Max Allegri insists Juventus have the right approach and were only threatened on the counter by Inter, then getting into an argument with television pundits.

Radja Nainggolan’s extraordinary volley had given the Nerazzurri a deserved lead, but Juve came back in the second half and secured the draw with a Cristiano Ronaldo strike.

Max Allegri insists Juventus have the right approach and were only threatened on the counter by Inter, then getting into an argument with television pundits.

Radja Nainggolan’s extraordinary volley had given the Nerazzurri a deserved lead, but Juve came back in the second half and secured the draw with a Cristiano Ronaldo strike.

“It’s important to have someone like Ronaldo, because before the goal he made a mistake on another chance and his reaction to that changed his performance and consequently the whole game,” Allegri told DAZN.

“We did risk going 2-0 behind, but then it was a good second half performance. It wasn’t easy, Inter are a strong side and we were down to the bare bones. We’ve got to compliment the lads, as we ended on a high.

“Against Fiorentina last week, it was similar to the Ajax game, in that we conceded insane counter-attacks. Inter did have three counters tonight too when it was 1-1, but our defenders did well to get back. We have to improve in our passing, because once again we made so many mistakes.

“I asked the lads to pass it more cleanly and we wasted several scoring opportunities. In any case, I found it a very enjoyable match. It was a whole other game in the second half.”

Allegri then went to speak on Sky Sport Italia and got into a row with pundit Lele Adani, who has been scathing on the negative approach of many Italian Coaches in Europe, including the Juventus boss.

“Against Ajax, we suffered with their counter-attacks, not their style of football, and that made it look as if they had an extraordinary game, whereas they were better in Amsterdam. The same goes for tonight, it’s natural that when you misplace a lot of passes, you run risks.

“Sometimes you need to improvise and the idea you had in July has to change completely. There is a difference between playing well and winning, but it’s not as small as it seems.

“In Italy, everyone has become a theorist of football and that is a real problem, like you reading your books. Now you shut up and I’ll talk, you don’t know anything about football.

“You just sit there behind the desk, you read your books, but you don’t know anything about the practicality of the sport. I’ve won six Scudetti.”

At this point, Allegri and former Inter, Fiorentina and Brescia player Adani had an exchange of tense words until the Juventus Coach walked off.

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