
Teodor: We Need to Handle Last Moments Better
Igor Teodor, Juventus coach, expressed his disappointment after his team's 2-2 draw with Spanish side Villarreal away from home in the second round of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, noting that his players were hasty and nervous, making many simple passing errors.
Teodor said: "I'm sorry, our team cannot lose a match in the last moments from a corner like that, we will take this point and move forward, we worked and prepared in the best possible way, but we faced some difficulties, there was a lot of haste and nervousness, and we made many simple passing errors."
The coach pointed to the team's improved performance in the second half before the last-minute equalizer, emphasizing the role of substitute Francisco Conceição: "Conceição came on and made a difference, we did what we could, even with some mistakes, but unfortunately the goal came in the final minutes."
When talking about defense, Teodor added: "The three defenders are performing better than any other team, we need to win more second balls, the trio at the back held firm throughout the match."
He also praised the performance of the team's top scorer Federico Gatti: "It was a wonderful goal, and he played an excellent match, there is always a feeling of regret when conceding a goal in the last minute, it would be great to play 90 minutes at the highest possible level, but that is not easy, we have weaknesses too."
Teodor said: "I'm sorry, our team cannot lose a match in the last moments from a corner like that, we will take this point and move forward, we worked and prepared in the best possible way, but we faced some difficulties, there was a lot of haste and nervousness, and we made many simple passing errors."
The coach pointed to the team's improved performance in the second half before the last-minute equalizer, emphasizing the role of substitute Francisco Conceição: "Conceição came on and made a difference, we did what we could, even with some mistakes, but unfortunately the goal came in the final minutes."
When talking about defense, Teodor added: "The three defenders are performing better than any other team, we need to win more second balls, the trio at the back held firm throughout the match."
He also praised the performance of the team's top scorer Federico Gatti: "It was a wonderful goal, and he played an excellent match, there is always a feeling of regret when conceding a goal in the last minute, it would be great to play 90 minutes at the highest possible level, but that is not easy, we have weaknesses too."