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Former Juventus striker Fabrizio Ravanelli: Games in hand are a 'psychological weight'
Having been overthrown at the top of Serie A but with two matches to play, the 'Silver Fox' believes the pressure is on Anonio Conte's men to regain top spot
14 Feb 2012 14:38:00
By Tom Webber
Ex-Juventus and Italy international striker Fabrizio Ravanelli believes that his former side face a test of mental strength in order to return to the Serie A summit.
The Bianconeri's weekend fixture against Bologna was postponed and they were subsequently displaced from top-spot by AC Milan as they earned a dramatic 2-1 victory over Udinese.
Juventus remain undefeated in Serie A this season but sit two points adrift of their title rivals.
However, they possess a two-game advantage over the Rossoneri, but Ravanelli believes they cannot count those points as a foregone conclusion.
"Points and games to recover, do not count. Mentally you may think you have six points, but they count only the real ones," he told La Stampa.
The two-time Scudetto winner believes that now the pressure is on Juve, who can move above Milan if they win their re-arranged fixture against Parma this Wednesday.
"Well now it is Juve who are chasing: for this they will face the recoveries with a remarkable psychological weight," Ravanelli added.
Juventus could move four points clear at the top should they win both their games in hand.
The Bianconeri's weekend fixture against Bologna was postponed and they were subsequently displaced from top-spot by AC Milan as they earned a dramatic 2-1 victory over Udinese.
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Juventus remain undefeated in Serie A this season but sit two points adrift of their title rivals.
However, they possess a two-game advantage over the Rossoneri, but Ravanelli believes they cannot count those points as a foregone conclusion.
"Points and games to recover, do not count. Mentally you may think you have six points, but they count only the real ones," he told La Stampa.
The two-time Scudetto winner believes that now the pressure is on Juve, who can move above Milan if they win their re-arranged fixture against Parma this Wednesday.
"Well now it is Juve who are chasing: for this they will face the recoveries with a remarkable psychological weight," Ravanelli added.
Juventus could move four points clear at the top should they win both their games in hand.
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