The Old Lady striker hails Antonio Conte for using him cautiously in the season, and revealed that the carrot and the stick approach motivated the striker to excel.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Quagliarella-c13194 has praised Antonio Conte for using him sparingly in the ongoing season, and stated that the coach developed a close understanding of his skills before giving him a chance in the playing eleven.
The former Napoli striker has been handed just six appearances by Juventus manager in the ongoing season, however, the striker is on a good run of form, having scored two goals in the last two games for the Old Lady.
The striker remarked that his introduction to Conte was not the most impressing one, as the aggressor was faced with an injury at that time. The Bianconeri player insisted that since his recovery, he has been yearning to make a return onto the field, but
was held back by the coach who believed he was not ready as yet.
The former Udinese player revealed that the coach employed both love and fear to drive the striker to give more, and insisted that his journey to a spot in the team has been a tough one.
While talking to the press, the 29-year-old said:
“When I started to feel better I wanted to play, but the Coach, quite rightly, told me that I had to wait as I wasn’t ready. There were some tough times when the Coach had to lift me up by using the carrot and the stick. His training? Tuesdays and Wednesdays
are scary. I’d never finished sessions before with cramp. But we follow Conte to the letter.”
The Old Lady ended their last two season at the seventh position, but have now dethroned AC Milan from the top to capture the leading position in the race to the Scudetto.
Quagliarella insisted that all the eyes in the team are focussed on the Serie A title, and stated that the journey to the top has been a spectacular one for the club, as they beat all odds to be in the leading position.
The striker insisted that Juventus are a team effort, while AC Milan are highly concentrated on a few players. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 player believes that the fact will count as a decisive edge in the two-horse race to the Scudetto.
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