Andrea Pirlo believes Juventus lacked the will to win against Catania – Serie A Update
Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo believes that they should have won their last game against Catania. The game ended in a 1-1 draw as the home side held back the Turin giants from securing the maximum 3 points.
Pirlo believes that La Vecchia Signora lacked the desire to score during the first half which cost them the goal scored by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gonzalo-Bergessio-c15103 in the 21st minute. However, Milos Krasic came to the rescue with an equaliser early in the second half.
Even though Juve created more opportunities later on, they could not finish their moves.
Now, the Lady Killers have drawn their last two games and lost 4 valuable points; previously being held back by Bologna at Juventus Arena to a 1-1 stalemate. The former AC Milan midfielder believes that they should have secured maximum points from these
two games.
While talking to the media after the match, Pirlo expressed his feelings about the result and said:
“We've dropped two points, as we did on Wednesday. Catania showed more desire than us in the first half and closed us down well. Then we changed our tempo and managed to find an equaliser, also trying to win the game. We weren't able to, but it's important
to still be up there. Now we'll prepare ourselves well for the next encounter.”
Catania played wisely and Pirlo remained man-marked throughout the 90 minutes, which certainly affected his performance. The midfielder admitted and said:
“I didn't have a great game today, I was marked tightly and therefore I looked to move to provide more space for my teammates.”
Moreover, Pirlo believes that he makes an important part of the team and he is up to the standards which the head coach Antonio Conte requires. Blessed with exquisite technique, Pirlo is known as one of the finest midfielders in Europe.
Juve play their next game at Juventus Arena against the defending champions AC Milan. It is going to be the season’s first big match between the two giants of Italian football.
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