For the comparisons with the recent past, above all the one with the 2015-2016 season that saw the Juventus of Max Allegri start badly and turn after a derby won in comeback, there is time.
Andrea Pirlo, who at that time underwent metamorphosis on the pitch, is today the coach of a Juve with less certainty than then, but with an always winning DNA and above all with a Cristiano Ronaldo more in the engine.
So after the clear victory of Barcelona which gave the first place in the group of Champions League, very precious given the range of potential opponents avoided, we only have to think about the away match against Genoa, without stopping the growth.
The message sent to the team by the Brescia coach on the eve of Marassi’s match is clear: “If we still have the match against Barcelona in mind, we must cancel it immediately, because we need to turn the page and give continuity. We have to continue with the same desire and the same pace. These matches bring great awareness of improvements, so it can be a big confidence boost for this final match before the break. Let’s concentrate to play great matches or we will have bad surprises ”.
However, the coach from Brescia does not deny the progress made in recent times: “I like the desire to defend forward. When you attack forward, even the opposing teams have fewer opportunities to come and play in front, so you have to be in our head to take the opposing half of the field trying to have an offensive pressing, so the defensive phase even when we are in our area must be aggressive and never passive and we are growing “.
Then we talk about individuals and in particular about Juan Cuadrado, among the most fit of the moment. But Pirlo also has some for the Colombian …: “Juan is an important player for us, but he was also an important player for past Juventus. “
A word also on revelation Weston McKennie: “They are all available, luckily they removed a day of disqualification from Morata. McKennie is fitting in well, slowly he is beginning to understand Italian and is able to express himself better with the boys. He is a player with great racing and great desire with ample room for improvement, inclusion is one of his main qualities is improving but he can do even better ”.
OMNISPORT | 12-12-2020 18:05
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