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Spalletti: I was like a prisoner with my back against the wall; Kupp is not a very good central defender

12:30pm, 2 November 2025【Football】

Hupu November 02: Juventus head coach Luciano Spalletti was interviewed by DAZN after the 2-1 victory over Cremona.

Yesterday he said that he asked the players to train hard and return to the Serie A championship competition. Did he see both tonight? Has he thought about what areas he should work on?

"I have my back against the wall and I'm like a prisoner. I'm speaking out because it has to be spoken out.

There's still a long road to the title and we definitely need to improve, although we played a great game because we created a lot of chances. But creating chances and then squandering them like we did, a side It's good, but on the other hand we need to improve, but we are happy."

Good evening, sir...

"I have to stay calm, because I am already very nervous, I am exhausted."

When you announced the starting lineup, we were going crazy and didn't know how to line up. No one thought that Kupmenas would play as a central defender.

"He can do it, he has done it on behalf of the national team. Then he must have the ability to do it, which sends a message to the boys more than anything:

We are not going to defend the game, we have to be hungry for the game. I prefer his attitude rather than the game he plays, because he is constantly directing the players in front of him, telling them how to position themselves, he is very aggressive and very defensive.

If we involve him more When the goalkeeper starts attacking, he will move more into the midfield to create advantages.

Our intention is to let him play and open up the defensive space beside Kefren Thuram, but we do not do this. Maybe people evaluate him more based on the characteristics he does not have, and it is actually easier to use the characteristics he has. "

Among all the problems, league ranking is the least problematic?

"I find the team in good shape because you can see Tudor, even on the bench, he is encouraging the team to run, he has been coaching the team. And then you can feel some pressure and feel the level that Juventus has from a historical perspective and a future development perspective, because Juventus has potential in all positions and probably needs someone to reach that level, that depth, in order to really "But today, in my opinion, we played well and I'm very happy that the ball came to the goal four or five times and no one could take advantage of it. But at the same time, we got there, we pressed forward in the last few minutes, we were involved in the game, we struggled at times and I'm happy with the performance of the team."Mini-game recommendations:Skibidi Hit Master