Max Allegri hopes his Juventus side can emulate Italy’s 2006 World Cup winners, by winning the Champions League final in Berlin.
Current Bianconeri stars Andrea Pirlo, Gigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli were part of the Azzurri side which emerged victorious from Olympiastadion, and the Coach wants a repeat.
“It’s a final, we’re better off playing a one-off match,” Allegri mused as he collected the Enzo Bearzot award.
Max Allegri hopes his Juventus side can emulate Italy’s 2006 World Cup winners, by winning the Champions League final in Berlin.
Current Bianconeri stars Andrea Pirlo, Gigi Buffon and Andrea Barzagli were part of the Azzurri side which emerged victorious from Olympiastadion, and the Coach wants a repeat.
“It’s a final, we’re better off playing a one-off match,” Allegri mused as he collected the Enzo Bearzot award.
“We hope to repeat the achievement of the Azzurri in 2006. The game on June 6 is easy to prepare for, less so was the Coppa Italia final.
“This season has been extraordinary for Italian football, but the film is not over. Juventus are in the final in Berlin, but not just that, two teams [Fiorentina and Napoli] went close in the Europa League.
“The national team is doing well too, we don’t have to discard everything we’re doing in Italy, but work on positive things like infrastructure or the future of the kids.
“Serie A is not worse than other Leagues, it’s just different.”
Allegri also reflected on his arrival in Turin, which was not greeted with universal acclaim.
“I always thought I could coach at a certain level. I’m different to when I was Coach at Milan, I’m happy to Coach Juventus and I’m enjoying the moment.
“We’ll try to win the fifth Scudetto in a row next year, that’s our main goal.
“My reception? It was understandable, but I found a club here which protected me, and an extraordinary group of lads, real men, many of them internationals.”
Finally, the Livorno native addressed comparisons between himself and his predecessor, Antonio Conte.
“In football, all that counts is who wins,” Allegri considered.
“One Coach isn’t better than the other, we’re just different. We both won at Juventus.”