Andrea Pirlo said Juventus ‘are physically well’ and expects a ‘classic game’ against Fabio Liverani’s Parma. ‘They’re a team that are recovering’.
The Bianconeri are still unbeaten in Serie A this term but sit third in the table, four points behind League leaders Milan after 12 rounds.
Next up is a trip to Parma, who are unbeaten in their last five games across all competitions, drawing three on the bounce in Serie A, including a 2-2 result at San Siro against Milan last weekend.
Andrea Pirlo said Juventus ‘are physically well’ and expects a ‘classic game’ against Fabio Liverani’s Parma. ‘They’re a team that are recovering’.
The Bianconeri are still unbeaten in Serie A this term but sit third in the table, four points behind League leaders Milan after 12 rounds.
Next up is a trip to Parma, who are unbeaten in their last five games across all competitions, drawing three on the bounce in Serie A, including a 2-2 result at San Siro against Milan last weekend.
“Parma are doing well,” Pirlo told Juventus TV. “Since they changed shape, they have been achieving positive and important results like in Genoa and Milan.
“They’re a team that are recovering, have a new coach and you must be careful, also because you play after three days and you will need to regain some physical and mental strength.”
The Bianconeri coach said he expects a ‘classic’ game of football against Fabio Liverani’s Gialloblu.
“[I expect] a classic game where they will try to defend themselves and counter,” he said. “They have very fast players in the transitions, like Gervinho and [Yann] Karamoh.
“You have to be very careful when you are in possession of the ball and then develop the game well.”
Pirlo said he knows Liverani well and said the Parma coach has been able to give his teams the same ideas as he had when he used to play.
“I know him well as a player,” Pirlo added. “He was great technically and mentally, he thought before he received the ball.
“As a coach, he’s putting more or less the same ideas into the team. He did well at Lecce and is showing it even now, in a new club.
“But he needs time too.”
Juventus arrive after a 1-1 draw with Atalanta on Wednesday and Pirlo said he was ‘a bit angry’ after the stalemate.
“We are a bit angry because we played a good match against a great team and there’s regret for not having taken the many opportunities created, and that we didn’t manage to take home the three points.”
But the coach stressed he’s not worried, as the Old Lady are doing well physically.
“We are physically well, and we proved it the other night against Atalanta,” he added. “We played more or less at the same level and, in fact, at times we were even superior physically.
“Yes, I don’t worry about this aspect, but when you play every three days, you must recover quickly.”