Motta: "Koop and Douglas great, Champions after Empoli. Vlahovic in the morning is..."

The Juventus coach in a press conference on the eve of Juventus' league match: "Europe won't change our plans"

After the international break, Juventus is ready to return to the field on Saturday 14 September at 18:00 on the Empoli pitch . A match that the Bianconeri come to after having earned 7 points in the first three days of Serie A and which they will want to give continuity to confirm themselves at the top of the table and also prepare as best as possible for the debut in the Champions League against PSV. On the eve, Thiago Motta is ready to present the challenge in a press conference from the Allianz Stadium.

Thiago Motta, the update on the injured and Empoli

The Juventus coach can breathe a sigh of relief, the infirmary has gradually emptied and the training sessions have given back good feelings: " The boys have trained very well. I am satisfied with those who have stayed with us and also with those who have gone to the national team. I am happy because we have everyone available ."

" Empoli is a team that knows how to defend very well and they have been able to create difficulties for their opponents. Be careful with the transitions which are very important",  the coach warned his players not to underestimate the Tuscan team.

Focused and with a single common goal: "The conviction to play a game that will lead us to get results. Bring our strength to compete with the other teams. We know who we will face, with great concentration, aware of what we must avoid".

Motta on Koopmeiners and Douglas Luiz

First start for Koopmeiners and Douglas Luiz, the two new reinforcements in midfield? " They are two great players with many others that we have in the squad. Let's see who will start the match tomorrow. We are lucky to have many strong players ."

On the alleged difficulties of the Brazilian in this first part of the championship: " Douglas' difficulties? No, none ."

On Vlahovic and Adzic

Of course, the owners must be careful of Adzic , for whom Motta expressed honeyed words: " I saw him well and his return was good. He had a great test during the week. It all depends on the young players . I don't look at the nationality and I'm happy. I look at the moment and I look at what he can give to the team. They bring enthusiasm and we have to take advantage of the moment ."

In the maturation of young players, the coach claims, the help of the "old" is important: " Young players need players like Gatti, Danilo, Bremer, Cambiaso. They also need experience to emerge and grow for the good of Juventus ."

The former Bologna coach is very satisfied with Dusan Vlahovic 's start to the season , but he will have to be supported by the whole team: " The whole team has to help him. I'm happy with his days. Dusan brings great enthusiasm to everyone, including me . He always arrives with great desire and positive energy. I'm very happy. Very happy ."

Motta between Empoli and Champions League

With Empoli, a tour de force begins after the hiccup-filled start in August. Is a new championship starting? " No, I can think in these terms. I think about the match . Tomorrow will be a complicated match, against a team that is doing well. We must be ready to respect it and impose our game to have a better chance of having the result on our side ."

There is also the Champions League debut , but for Motta it is not the time to think about it: " We have time to think about and prepare for the other two games of the week. The focus is tomorrow. We must only think about the match with Empoli. Empoli is Colombo, Pellegrini, Maleh, quality players that we will face at our best. We will see about everything else later ."

Above all, how do you manage the team with all these commitments? " Nothing, we train, we prepare, we play, we recover those who have played. Then, from game to game, we face them as always, with maximum commitment and focused on doing our job well ."

The uncertainty about the South Americans, last to arrive, was immediately dispelled: " They are all fine . Nico played, Danilo played, Fede played, others played and they are all very well. We already knew the schedule beforehand, we know what we had to face and we face it with enthusiasm. But always step by step, from match to match. We will try to get the match tomorrow on our side and get the result we want ."

Thiago Motta on Rabiot

There is also time for a final comment about a player who probably decided to leave Juve too hastily: Adrien Rabiot . " Too many suppositions have been made . Primo hasn't called me. I wish him the best and that he's happy. I love him as a boy. I hope he can find a team where he can be happy and show his talent ."