Patrice Evra warns “we’re still not Juventus, because the real Juve wins the League”.
The defender criticised his teammates after the defeat to Sassuolo earlier this season, but seven wins in a row have propelled the Bianconeri back into the Scudetto race.
“We had a meeting after [Sassuolo] and we said the things we needed to say,” Evra revealed in an interview with Sky.
Patrice Evra warns “we’re still not Juventus, because the real Juve wins the League”.
The defender criticised his teammates after the defeat to Sassuolo earlier this season, but seven wins in a row have propelled the Bianconeri back into the Scudetto race.
“We had a meeting after [Sassuolo] and we said the things we needed to say,” Evra revealed in an interview with Sky.
“At the end we all discussed the importance of playing for this club and respecting this shirt. I think it was a psychological problem.
“Psychologically there was something wrong, and we had to meet and say what was wrong, sacrifice for our teammates instead of always complaining.
“In the end I think we all had to pull in the same direction, and there wasn’t a problem for the new arrivals or the older heads, we got together and we reformed our family.
“Now we’re going in the direction we wanted at the start of the season. I’ve always believed that when you play for Juve, the goal at the start of the year is to win the title and a lot of trophies.
“That’s the way it’s always been for me, and that’s what I said when I gave my interview. Maybe some people laughed, but I still believed.
“I believe in my teammates, I believe in this club and I think we can do something great.
“But we mustn’t forget, we’re still not Juve, because the real Juve wins the League, it’s only at the end that we can talk.
“At first people talked, and that’s normal as we didn’t have a good start to the season, but now that people are saying we’re favourites it doesn’t change anything.
“The goal remains the same, and we haven’t done anything yet.
“I’ve always compared us to all the other teams, and the other teams can win the title, but of the teams I’ve played against I’d say the most dangerous is Juventus.
“I don’t think that’s arrogance, because I totally trust my teammates, and if we give our all we’ll reach our objectives.”
Evra was also asked what he did over the Christmas break.
“Something really important. Something more important than football and winning the Champions League.
“Since 2012 I’ve been working with UNICEF, and in my project we have three orphanages with children in them.
“We started with 20, now there are 500 children. It’s in a very poor neighbourhood in Dakar in Senegal.
“I can’t thank God enough for giving me the opportunity to help these children who don’t have anything, and the staff who are working for them.
“It was a very emotional and moving experience, it was the best holiday of my life.”