Juventus director Beppe Marotta “expects a positive response” against Manchester City, having “lost charisma.”
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“Do I expect a response from Paul Pogba? I expect it from all of Juve,” general manager Marotta told Mediaset Premium.
Juventus director Beppe Marotta “expects a positive response” against Manchester City, having “lost charisma.”
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“Do I expect a response from Paul Pogba? I expect it from all of Juve,” general manager Marotta told Mediaset Premium.
“He is a component of the squad and today we face a team of great strength, perhaps the favourites to take the trophy along with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.”
Max Allegri has changed the system to a 4-3-3 with Chelsea loaner Juan Guillermo Cuadrado.
“At this moment we can make many predictions and look to different philosophies of football, but in the end we’ll see what happens on the pitch. We expect a strong response.
“This group is starting to gel and the new players are understanding what it means to play for Juve, while the old guard have to reconfirm themselves at this level.
“We have lost charisma and character by losing players like Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez. As we stand today, we need a response from the squad and not from individuals.
“We need a positive performance to reinforce the concept of self-belief that has been lacking so far this season. Today we have another all-time first line-up.
“The transfer market ended late and Serie A started later than the Premier League, which also doesn’t favour us in Europe, but there are no alibis.”