Giorgio Chiellini urges Juventus to ‘focus one game at a time and keep going,’ as they gave their response ‘on the pitch’ against Cagliari.
There were no doubts over who was the star of this show, as Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick in the opening 32 minutes.
However, he refused to give a post-match interview with Sky Sport Italia.
Giorgio Chiellini urges Juventus to ‘focus one game at a time and keep going,’ as they gave their response ‘on the pitch’ against Cagliari.
There were no doubts over who was the star of this show, as Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick in the opening 32 minutes.
However, he refused to give a post-match interview with Sky Sport Italia.
CR7 was also the source of controversy, as he was booked for dangerous play when going in very high and catching Alessio Cragno on the chin, so at the very limits of a straight red card.
Chiellini spoke to the Italian television channel instead after the final whistle of a 3-1 win.
“It’s always better to win 3-0 than 3-1, especially for us defenders, but at the moment we need to stay quiet, remain united and prove we still believe.
“It was a tough test, as Cagliari are a very good team, we’ve got Benevento up next and need to find that consistency we’ve been lacking so far this season.
“With all due respect for Inter, we have to focus only on our own results. Once we reach the end, we’ll see where we are, but the only course we can take is to focus one game at a time and keep going.”
Some of the elder Juventus players were criticised for not speaking to the media after the defeat to Porto.
“We spoke within the dressing room. This isn’t the moment to be talking too much, our strength has always been giving our response on the pitch,” replied Chiellini.
“I think if we maintain that unity, we’ll do well. Now we have the whole week to prepare and also the break for international duty gives us a chance to get some players back.
“We try to take the positives from every situation, we have more time to analyse how we can improve.”