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Juventus, Spalletti: "Kolo Muani? There must be a reason why he has not played for two years. He has to score"

Luciano Spalletti, Juventus manager, spoke to DAZN afterJuventus' win over Frosinone on the opening day of Serie A. Here's what he said.

  • "I would have preferred the team to show that they have an identity, and they did that. At times we are a bit lightweight. We are not good at showing that determination. But that can happen, especially at the start. We will look to work on it. Frosinone are a strong team, with a coach who has given them that belief. It is not easy to handle, because they come at you. If you manage to break free from these mini-prisons, then there is freedom. It depends on whether you want to be free or a prisoner. At certain moments we want to become prisoners even when we are free."


    "We went and got Kolo Muani, we looked after him and we know his value. But he has to realise that he has not played for two years, and there must be a reason for that. Sometimes you believe you are at an exceptional level, but you have left something behind that you need to go and get back. These are matches in which you have to come away with goals because the spaces are in your favour. The striker we are looking for could have different characteristics. Today the spaces were there but we were unable to exploit them."


    "Vicario? Just cramp. There was a moment when he felt a strong pull and we preferred to replace him."

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