Maurizio Often presents Genoa-Juventus, match valid for the 29th day of Serie A, scheduled tomorrow evening at 9:45 pm at the Ferraris stadium in Genoa. Tuttojuve.com brings you back Press conference of the Juventus coach live.
Will Buffon play tomorrow and make his attendance record?
“We haven’t decided yet but since at least he has 48 games available I think the record will come and will be this season. We have not yet decided for tomorrow, the goalkeepers’ initial plans are changing a bit according to the feelings of Filippi “.
Historically Juve with Genoa in Genoa struggles, what game do you expect?
“Going to play there is difficult for everyone, not only for Juventus. It is a team that in the home games in recent years has done well, it is complicated as always on the road in this period with the teams that play salvation. I think the kids are very aware of this, we can’t afford anything different. If we expect something simple, we are on the wrong track. “
Do you already have any changes in mind?
“A few … You said it right. At the moment we cannot afford to alternate more than 2-3 players numerically. In the last game we had 14 field players, 3 goalkeepers and 3 Under 23 players. Among those 14 players there were two who had only done 3 training sessions, we don’t have many solutions. At this moment we can only think of 1-2 changes, we hope in the next 7-8 days to recover someone and have more choice “.
Does the field factor exist in this period?
“A little continues to be there. It is true that you do without the push of the public but you have those little habits that can make a difference like the changing room. They are small certainties that can help. I believe that, even if less, the field factor still affects “.
How’s Higuain doing?
“He’s better, the only uncertainty is his holding in a higher minute.”
Do you think he will have problems managing Pjanic?
“I do not think so. If this transfer is made official, Pjanic will be happy because it ends his career in a great team. An extraordinary career, if the negotiation ends, he will have played for Juve and Barcelona. I am calm about him, he is a serious and intelligent boy who likes to play. I don’t see the possibility that he won’t give us 101% in these two months “.
Would you like to introduce Arthur?
“There is little to comment, they are two guys who for two months will still have to play in their respective teams. It is good that both focus on what is to be done now and not on what will be done in September-October. I don’t want to talk about the market and purchases also because the opening of the market is two months away and I have to play important games. If I spend mental energy on the market I see it difficult also because it is something that does not give me taste. I understand that public opinion, also because of you because if we talk about corner kicks for 10 years people talk about those, they are passionate about the market but as I say I should also be passionate about football which is the most important aspect . Forget the ratings for the moment, some of the staff will study this player to get the clearest ideas when he arrives. For the rest let’s enjoy Pjanic for the rest of the season. “
How much is match preparation changing? Are there any news that interested you and can be useful in a normal situation?
“I think we have yet to find the maximum physical condition, it happens to everyone and maybe it doesn’t hurt so much to play so thick. But passing the days the players will go in condition but will accuse the accumulation of the games. We are changing everything, especially post-game management. It is also difficult to talk about workouts, so often playing the possibility of going to demanding workouts that give you the certainty of fully recovering is not there. We work only unloading and then in preparation for the game. There is the novelty of the 5 changes, to be handled with care. I have often seen teams and results turned upside down with these 5 substitutions. Analyzing what happened in the Bundesliga I saw a data that surprised me: the first-tier teams use a maximum of 4 or 3, more third-tier ones that used them. Maybe they changed more in the initial eleven. We should go deeper into these numbers. This is a new experience, therefore at risk of shit, like all the things on which we have not lived. It is certainly also stimulating, if we go out alive we have some more knowledge to exploit in the following years “.
How is Bentancur? Did you expect him to arrive at Juve?
“It looks like he’s fine, he did three days of active discharge. It appears to have been more of a cramp than a physical problem. I saw it grow fast, I expected a strong player but it is even more than what I expected. Now he is starting to have more games and experience, he is bringing out more conviction and personality. It may surprise us again in the future because it has margins. Ramsey is better, I saw him more alive with Lecce than in Bologna. But there is also an unknown quantity about him. One has to consider whether it is better to put it for 30 minutes at the end or 60 for the beginning. We will evaluate in the next few hours but it seems to me that he has taken the right path “.
Do Dybala and Ronaldo play?
“Right now they can play, the problem will come up in 2-3 games. I don’t think there is an overload problem, however in the long run the recovery of Higuain even for long sections of the match is essential ”.
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