Fabio Paratici confirms Matthijs de Ligt’s injury for the Spezia game and insists Juventus have full faith in Andrea Pirlo. ‘We are convinced it is the right path.’
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Matthijs De Ligt pulled out in the warm-up and went into the dressing room shaking his head.
Fabio Paratici confirms Matthijs de Ligt’s injury for the Spezia game and insists Juventus have full faith in Andrea Pirlo. ‘We are convinced it is the right path.’
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Matthijs De Ligt pulled out in the warm-up and went into the dressing room shaking his head.
“De Ligt had a knock on Saturday, he tried in the warm-up, but still felt pain. We decided not to risk it. Gianluca Frabotta will play.”
The mood around the Bianconeri is poor after their 1-1 draw with Hellas Verona, which left them 10 points adrift of leaders Inter, albeit with a game in hand.
“Unfortunately, to those who don’t work in football, the result is the only thing that counts. To us, we know it’s important, but we also need to follow certain steps to get there, such as training well, etc.
“We will give our best tonight and try to bring home the three points,” the director told Sky Sport Italia.
Pirlo has not had the best start to his Bianconeri career, raising further questions over his lack of coaching experience.
“Andrea is someone who enjoys pressure, as we all did when playing football at a certain level. I think that is his state of mind at this moment.
“The team is trying to take a certain tactical approach, we are convinced it is the right one, and will continue with it.
“We’ve been here for 11 years and eras tend to last for 3-4 years, so we have already gone through different eras and continued to win. That is a huge achievement.
“We have now started another new path, we are well aware of the choices we have made, and we want to see it through.
“Logically, choices have to be placed in context with that moment, because a month, a year or two years later, things can change.
“We renovated the squad, changed the coach, and we are very happy with the path we have taken. We have players with quality throughout, although naturally any team would struggle when there are several players missing all in the same area.”