Juve, Motta: “A difficult match against Como. Vlahovic? I’m very happy”

Turin, 6 February 2025 – Success is not enough about Empoli to define the Juve healed. We need to get to continuity and the trip to Como represents a very delicate commitment, both for the value of the opponent and for the management of the Champions play-off that starts this week against PSV. It is true that the market has given to Motta the defenders he needed, but the schedule continues to be tight and the opponents cannot be underestimated. Even more so a Como who put so much talent into the engine with the January transfer market.

Motta: “Complicated race”

Motta demands performance, and of course it would be a shame, but Como of Fabregas must be kept an eye on, not just for today. The Hartono brothers are investing, it was a pharaonic market, and the future could be bright even at the highest levels of Serie A. Now, however, it is a fight for survival and the Lariani want to get points because in the last matches they have always played well but collected little. Thiago has no doubts: "It will be a complicated match and we will have to play it with maximum concentration - his words - We must not forget that they have put Atalanta, Milan and Roma in difficulty and we will need a great match". Even the Juve he made the market, but as always Motta glosses over the subject: "I am happy and proud of all the players, we are a group with goals, values ​​and ambitions. We work hard to achieve them", Thiago thought.

However, there is a path to be straightened in terms of results. Juve too far from the Scudetto and today not certain of participation in the next Champions League: "From the first minute we understood what it means to be in Juve - the coach again in the press conference - For various reasons we were not able to get the results we wanted, even when we had good performances. Now we are focused on Como and we have to be ready to play every three days."

Then we got to the topic of the centre forward, and it is not secondary. Round Muani He won with a lot of goals, but Motta didn't skimp on a caress Vlahovic: “I am very satisfied, he has always had an impeccable attitude and always trains well to help the team. Juve is a collective and everyone knows our philosophy”. But could the two play together? Maybe yes, but for Thiago what counts is the work that is done up front in support of his teammates: “We want to bring as many men as possible into the opponent's area and Kolo Muani and Vlahovic must do the same work – Motta's response – We need the offensive and defensive phase, when there is the possibility we must attack the depth and try to score, but we must also help and immediately re-attack the ball. There are many things to do, sometimes they have done them well and other times less so”. Kick-off tomorrow at Sinigallia in Como at 20.45:XNUMX with double live coverage on Sky and Dazn. It is a challenge between emerging coaches: Thiago Motta against Cesc Fabregas.