Friday, February 27, 2009
Ranieri: "We Have To Score"
The Juventus coach touched on a number of topics during the press conference at the Juventus Media Center on Friday afternoon, speaking first of all of the next match, a difficult encounter like the one against Napoli:
"Napoli are going through a particular time.We have to do well and we have to score. We are not scoring enough and we hope to score more regularly now. Napoli has 5 points more then they did last year at thsi time and this says a lot about the level of Italian football".
The level of Italian football?
"I am worried about the state of football in Italy. However, it is a cycle, sometimes you’re at the top and sometimes not. We are competitive at the best levels but then there are times when you do not reach the finals. It is normal that Germany is returning. Slowly we will have Holland back. Italy is always up there and then it may happen that in a particular year or two Italy is not at the top".
What went wrong against Chelsea?
"I will tell the team what the mistakes were not to you. We must go in search of perfection. You make mistakes even when you win. What interests me are the results in Italy more then anywhere else. We lost the first match of this encounter with Chelksea and we have to think of the second part but now we must first think of Napoli".
Are you surprised by Nedved’s decision to retire? Is there any player who you think can replace him? Does he need to be similar?
"I am not surpsied by Nedved’s words otehrwise I would be living on the moon. We have to respect his decision. I think every player is unique especially when he is a golden ball winner. I was hoping he would go on. Obviosuly the player who takes his place will need time to adapt and you will attack him if he faqils to do this soon enough. He does not need to be similar".
The next few months are full of important matches from the championship to the Champions Leaue to the Coppa Italia...
"We will be playing everything in this last phase of the championship. We wanted to get here and now it’s up to us to show our teeth and show everybody what we’re capable of. It depends on us. I am not worried. It is a calendar in which every match is important. We will think of one match at a time . It is useless to think ahead but we must think of the next match. The period between November and December was not a problem. We will try to make do. There is space for everybody. What is important is that whoever plays gives 110%".
You were hoping to recover Zebina and Knezevic but they were not called-up...
"Zebina will probably play a match with the Primavera on Sunday to get back to the field of play".
Do you think Amauri’s citizenship saga is detracting him?
I think Amauri is playing an excellent championship. He plays for the team, he scored last time so I’m happy. It could be a distraction during his free time but when he is here he doesn’t show it. He fought hard to get to Juventus and is doing extremely well. He is the usual Amauri".
Milan are were eliminated from the UEFA Cup
"I didn’t expect it. Milan has only the championship now and this is an a new problem".
Do you think coaches in Italy are not appreciated?
"It is not a matter of appreciation. You have a team and you must try to win always. This is the motto of Italian football".
Juventus.com
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