Too many mistakes Allegri: Juventus need to work harder

2023-03-17 13:07

Too many mistakes Allegri: Juventus need to work harder


Serie A giants Juventus defeated Freiburg 2-0 in the second round of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League Round of 16 after scoring goals from Vlahovic and Chiesa , successfully advanced to the top 8 of the Europa League.


During the Juventus game against Freiburg, Cuadrado passed the ball in the 45th minute. Gatti scored in the penalty area and the ball hit Guidd's hand. The referee reviewed the video and awarded Giving Juventus a penalty, Guid was shown a second yellow card and sent off. Subsequently, Vlahovic scored a penalty kick to help Juventus take the lead 1-0.


In stoppage time in the second half, Freiburg made a mistake when clearing the siege. Rabiot got the ball and crossed it to the penalty area. Chiesa seized the opportunity and scored with a low shot from an angle, turning the score into 2-0. In the end, Juventus defeated Freiburg in the away game and eliminated their opponents with a total score of 3-0, successfully obtaining tickets to the top 8 of the Europa League.


Juventus coach Allegri said in an interview, "It is really important to enter the next round of the game. We performed well in the first half, but when we have the numerical advantage, we should continue to improve. "


Allegri continued, "This is a very important result, especially when the team lost to Dortmund in August last year. This result is even very good, but let's not get carried away because we only advanced to the last eight. That's it. Now is the time to think about what we did in the second half and improve."


Happy for Vlahovic to score


"When we got the ball we had to make better choices. We lowered our intensity, our level of concentration and it made the game harder. That shouldn't change whether it's 10 men or 11 men. anything."


In addition, striker Vlahovic, who is very eager to score, also scored a goal in this game, but it was ruled invalid for offside. The Serbian star also seemed to lack some confidence when he took the penalty kick, but fortunately the ball escaped the opponent's goalkeeper and entered the net.


Allegri pointed out, "I am satisfied with the mentality of scoring, but we really need to improve in the second half. We can't make such mistakes in selection and passing, it is not good enough. There are two or three. The situation, and what was even better after that was the long pass from Szczesny to Keane, these are all things we need to improve."


"I'm happy for Vlahovic, he finally scored again and broke the deadlock. I'm not angry with Keane, but in the second half we need to play differently. We need to work harder because we are passing the ball. Made too many mistakes."


In addition, Chiesa, who came off the bench, also broke the scoring drought. Allegri said, "I am very happy because he scored a goal. Chiesa is the easiest player to recover. His Goals are very important for the team. But we need to improve and grow in possession, the concentration and tempo are really too low when we play 11 men against 10 men."