Juventus Coach Max Allegri admits he still hasn’t decided whether to field a back three or a back four tomorrow night.
The Bianconeri take on Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League tomorrow night looking to hold onto a 2-1 advantage from the first leg and qualify for the Quarter Finals.
Despite reports today that the Coach had decided to field a four-man defence for the tie, Allegri says he still hasn’t made his mind up.
Juventus Coach Max Allegri admits he still hasn’t decided whether to field a back three or a back four tomorrow night.
The Bianconeri take on Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League tomorrow night looking to hold onto a 2-1 advantage from the first leg and qualify for the Quarter Finals.
Despite reports today that the Coach had decided to field a four-man defence for the tie, Allegri says he still hasn’t made his mind up.
“I don’t know,” the former Milan Coach responded when asked about his formation during his pre-match Press conference.
“I don’t know how the game will go, and it depends on how the game goes. As far as the formation tomorrow goes, I still have doubts, I have to decide whether to play three or four [in defence].
“I’ll have to decide tomorrow, because we play tomorrow night.”
Allegri also echoed President Andrea Agnelli’s sentiments that tomorrow’s match should not be the only reflection on his first year on the Juve bench.
“As for the game tomorrow, what counts is the year. I’d say first that I’m grateful for the President’s words yesterday, that a game doesn’t define an entire season.
“So far we’ve all worked together well, now we’re on the home straight.
“We’re here, and we want to get to the next round of the Champions League, get to the Quarter Finals and then see what happens.
“We still have the League too, which is still to be secured, despite a 14-point lead, which is a lot when you’re 11 games from the end, but we still need to win six games [to guarantee the Scudetto].
“We’ve got the Coppa Italia too, where we have the chance to overturn the result [a 2-1 defeat to Fiorentina] and reach the final.
“The goal was to reach this stage of the season and still be competing in all three competitions and… here we are.
“We have to be good to finish the season, but especially tomorrow night to progress in the Champions League.”