Ivan Juric’s words in the press conference on the eve of tomorrow night’s Fiorentina-Turin match at the Franchi stadium
Two matches between Fiorentina and Turin in the space of a few days, the first tomorrow evening at 20.45 in the league. This is how Juric presented the match on the eve: “Fiorentina is a great team with 20 top-level players. They paid a little at the beginning when they had the European Cups, but they are a great team with a great coach like the Italian who I like a lot”.
Schuurs still in doubt
“Schuurs will have a test tomorrow, he will definitely not play tomorrow. Hopefully we can take him to the bench for use in an emergency home. Aina and Pellegri are getting closer to recovery, while Lazaro is the one with the longest recovery path”.
Yesterday’s meeting with Cairo and Vagnati
“Yesterday we took stock of what has happened so far and analyzing everything we have seen that a fantastic job has been done at all levels, the squad has been rejuvenated, the sale of Bremer has earned a lot of money, the results have been superior to those of the previous years. We discussed, I said what we can do better. The renewal? It’s not a priority for me to have a long contract, the goal must be the sporting one. Yesterday we mainly talked about football, I’m happy that the youth sector has also improved, there are many more interesting players than last year, I’m also happy that Filadelfia has been improved. For the future, let’s see which road Turin wants to take for the future.”
Juric’s contract renewal
“I still have a long contract, a year and a half is a long time. For me it is important that the team continues to grow in these six months. We have to continue to do well in the league, we also aim for the Coppa Italia. For a company, the financial side is very important. Now we have to have six great months in terms of football.”
About Ilic
“Ilic is a Verona player and it would not be respectful to talk about players from other teams.”
The situations to be faced by the company
“What I was told is that the financial situation has changed for a year and a half, before the situation was dramatic. Now it is the club that will make the decision on which path to take, there are many problems but they can be tackled well. We have many loans, many players whose contracts will expire between this year and next, many problems that Cairo and Vagnati will have to face”.
“Now we’re at a point where we know each other a little better. What I would like is that tomorrow the team, despite the absences, goes for a great performance in Florence. These are my concerns. For a coach, everything changes in a few weeks, so I have to think about the present.”
The Italian Cup
“The Italian Cup? Now I’m thinking about tomorrow’s match against Fiorentina. Then the Cup is important for me”.
Formation against Fiorentina
“In these moments it is difficult to make many changes due to the absence of the players. Against Spezia we got off to a good start, but we could see that there was a tiredness even at a global level, we allowed counter-attacks that we usually don’t allow. The game could also have ended differently but the tiredness is understandable. For tomorrow I think we can recover our energy”.
Upcoming engagements
“I was happy with both the match against Verona, the one against Salernitana and then the one against Milan. The bad match was against Spezia. It is essential for us to put in an important performance tomorrow. Then we’ll think about how to face the two games better.”
The future of Turin
“The future? In the coming months we will see concrete things, there is a lot of things to do let’s see how the various situations will be dealt with. The president seems to me to want to grow, to improve, now let’s see how these situations will be dealt with”.
About Aafter
“I have a lot of faith in Adopo, perhaps we were the only staff to trust him. We were happy even before Milan. I’m counting on him as an element of the squad, when I think he might be useful I’ll let him play. The only player who has asked to be sold is Berisha, who wants to play. Then there were other situations, but things changed with the injuries.”
Market goals
“Am I optimistic about the company’s plans? I don’t get overwhelmed. I’m happy with how Cairo, Vagnati and I spoke to each other yesterday. We also said tough things to each other but it was a useful meeting for all three. What is needed on the market? I think the left midfielder and striker are what we need right now.”
Lukic’s absence
“Lukic has unique characteristics, he is complete as a player. The other teams are also paying close attention to how to stop him.”
Berisha’s future
“If Berisha leaves? We have not yet made a decision on how to be replaced, because we see how to deal with the situation. We have great faith in Gemello”.
