Tudor: "Juve at full speed, let's take the eighth finals. And what energy in the club"
"We have to go full throttle for 90 minutes, the heat will be there for both teams. We have to prevent the heat and then forget about it, thinking only about the match against Wydad. I don't see tiredness in the team, but only confidence and enthusiasm in what we do". Igor Tudor puts an end to the anxiety for the 36 degrees expected in Philadelphia around midday and launches the Lady to conquer the eighth finals, which in the case of a victory against the Moroccans of Wydad Casablanca would be in the bag. After the victory in the debut against Al Ain (5-0), today at American lunchtime - 6 pm in Italy - Juventus are looking for an encore. Last stop before the big match next week (June 26) against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
The Juventus coach is not going that far, especially to avoid Wydad turning out to be the most classic of traps. Even more so in a Club World Cup where there has been no shortage of surprises and excellent falls so far, especially among the Europeans. “Everything and nothing will be different compared to the debut against Al Ain – Tudor underlines -. The opponent has changed and the time will be different. It is an important match. Of course it would be better to qualify with a match to spare, but you can't plan anything. We must be careful and not become the negative surprise. We have great respect for Wydad, in the first half they could have scored two goals against Manchester City. However, every match is different from the other. You have to live life and football in the present, learn from the past but not look too far ahead. More optimistic to get to the end? It's still early, I don't think about it and I try to get the boys to think about it match by match”.
One thing is certain: Tudor is increasingly satisfied with his Juventus and also with the feeling with the new managers and the owners: "I feel great energy in the club – concludes the Croatian coach – there is a desire to do things well as it should be at Juventus. I am happy to have renewed, but I don't like to talk much about myself: it is the strong clubs and players that make the fortune of the coaches. The energy for the World Cup transmitted by John Elkann, always very present, is good for the team. After the victory against Al Ain he was very happy".
La Gazzetta dello Sport
