Juventus’ gaffer Alessio demands a top performance from his team come the game against Chelsea and is determined that the side can achieve the goal to reach the Top 16 stage of the UEFA Champions League this season
Juventus go in to the next two Champions League Group stage matches facing the fact that they need at least 4 points to surface from this group and proceed to the top 16. They play Chelsea first and Shakhtar Donetsk afterwards.
“We are well aware that this is an in-or-out game,” the manager noted. “If it goes badly then I don’t know whether we’ll still have the chance to qualify.”
Their focus is said to be on their local circuit, the team has a lot of matches still left to play as part of the Serie A division as well. But for this http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 fixture, they seem to be concentrating their energies on the Champions
League for a short while. This will not only give them the boost they need to qualify but also make a very solid statement as a successful football team.
As far as preparation goes, the coach is of the opinion that there was no out-of-the-box emphasis on strategy. Chelsea is a well known team and their style of play is well known to the Italians.
Going in to the game, the Juventus coach had a bit of a worry over player selection specifically for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mirko-Vucinic-c26024 given he is feeling a bit under the weather.
“Vucinic didn’t train yesterday and we’ll see how he is today. We’ll then evaluate whether he can play tomorrow or not.” Said the coach on Monday.
A draw will be a good outcome for Chelsea after Tuesday's match. But the Juventus side knows that their opponents will not leave this up to chance and will play for a win. Chelsea is an attacking side and will most definitely look
to score.
The hosts will have tremendous crowd support for the game.
“We are hoping to get help from the fans, Conte has told me that he wants a red-hot atmosphere," said an eager Alessio.
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