Spalletti: Victory Against Roma is a Double Triumph, and We Must Keep Collecting Points
Juventus secured a valuable 2-1 victory over Roma in the Italian league. The team's coach, Luciano Spalletti, considered it a double win—not only for the match result but also for gaining experience from the capital team's aggressive style.
In the post-match press conference, Spalletti said: "A football match is like an empty box; you can't fill it only with your qualities, but you also have to add some annoying things that you don't like doing. For example, in the second half, Yildiz dropped back to cover the flank, and his opponents know how good he is, but he hasn't yet realized how he is perceived by the other players. He is doing the work that is needed."
Spalletti added: "When you face a team like Roma, balanced and aggressive, attacking you with a third defender, a winger, and another player, if you don't have Yildiz and Conceição to help the defense, they will break through you. Ziegrova is a player who currently can't do this defensive work; he becomes too fluid when defending. He can return to his position, but sometimes you have to physically hold your opponent, and that's not his style."
Spalletti continued his remarks about Roma's performance, saying: "Roma is a team that constantly applies pressure and keeps moving, while we are going through moments where we lose the ball easily and neglect their wings. They move from one side to the other, and if we can't force them in one direction, we expend a lot of energy chasing them. Gasperini's teams create these small traps that make you feel compelled to break through them, as there is always someone chasing you."
He added: "Your victory over these teams represents a double triumph, as it gives you self-confidence and confirms that you can compete with any team. We pushed until the end, and even when we conceded the late goal, the team still wanted more. Now we will continue working and try to recover more lost points."
In the post-match press conference, Spalletti said: "A football match is like an empty box; you can't fill it only with your qualities, but you also have to add some annoying things that you don't like doing. For example, in the second half, Yildiz dropped back to cover the flank, and his opponents know how good he is, but he hasn't yet realized how he is perceived by the other players. He is doing the work that is needed."
Spalletti added: "When you face a team like Roma, balanced and aggressive, attacking you with a third defender, a winger, and another player, if you don't have Yildiz and Conceição to help the defense, they will break through you. Ziegrova is a player who currently can't do this defensive work; he becomes too fluid when defending. He can return to his position, but sometimes you have to physically hold your opponent, and that's not his style."
Spalletti continued his remarks about Roma's performance, saying: "Roma is a team that constantly applies pressure and keeps moving, while we are going through moments where we lose the ball easily and neglect their wings. They move from one side to the other, and if we can't force them in one direction, we expend a lot of energy chasing them. Gasperini's teams create these small traps that make you feel compelled to break through them, as there is always someone chasing you."
He added: "Your victory over these teams represents a double triumph, as it gives you self-confidence and confirms that you can compete with any team. We pushed until the end, and even when we conceded the late goal, the team still wanted more. Now we will continue working and try to recover more lost points."