Max Allegri warns Pescara could be “a trap” for Juventus, drawing on personal experience with the Delfini.
The Bianconeri Coach scored against them for already-relegated Pescara in the 1992-93 season, in a match which saw the Old Lady thrashed 5-1.
“We were already relegated and it ended 5-1,” Allegri recalled in his pre-match Press conference.
“That shows that these games are traps. Traps if you don’t face them in the right way, they aren’t traps if you have the right determination.
Max Allegri warns Pescara could be “a trap” for Juventus, drawing on personal experience with the Delfini.
The Bianconeri Coach scored against them for already-relegated Pescara in the 1992-93 season, in a match which saw the Old Lady thrashed 5-1.
“We were already relegated and it ended 5-1,” Allegri recalled in his pre-match Press conference.
“That shows that these games are traps. Traps if you don’t face them in the right way, they aren’t traps if you have the right determination.
“The lads are very responsible, we had a good training session this morning and I think the team will play an intense match tomorrow, physically, mentally and – this is what counts – technically to take three points.
“What do I remember? I scored one or two goals, it was a strange game. I think Juventus were coming off a UEFA Cup game or something like that, or they had it to come.
“I remember that we were relegated but we played pretty well, when those kind of teams are playing with no more pressure to get a result, you have everything to lose if you don’t face them in the right way.
“That’s why we have to do well.”
Allegri was keen to focus on the Pescara match, but his side face Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday.
“It’s normal that after the game on Tuesday, a 3-0 win over Barcelona which doesn’t happen often, there’s a wave of enthusiasm and excitement.
“That’s what makes it the most dangerous moment.
“As with everything we can’t live on excitement, but on enthusiasm, desire and even depression when things go badly, as long as it’s balanced.
“We played the first game and it went well, but we still have to face the return in Barcelona where we’ll need to play better than we did on Tuesday.
“It was an important result, but not definitive. So we have to get our feet back on the ground and the lads realised that quickly.
“It’s normal that there’s enthusiasm from everyone, but enthusiasm is one thing and getting carried away is another.
“In football you can hurry to be the best in the world and quite quickly become the laughing stock of the world. So we need to be balanced.
“You can win or lose in football, but what’s important is balance, because being balanced will always lead to success.”