Turin-Bologna, a game with a thousand meanings. It will be a challenge between Ivan Juric And Thiago Motta, two who know each other very well: if the first did not skimp on compliments to his colleague, the second was no different in the pre-match conference. But in the press room the rossoblù coach also spoke about the Champions League goal, which is getting closer and closer. And then the clue to his idea of competitiveness, a useful indication for Bologna but, perhaps, above all for those looking for him as the next coach: the interest of the club in him Juventusbut not only.
Motta, apologies to Palladino and Cannavaro
Tomorrow Bologna faces Torino, in what will be a day full of meaning for the Granata: “Could the memory of Superga be an additional motivation for Torino? I don’t know, it could be. We face a very good team, coached well by Ivan Juricwho manages to convey his desire to compete to the players“. One step forward, and then one back. Motta returns to some statements from the recent past on Monza Of Raffaele Palladino and on theUdinese Of Fabio Cannavaro regarding actual play and wasting time: “VI would like to apologize to both of you, mine was a constructive criticism on the mentality and certain attitudes on the pitch. But I apologize to them because I wasn’t looking for alibis and I didn’t want to fuel controversy. I have great respect for them, two great coaches who try to give everything“.
Champions and the idea of competitiveness
Attention then shifts to Europe: “We are happy to bring the team back to Europe after 22 years, happy to have written the history of the club and to have the chance to qualify for the Champions League. It’s almost time, tomorrow we will have a strong opponent but we have great motivation, the goal is to go to the Champions League. Had there been any requests from the club at the beginning of the season? No, the idea was like the other seasons to reach 40 points as soon as possible and then who knows. I didn’t really agree, I wanted to think race by race. I thank the Bologna managers for communicating this, which was my idea, and not the thoughts of previous seasons“.
What will Bologna need to compete in Europe? Motta is clear, and he also specifies his general idea for competingperhaps also giving a clue to those looking for him as the next coach: “I didn’t talk about it with the management, but to maintain the level we need to improve as a squad. We want to raise the level further, but these are situations that will be seen later. Now let’s think about Juric’s Turin, to whom I congratulate for the extraordinary work done in these three years“. Claudio FenucciCEO of Bologna, said of Motta that he works as if he had a long-term contract: “I thank him for these statements. We want to continue working, thinking about our objective, which would be extraordinary for Bologna and our people“.
