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Massimiliano Allegri has set out his goals for Juventus this season, and takes issue with Antonio Conte’s recent comments.
The Bianconeri have won Serie A for the last three years in a row, but have disappointed in Europe and were knocked out at the group stage of the Champions League last season.
Allegri replaced the man who oversaw that campaign – Antonio Conte – on the Juve bench this summer, and is targeting another League triumph.
“What would I consider a good season? The Scudetto and the Champions League knockout stages,” Allegri revealed to Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I want to establish Juventus firmly in the top eight clubs in Europe.
“Of course we know we can’t compete financially with the huge behemoths which dominate at the moment, but we’re ready to make good progress.
“You never know what can happen, once you reach arrive at the latter stages…
“We are calm, everything is in our hands and we go forward with the right amount of tension.
“I’m not just thinking about qualifying, I believe we can win the group and avoid a prohibitive draw in the next round.”
Allegri’s predecessor took over the Italian national team job after vacating the Bianconeri bench in the summer, and this week criticised Italian clubs sides for not working players hard enough.
Allegri takes issue with Conte’s comments, pointing out the importance of controlling possession.
“We are not lacking in intestity,” Allegri insisted.
“The fact is that you can do different things in possession, moving the ball faster or slower. My mentor [Giovanni] Galeone told me ‘If you’ve got the ball, the worst you can do is 0-0’.
“Basically, you can’t play 90 minutes with the pedal to the metal, get forward at every opportunity and think about shooting all the time.
“There are times when you need to slow down and take the sting out of the game.”