Paulo Dybala explains the winning mentality at Juventus – ‘Claudio Marchisio told me we have to win everything’.
The Argentinian striker joined the Bianconeri in a €40m move from Palermo this summer, and spoke to La Repubblica about his life in Turin so far.
“I’ve gained the desire to win, which is a strange and difficult thing,” Dybala explained.
“After the [Champions League] final in Berlin, I returned with the squad on the plane, and one thing really struck me.
Paulo Dybala explains the winning mentality at Juventus – ‘Claudio Marchisio told me we have to win everything’.
The Argentinian striker joined the Bianconeri in a €40m move from Palermo this summer, and spoke to La Repubblica about his life in Turin so far.
“I’ve gained the desire to win, which is a strange and difficult thing,” Dybala explained.
“After the [Champions League] final in Berlin, I returned with the squad on the plane, and one thing really struck me.
“Marchisio came over to introduce himself, and he told me: ‘prepare well, we have to win everything next year’.
“It was incredible, they’d just played a Champions League final, and instead of thinking about their holidays they were thinking about the next one.
“That’s where I could measure the distance between Palermo and Juventus.”
Dybala also discussed his role in Turin, where he operates differently than he did last season with the Rosanero.
“[Beppe] Iachini wanted me as the main striker, whereas [Max] Allegri keeps me more in-behind. I often have the ball at my feet, it’s the work [Franco] Vazquez did at Palermo, and here I share it with [Alvaro] Morata.
“I was hoping to get 15 goals this season, but since I’m already at 10 I’ll have to change the number. I’m ahead of schedule for everything.
“I have my family to tell me what others wouldn’t dare, though I’m very self-critical and I know what I’m doing wrong. My brothers will give me a slap if I need it.
“Gustavo is 35-years-old, Mariano is 32. They were good at football, but didn’t have the courage or desire that I had to go all-in, to follow a dream.”