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The Juventus coach comments on the 4-2 defeat by Juventus against Sassuolo. The answers on Szczesny and Vlahovic
Incredible match at the Mapei Stadium : Sassuolo beat Juventus 4-2 and denies the Bianconeri the chance to fly alone at the top of the table for at least one night. From Szczesny's sensational duck to Gatti's madness , everything really happened. At the end of the match the Vecchia Signora coach Massimiliano Allegri commented on his defeat as follows:"Berardi's expulsion? Let's move on to the match, we just need to learn from this defeat. We weren't phenomena before, we're not poor now. We had lost our minds a bit, we paid a high price for it. If a match becomes a tambourine it can happen of everything. I've played a few matches and I know the merits of this team, but also the moments in which we have to do better. The signs were there, we must not give up and we must get back to scoring points on Tuesday. "
Allegri and Vlahovic's condition
"Today was a butterfly match where we loosened up mentally - he continues - . We have to stick to every ball and, right from the start, we were in trouble for every ball in the area. This must make us understand many things." On Vlahovic , replaced in the 76th minute with Juve 2-1 down: "He has to improve, he had some opportunities that he didn't take advantage of but also some days in which he wasn't very good. The performance was not brilliant on a general level, not just his. They did well to score three goals and we missed them . "
"Get in the top 4", Max's mantra
"A day where we weren't attacking with our heads - he continues in the conference - . We played an easy game in the defensive phase above all, without perceiving the dangers. We conceded a goal on the first shot but the perception even before that was that we were with our heads a little in the air. This is a match that has to teach us: we weren't phenomena before but we're not rubbish now. We have to grow and we have to work to stay attached to the match for the whole 95 minutes."
"There has been general euphoria since Thursday. 'Juve must win the championship', no, that's not the case because a new cycle has begun. If Juve arrives in the top 4 they will achieve a great result and on this we must to be realistic, you have to know that it will take enormous effort to win every match. There is always a daring match during the year and especially here in Sassuolo these matches often happen. This match must give us the awareness that to get to the top 4 we have to do a lot, so we have to stay quiet because we lost 3 points on the road and on Tuesday fortunately we have a home match against Lecce where we will have to look for the 3 points."
Allegri and the balance of the locker room
"At 1-1 the inertia was on our side, after going behind you make it 1-1 and there you have to be fired up and you have to crush the opponent. We conceded 3 of the 4 goals in a very daring way and we have to work There is no need to get nervous and shout, you just need to stay quiet and use this match as a lesson for the next ones. Inside the locker room there is balance but in football there is an unwritten law which is that of the pitch and whoever goes on the pitch must demonstrate that they deserve the starting shirt by all rowing together on the same side.
Allegri on Szczesny, Gatti and Chiesa
The coach from Livorno then focuses on the individuals: " Szczesny is the starter and there is no doubt about this. Gatti has made mistakes in his career and will make them. I believe he has 30 games in Juve and can only improve. He must stay calm. That mistake didn't affect the result, it was just bad to see. Now we will have to work from tomorrow to challenge Lecce . " Regarding the possible changes to the formation against the Apulians: " Chiesa gave a good performance. Let's see how we are doing, maybe there will be some changes" .