Hellas Verona, Paolo Zanetti has clear ideas ahead of the challenge with Juventus
The Gialloblù coach Paolo Zanetti, on the eve of Hellas Verona’s match against leading Juventus at the Bentegodi, scheduled for Saturday, September 20 at 6 p.m. for the fourth day of Serie A, has no doubts: “Juve goes in goal with incredible ease: they score a lot and kick a lot on goal. They faced great teams and because of that they conceded goals, but the hand of coach Tudor is clearly seen. They are very aggressive, they go hard and engage in all-out duels. In addition, they have outstanding players on the roster who make the difference. We will have to go beyond ourselves to try to get a result.”
Various absentees starting with Gagliardini, who dislocated his shoulder against Cremonese. “Gagliardini will be replaced by one between Akpa Akpro and Al Musrati: I keep the ballot for who will start as a starter.” Zanetti explained how he will face the match, “We must have respect for the opponent, without presumption. We come from an important match against a direct competitor, Cremonese, but now we have to wear a different outfit, because the strength of Juventus dictates it”.
“We must not repeat the mistakes made with Lazio– added the Gialloblù coach -: we need to be focused right away and win duels. We will have to be cynical, and mentality and spirit will count above all, understanding what kind of match we are going to face. From a physical point of view we are growing and mentally we are also doing well.”
Defense confirmed. “Both Núñez and Nelsson needed to put minutes in their legs and with work they have improved a lot. Frese is already more broken in, and Bradaric is also doing very well. Frese, compared to last year, is showing great continuity: I like the way he holds the field, his courage with the ball and the way he defends. I think the defense will remain the same.” As for the choices on corner kicks and penalties, Zanetti concluded thus, “The penalty taker will be one between Orban and Giovane, who beat them better. On corner kicks, both Frese and Bradaric are our best beaters.”
