Max Allegri praises Roberto Pereyra, admits it's ‘not easy’ to find space for Sebastian Giovinco at Juventus, and challenges Paul Pogba.
Ahead of their Coppa Italia game against Hellas Verona, the Bianconeri may be shuffling some of their usual starters.
Max Allegri praises Roberto Pereyra, admits it's ‘not easy’ to find space for Sebastian Giovinco at Juventus, and challenges Paul Pogba.
Ahead of their Coppa Italia game against Hellas Verona, the Bianconeri may be shuffling some of their usual starters.
Hinting at this in his pre-match Press conference, the Old Lady’s boss claims that his team has more than sufficient players to handle the season, whilst he is particularly positive about those who came in last summer.
“Our new signings have been good. [Roberto] Pereyra is the one who played the most and he did better than anyone. [Patrice] Evra had some trouble at first but now he is recovered,” Allegri commented to reporters.
“[Alvaro] Morata doesn't always play but even when he doesn't, he has great technical qualities that make him decisive.
“Against Napoli he executed a pass that wasn't easy and that allowed [Arturo] Vidal to score a great goal.
“He is a great player and he'll grow even more. He comes from Real Madrid and he went from being treated as a child there to being given responsibilities here. It's not easy when you start getting treated as an important player.
“[Kingsley] Coman is still a boy, but he played two games as a starter in Verona and in Florence and he's putting in some good performances. He has great potential and great quality.
“Romulo had a good game against Parma but then he had to stop.”
Reports continue to link Sebastian Giovinco with an exit.
“Of course, when I have Tevez doing such great things, and [Fernando] Llorente who's working so well, it's not easy to find space, as [Sebastian] Giovinco knows quite well.
“Giovinco can not play as a trequartista if not for short segments. He is a striker, with great technical qualities.
“I treat players in my team as though they were going to stay until the end of the season. Out of five strikers, a few will always have to stay on the bench.”
The Gazzetta dello Sport today speculate on a possible summer auction for Paul Pogba.
“It's normal that everybody should be going crazy for [Paul] Pogba. He has great quality and he can still improve. He does less than he could…”
Allegri was also prompted to cast an eye on the Serie A transfer market so far.
“Inter made two important moves on the mercato and they can aim for third place. Milan already had a good mercato campaign in the summer.
“Third place is open, all of the teams in the bracket between 26 and 31 points are fighting for the Champions League.”