Juventus coach Thiago Motta lamented his facet’s efficiency in Saturday’s 1-1 derby draw in opposition to Torino.
The Bianconeri stay unbeaten in Serie A this season however have drawn 12 of their 19 matches.
Nikola Vlasic cancelled out Kenan Yildiz’s early opener on Saturday, leaving Juve – who’re fifth – 11 factors behind Serie A leaders Napoli.
Juve are simply the second facet to attract at the least 12 of the opening 19 video games in a Serie A season within the three factors for a win period, after Inter within the 2004-05 marketing campaign (13).
And Motta is rising more and more annoyed along with his workforce’s lack of ability to show attracts into wins.
“We began nicely, however after taking the lead we dropped too deep, permitting them to create probabilities. We might have been extra aggressive or averted letting them attain that harmful space,” Motta informed reporters.
“We are able to do higher from the standpoint of aggressiveness. We didn’t end in the suitable strategy to win the sport. We [have] talked about this case.
“Undoubtedly too many attracts, particularly after main video games. With a younger squad and a few accidents. By no means an excuse, we’ve misplaced solely two matches in all competitions.”
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A depleted Juventus confronted their metropolis rivals with out striker Dusan Vlahovic, who was sidelined with a muscle difficulty.
Douglas Luiz, although, did make his return from harm. The Brazil worldwide, who joined Juve from Aston Villa final 12 months, has been linked with a transfer away from the membership this month, however Motta was impressed by his show.
“He performed very nicely, I’m very completely happy along with his efficiency,” Motta mentioned.
“We want as many match gamers within the squad as doable.”
Issues don’t get simpler for Juve, who face high-flying Atalanta subsequent earlier than taking up AC Milan.