Juve have touched down in Eindhoven the place tomorrow, 19 February, they’ll tackle an vital problem in opposition to PSV with the intention of progressing to the UEFA Champions League Spherical of 16.
Here’s what Teun Koopmeiners and Thiago Motta needed to say in at present’s pre-match press convention.
TEUN KOOPMEINERS
“The crew spirit is nice, we’ve got ready properly for the match, the morale is very optimistic after the end result in opposition to Inter, the crew feels good, we all know it will likely be a tough problem, however we wish to win. We’ve to remember that in opposition to PSV it is a new problem, in a brand new context, it is not a foregone conclusion that we are going to win, we should be very aggressive and play with depth and vitality, the match would require this and the crew is aware of it. They’ll play in a special model, the result’s determined over the course of two video games, it will likely be tough of their stadium and their followers may also make a distinction. We begin with a 2-1 lead, however we should not sit again, we wish to play to win. If we solely take into consideration managing the end result, we threat not expressing ourselves at our greatest, we’ve got to carry vitality, stress and urgency in possession, once we play like this we do higher.
“I used to be disenchanted that the objective in opposition to Lille was disallowed, I at all times wish to assist the crew with assists and objectives. I’ve at all times mentioned I’m a crew participant, successful is a very powerful factor for me. Scoring is an intention of mine, but additionally offering assists for strikers is essential, the vital factor is the ultimate end result. I wish to contribute much more when it comes to objectives and assists, I arrived with this mentality, I wish to give my all to assist the crew in any approach I can.
“As for being on the bench, I am at all times very calm, even mentally. I’m a participant who at all times thinks concerning the good of the crew, we’ve got many sturdy gamers and we are able to all contribute. Even once I begin from the bench, I do know what I can do to assist win the sport, and that is all I deal with. I am pleased with the win and the nice end result, tomorrow I wish to contribute in the identical approach.
“After the sport in opposition to Inter we mentioned that, for morale, it was an vital victory. At half-time we talked about learn how to enhance in possession and supply extra choices for each other within the sport, and it confirmed instantly: within the first ten seconds we created a transparent likelihood. It was a transparent change between the 2 halves and once we handle to do this, it provides us motivation to maintain pushing, even defensively, since you really feel extra concerned and a part of the sport.”
“That is a very powerful match of our season to date. We wish to proceed our journey, we’ve got to place in a whole efficiency and lift our degree to the utmost in all facets of the sport, each bodily and mentally, to be able to progress to the Spherical of 16. Douglas [Luiz]? We hope he’ll be again as quickly as doable. [Andrea] Cambiaso is with us, he educated individually yesterday as a precaution however he is wonderful like everybody else, all out there to start out the match. Getting ready for a match like this isn’t tough, we all know the significance of the problem and we come into the sport off the again of a victory that provides us confidence. We should do every little thing properly, paying shut consideration to each determination and utilizing our heads to interpret the momentum of the sport, we should be compact after they push ahead and discover methods to be higher than our opponent. We face an excellent crew, as we did with PSG, Liverpool, Shakhtar, we are going to give our greatest to earn our place within the Spherical of 16.
“The target is evident, it is a vital alternative, a very powerful to date, we all know {that a} draw is sufficient, however we’ve got at all times performed to win and tomorrow we are going to do the identical. Managing the sport will likely be vital within the closing levels, however the angle would be the identical as at all times: going onto the pitch to win, with focus and willpower, working arduous out and in of possession. There are not any secrets and techniques, we should earn it. Qualifying shouldn’t be a foregone conclusion, however we’ve got by no means failed in our dedication, angle and want. I am certain it will likely be like that till the final day. We put in a superb efficiency in opposition to Inter, particularly within the second half, tomorrow we count on to face a powerful opponent, who’re taking part in at residence, within the first 95 minutes we have been superior, and we earned the end result, tomorrow we should do the identical, managing each second of the match.
“The crew’s character may be seen, we’ve got earnt our place. We’re younger, we’ve got enthusiasm, vitality and high quality, whoever takes the sector, from the beginning or off the bench, should give their all for the nice of the crew and to achieve the Spherical of 16. We should play our model of soccer, we should press excessive out of possession as a result of they’ve high quality and commit many gamers when attacking. When we have to regroup, we should do it with nice communication and with out dropping too deep. We all know their potential menace and when we’ve got the ball we’ve got to commit numbers ahead to create objective scoring possibilities. We are going to want a whole efficiency.
“Stress is a part of our job, if you select to be a coach or a footballer you already know there are obligations. For me it’s simply further motivation, I selected to be right here and I’m pleased with what we’re doing. I’m very optimistic, tomorrow we’ve got an important sport forward of us and need to be right here, we should proceed our journey, elevate our degree once more and provides one thing extra. It is a wonderful second, to be approached with duty.
“Tomorrow may be everybody’s sport. [Samuel] Mbangula? He made some technical errors and was not glad, however that is optimistic as a result of it reveals ambition, a want to enhance and do properly. He is in good type and hopefully he could make his contribution, both from the beginning or from the bench. [Lloyd] Kelly and the opposite new gamers have settled in very properly, everyone seems to be match and in excellent situation to play. Alberto [Costa] will not be there as a result of he is not registered within the squad, however I’ve whole confidence that those that begin and people who come off the bench to place in an excellent efficiency. The target is the Spherical of 16, however we’ve got to earn it, doing the appropriate issues individually and collectively to progress.”