Sebastian Giovinco got an applause from
his boss Antonio Conte, speaking after the game
against Milan Conte noted that “needed
a slap to wake us up” against Milan.
The Bianconeri had
gone behind after 19 seconds in Turin, but fought back for a 3-2 victory, so have dropped
points in only one game this season.
“When the fixture list
was drawn up, everyone said we’d have a really tough start. I’d have been more
than happy with six wins and a draw by this stage,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“It was a good
performance tonight, but we have to improve. At the moment we concede with the
first shot on target, so that’s bad luck but also our own mistakes. We have
been living with this situation for a while; it’s almost as if we need a slap to
wake us up...
“Today was crazy, as I
almost didn’t notice Milan had scored after 20 seconds. We did well to get back
on our feet against a strong Milan.”
Giovinco came
off the bench and scored within two minutes, proving to be an inspired
substitution.
“I thought I’d made an
inspired substitution against Galatasaray on Wednesday, but then we conceded the equaliser and
everyone said I’d made terrible decisions,” he smiled.
“It is all based on
the result, whereas the evaluation of a team must go beyond that. I am glad
that after so many times people asked about this,Giovinco finally
scored a decisive goal. I am happy for Seba, as he gets too much criticism
from the Juve fans.
It’s not fair, as he is as good as the other strikers and needs support. I hope
the rapport with the supporters can improve because of this goal.”
Conte lambasted
critics in Saturday’s Press conference and maintained that approach after this
victory.
“I am not surprised,
as we’ve won for the last two years and this season will be very difficult.
History proves that, as the only Juventus side to win three in a row was from
1930-35.
“We all have to
understand this – the players, staff, club and fans. We need to be very united
and realise the
critics will always try to destabilise us and cause problems.”
When asked if this ‘us
against the world’ attitude was reminiscent of JoseMourinho, Conte seemed affronted.
“I said certain things
even before Mourinho arrived
in Italy. At Siena I was angry with everyone, because we were in second place
and still they complained. I am not inspired by anyone, as I simply say what I
feel. I’ve been fortunate enough to play at Juventus for 13 years, so I know it’s tough.
“Now there’s the break
for international duty, followed by another very hard run against Fiorentina and
Real Madrid.”
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