Lille-Juve 1-1, Thiago Motta: "Unsatisfactory result, but excellent performance"

Lille, November 5, 2024 - There is some regret at home Juventus after 1-1 draw against Lille. At the Pierre Mauroy stadium, on the occasion of the fourth day of the Champions League, the Bianconeri dominated the game, creating several scoring opportunities and conceding very little to David and his teammates. The positive aspect, without a doubt, was the reaction after going behind. "We wanted another result, we created a lot and we would have had the chances to win - the thought of Thiago Motta at the end of the match - I'm happy with the performance. We can certainly improve some things but in general I'm satisfied with the performance".

The project goes on

The analysis of the Old Lady's coach then goes into specifics. "In the offensive phase we could do better in the last 20 meters, especially in the first half, while in the second half the quality of the game improved and you could see from the start that we were facing a team that was waiting and trying to counterattack and there the quality of the game is very important, not letting the opponent restart, but we found a team that knows what it is doing, he is in great confidence, it was a good match but I saw a great performance from the lads and now we have to recover to think about the derby - underlines Thiago Motta - The disadvantage? In a goal there are normally mistakes that we can certainly avoid but in general we played a great match giving continuity to what we are doing, the team has balance, knows where to attack and on the outside we created difficulties, we also exploited the mezzali and full-backs who arrive, I am happy with the lads' reading of the pitch, of the match we played and now we have to recover well and prepare for the next match which will be important because it's a derby and we want to play it at our best and I'm happy with what we're doing so far". 

The test of Yildiz and Conceicao

Thiago Motta then focuses on the performance of Star e conception. "They played from the start, they are good and in good shape, we knew it would be difficult because Lille closes up well and starts again, Yildiz and Conceicao on one-on-one have these characteristics to help us when we find closed teams, I liked them a lot especially in the second half, in the first half we were a bit low, then we raised the center of gravity and we created a lot, I am satisfied with the game that they both played".

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