The Bianconeri right-back has praised his team for winning their first game of 2012. Juve remain joint-top alongside A.C Milan…
Juventus right-back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stephan-Lichtsteiner-c34101, has hailed his side’s 1-0 win over Lecce at the Stadio Via Del mare on Sunday, January 8.
The Old Lady emerged victorious thanks to a close range goal by substitute http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Matri-c4733 in the 27th minute. They have now extended their unbeaten streak to 17 league games and remain joint top of the Serie A standings
alongside defending champions, AC Milan.
Lichtsteiner believes that Bianconeri were not at their usual best, but he is content with the three points at the end of the day.
While talking to the official Juventus channel, the 27-year-old said:
“It is important to win games even when you don’t play that well.”
The right-back defended his team’s defensive tactics after taking the lead, and insisted that they had to take a cautious approach. The Swiss international hailed the Juve backline, and believes that they did a great http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 against
an aggressive Lecce attack force.
“We knew that we would have had some difficulties to contend with against Lecce due to their aggressiveness. We scored with our first real effort on goal and then the defence held up well which is also a good sign. We just did
what we needed to do in a game which Lecce had nothing to lose from,” concluded the Swiss international.
Though Juventus managed to win the game, the travelling fans jeered the Turin bosses for signing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Borriello-c23672. The Bianconeri supporters held up banners mocking the club’s transfer chief, Beppe Marotta.
Juve were dealt with a huge blow as striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Quagliarella-c13194, suffered from a facial injury in the early minutes of the first-half. The Italian international has undergone scans, and reports suggest that he has sustained a fractured
cheek bone. The former Udinese star is expected to remain sidelined for approximately six to eight weeks.
Juve will host Cagliari in their next game on Sunday, January 15th.
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