Vlahovic: “I dream of the Ballon d’Or. Cristiano Ronaldo my idol, Allegri one of the best of the last 20 years”

It would be nice to achieve both, but we couldn’t be fully satisfied. This is the mentality of this club and the need for its history. We also had the chance to fight for the title and, at one point, we were not far away. But being in the fight in February means nothing, it doesn’t count. Regrets are inevitable, but there is still a lot to play for. [Vlahovic all’Equipe]

Last season I didn’t feel well physically. I really suffered. This year I feel good, that’s the only thing that has changed. For the rest I do everything the same, I work hard, I focus on recovery. I scored 16 goals, but I could have done much more. I want to become a player that people will remember. Playing to have a mediocre career, while earning money, doesn’t interest me

Obviously yes, but first there are many things that need to align. It’s one of my goals. Football is played for glory and trophies

A very tactical culture, with compact teams and closed games, this teaches many things. I have the chance to work with Allegri, who is one of the strongest coaches of the last 20 years and who knows how to talk to the players. He helps me a lot. When I arrived at Juventus I found a different reality than what I expected. I expected the best, but I found even more. Organization in the most banal things, in everyday life. It’s all incredible. When you enter the sports center you immediately feel the energy, the desire to win, the sense of family

Everything, about the strong points and the weak points. For me the basic technique is the most important thing. Today I see too many football schools that only think about the result and that is not the right direction. Technique, dribbling, passing, relationship with the ball are things you learn by playing. If you are a tactician at 9-10 years old you neglect creativity and you lose extraordinary players

Cristiano Ronaldo obviously, I followed him at United when he played left wing. I loved his movements, his killer instinct, for me one of the best in history. I really liked Ibrahimovic and Fernando Torres at Liverpool. And then Benzema, a player I adore

Mbappé is very strong, he is the best in the world at the moment. He is 25 years old and has won almost everything, he has scored 40 goals this season, he is immense. And to stay on the French theme, I’m talking about Giroud. Statistics are increasingly important, but they do not tell the full importance of a player. At the 2018 World Cup, France won, but the statistics say that Giroud scored 0 goals. But if he hadn’t been there, France wouldn’t have won. He was irreplaceable with his dirty work, his passes, his pressure on defenses. He was fundamental

I understand. I’m not Neymar, Hazard or Messi, who when you see them you say “wow”. The statistics would be an advantage for me, considering the goals. But if the attacker plays well, the team plays well. Today people talk about more physical football, but they don’t understand that precisely because there are much more physical players the technique must be at the top. There is less and less time and less space to do things

I heard, I read the newspapers, but I didn’t know anything and I wasn’t interested anyway. I was thinking above all about preparing myself well to have a great season. And in the future? I still have two years left on my contract and I’m very happy here. This is the answer, I want to win something important with Juventus. Then we’ll see, we’ll talk about it later