes even this, bad matches or draws like the one in Crotone can happen. There is no confusion at the moment, only little experience of those who have not yet played together with their teammate “.
What are your thoughts on Frabotta?
“I like the character, the determination and the light-heartedness he puts on the pitch. He never does trivial things, he pays attention to concreteness more than the effect. And it’s not easy to play in Juventus with that serenity, Pirlo is proving that he was right. We hope for as few negative moments as possible, but there will be and there everyone must be good at defusing them “.
Would you have deployed Dybala?
“It is difficult to judge from the outside, we do not know how he is physically and if Paulo has recovered completely. Surely the staff who see him every day will have made choices in this sense, all suited to the good of the team.”
To reassure a bit the fans who did not live this draw well, compared to last year with Sarri this year we can still see a team in clear growth beyond the results.
“Yes, the game idea is different and I think this team is built very well. There is the right mix, between quality, imagination, experience that the top club needs, what is missing is only the running in. The example what I do is of a car type: the engine of this Juventus is still completely new and to find the right solutions you have to play four or five more games. Without considering that some players are missing, such as the aforementioned Dybala or Cristiano Ronaldo. Then the ranking today she is a bit of a liar, especially considering the squads and the values that take to the field “.
In this sense, the match with Dynamo Kiev is the best opportunity to improve further. Can it be a good omen?
“The hope is this, you have to be confident. If in a month or two things do not change, then you can be critical and judge the negative moment. But today this does not happen, the team expresses itself at a good level and is proactive. also outnumbered. Dynamo is a young but well-established team, a bit like the one of my times that could count on Shevchenko and an institution on the bench like Lobanovski. I have always thought, also from personal experience, that the first challenges Champions League are the most difficult ones. It won’t be easy. “
There are those who say, then, that it is better to face Lucescu’s team today due to the weather conditions.
“I played in that stadium, I remember it was very cold but at the same time the audience managed to overheat the environment with their great cheering. But there will be fewer spectators at the stadium, so we need to take advantage of it.”
Thanks to Alessandro Birindelli for the courtesy and helpfulness shown during this interview.
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