Monday, October 20, 2008
Ranieri: "We're Not Lacking In Pride And Eagerness To Do Well"
The eve of the Juventus vs. Real clash is also Claudio Ranieri's birthday, and first of all he received everyone’s best wishes at today's press conference. Then predictably he was asked what birthday gift Juve's Manager is expecting from his team:
"You know it well, and I think the lads would be very happy to give it to me and to themselves. We need to play a great game, we're facing one of the favourites for the Cup"
Juventus and Real Madrid are going through very different periods, and Ranieri made this comparison:
"Real Madrid are fitter, they're strong, confident, they have all those things that a great team has, as they won the Liga last year and this year they've scored 20 goals so far and conceded just 10. They're positioned well on the pitch; they're showing stamina and balance".
"We're in the process of building our Juventus side, we want to do well against a big team and we have everything to gain. I really want to point out that these kinds of matches are separated from whatever else is going on. We would like to play it with a full squad but, even though we can't, we're not lacking in pride and eagerness to do well".
First Real Madrid, then Torino: two important games in one week. Are Juventus ready? "They're both important matches – Ranieri confirmed -, they can be crucial, but let's focus on one game at a time so that we can face them with the right attitude. We need to try and come out of a difficult situation and I want the lads to play free from any outside conditioning".
Juventus.com
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