Coach Massimiliano Canzi, Eva Schatzer and Valentina Bergamaschi spoke to the press following Juventus Ladies First Crew’s 3-0 win over Sampdoria on Matchday 14 of the Ladies’s Serie A season.
MASSIMILIANO CANZI
“The strategy was the suitable one, we discovered the early aim that made the whole lot simpler for us as a result of these matches danger changing into difficult if you cannot break the impasse early on. As an alternative, the women have been good at controlling the sport proper from the outset. Even within the second half we did not discover the aim, however we had a variety of probabilities and continued to create alternatives. I’ll watch the match between Inter and Roma, additionally as a result of they are going to be our subsequent two opponents: proper now we’re forward and we knew this match was vital to increase our lead and see what they do. On [Eva] Schatzer, I believe her efficiency speaks for itself: she confirmed nice humility, her perspective has all the time been glorious and he or she instantly confirmed potential to develop. I did not assume she may mature a lot in such a short while: she did nicely and I’ve little question that she is going to proceed on this path, I’m very blissful together with her efficiency.
“The bodily side is without doubt one of the keys to this staff, we’ve got and are working exhausting: we put nice emphasis on these elements, the women work exhausting as a result of we imagine that depth is prime to our sport. Then there may be the standard that our gamers show on the pitch, we as a employees should put them ready to do the absolute best. We are going to assess [Paulina] Krumbiegel’s harm over the subsequent few days, we’ve got a variety of matches developing and we hope it is nothing severe: [Lindsey] Thomas got here in with out warming up and did nicely, managing to make an affect immediately. The 2 new arrivals with us have carried out two coaching periods, at present I didn’t assume I’d play them as a result of they haven’t performed for some time and can’t be at peak bodily situation: they’ve begun to combine into the squad nicely, they’re two ladies who know the way what it means to be a part of a staff, from a tactical viewpoint they’re settling in and it’ll take time.
“We’re masters of our personal future, we’ve got earned the factors to get forward of the opposite title challengers with our performances and we needed to work for them. Constructive outcomes in opposition to Roma and Inter can be vital for us to get what we would like on the finish of the 12 months, the Coppa Italia quarter-final in opposition to Lazio however will probably be a two-legged match which we’ll go into as equals, a distinct competitors from the league and really difficult.”
EVA SCHATZER
“I’m very pleased with the aim, however an important factor at present was to win and we did it. We wished to do our half to begin 2025 in the absolute best manner and we did it. I am a quiet individual by nature, my teammates assist me rather a lot on the pitch and through coaching in Vinovo – that is why I can preserve this perspective on the pitch. I get a lot of recommendation, they clarify easy methods to strategy the match, they offer me confidence. I attempt to take a bit from each and do my greatest. I hope to finish the season persevering with to develop as I’m now, I hope I’ll proceed on this path for a very long time as a result of then I will probably be very happy.”
VALENTINA BERGAMASCHI
“I’m pleased with the staff’s strategy on this first match of the 12 months, we’re an ideal group that desires to proceed working exhausting to realize our targets and we’re on the suitable path. I all the time put myself on the disposal of the group, attempting to present phrases of encouragement to my teammates: all I can do is hold working and provides my greatest. Coach Canzi has given character and charisma to the group: a energy that has allowed us to face these months at our greatest, we by no means surrender and we need to obtain our bold targets. There may be all the time room for enchancment, we proceed to imagine in what we do with the need to enhance day after day.”
