Benedikt Howedes was “struck by the Juventus mentality, as the slogan ‘Fino alla fine’ – to the end – is omnipresent.”
The 30-year-old defender is still on loan with Juve undecided whether to activate their option to buy from Schalke 04 for a total €15.5m.
The option would become mandatory after 25 appearances, but he has made only three, scoring one goal.
“The thing that struck me about Juventus is the mentality,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
Benedikt Howedes was “struck by the Juventus mentality, as the slogan ‘Fino alla fine’ – to the end – is omnipresent.”
The 30-year-old defender is still on loan with Juve undecided whether to activate their option to buy from Schalke 04 for a total €15.5m.
The option would become mandatory after 25 appearances, but he has made only three, scoring one goal.
“The thing that struck me about Juventus is the mentality,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“The slogan here is ‘Fino alla fine’ – to the end – and it’s omnipresent. In this season there have been so many games where we sealed it in the final minutes, most recently against Inter.
“We are a side who never give up and that means we have a great mentality.”
The German international has suffered from a series of injury problems, which limited his playing time in Turin.
“The match against Sampdoria was special for me, as I played my second Serie A game and also managed to score a goal. The fans let me feel their warmth, just as the team and whole staff did. They were very happy for me.
“It would be fantastic to win the Scudetto and we hope to play these last few matches well to lift the trophy into the sky. I have so far only won a German Cup, so if we were to win the League title, it’d be a first in my career.”