TURIN -- Matthijs de Ligt continues to develop as one of the best centre-backs. At the age of just touching the number 22, he has already become a mainstay in the Dutch and Juventus national teams.

Especially at Juve, De Ligt has a classy role model. He immediately learned from two senior doorstops. They are Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci.

"They told me it was important to have physical strength. That I was good on the ball, but had to stay focused and calm," the wonderkid de Orange told DAZN, quoted from Football Italia , Saturday (2/10).

According to De Ligt, if a player shows composure, it can be felt by the team as a whole. As a result, he and his team-mates played better. He is in the process of consistently being at that level.

Next, he discussed his relationship with coach Massimiliano Allegri. The defender said he was happy to work with Allegri. As time went on, he began to understand the characteristics of the Livorno-born allenatore.

According to De Ligt, the only thing that matters to his mentor is winning. Although to achieve this, Juve did not play well. He doesn't care.

Individually, De Ligt feels more developed. He understands different tactics. In terms of mentality, he is required to always bring his team to achieve maximum results.

"He's a coach with great experience. He won many things at Juve and Milan," said the owner of 31 caps for the Dutch national team.

De Ligt has faced many excellent strikers. But there was one he was most looking forward to being an opponent. He was challenged to a duel with Robert Lewandowski.

De Ligt understands, Lewandowski does not always perform well. But the Bayern Munich striker has good instincts in terms of vibrating the opponent's net.