Thiago Motta takes stock of injuries and cuts rankings short

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The words of Thiago Motta

After the defeat in the semifinals of the Italian Super Cup with AC Milan and the draw in the derby with Torino, Thiago Motta’s Juventus è called to turn their season around already in the next challenge with Atalanta, valid for the recovery of the 19th day of the championship. On the eve of the match at Gewiss Stadium, the Bianconeri coach, among the various topics discussed in the press conference, wanted to shed light on the injury issue.

"In addition to Bremer, Cabal and Milik, Conceicao will also be out with Atalanta. Dusan è a very important player for us, when è present you can feel the difference. We will see after finishing if we will have him available. Douglas Luiz is still recovering from the challenge with Torino. He è was a very positive point of the derby, as he è managed to keep a very good level throughout the match. He's a player who is confident and will be able to lend a hand to the team either by starting or coming off the bench. Cambiaso is improving, I saw him come in very well with Torino. He's a very important guy for us, he can play on the right or on the left, he already has a few games at a certain level, playing well and with personality. Tomorrow he can start from the beginning and I am convinced that he will give a great performance" began the Juventus coach.

"We are the first to be angry about not being able to win the derby. We played better than the opponent, creating several chances to take the lead, but we were not good at materializing them. We made mistakes, because in so many games we could have gone for the win and we didn&#39t manage to do it, and that means we have to work hard to do that little bit more to bring home the three points" continued the former Bologna coach.

"Sure we are not happy with where we are now in the standings. We need to collect points to reach the Champions zone, but the work è done well. We have to think only about the next game, trying to focus our energy only on that challenge. It will be a great match against a team like Atalanta, which is better than us, the standings say so. We have to try to play our game and try to achieve our goal, which is victory" added the former Genoa coach.

"Yildiz è a boy who is growing very fast. I am very happy, but he has to improve in the defensive phase where he has to be more decisive in contrasts. I am very happy with the work he is doing, he has great quality and has shown that he is dangerous in every area of the field in the opponent’s three-quarter. I am also very pleased with Mbangula. Despite his young age; he è has taken great responsibility and I am very happy with him in all phases of the game, because he è is selfless and understands the things he needs to do to help the team. He has to continue to grow, to improve, not settle and have the ambition to look for something more," Thiago Motta chipped in.

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