Juventus should enhance all features of their performances if they’re to problem in Serie A this season, so says Thiago Motta.
Regardless of remaining unbeaten within the league, simply two wins of their final eight video games has left Juve in sixth place with 18 factors, seven behind leaders Napoli.
On Saturday, Motta’s facet go to Udinese, who’re seventh on 16 factors, having suffered 4 losses of their final six matches.
Juve completed third final time period, 23 factors behind runaway champions Inter, and the season earlier than they have been seventh.
And requested concerning the rising hole between Juve and their title rivals, Motta mentioned: “No membership has received the Scudetto in November. We take into consideration Udinese and we wish to enhance in all features, we should all do extra, together with myself.
“We’ve to do significantly better to remain excessive up within the standings, we’re nonetheless at the start and it’s clear that we now have to do significantly better given the outcomes.
“But when a group deserved extra it was ours, I’m not the one one saying this, you’ll be able to see it within the information.”
The info doesn’t precisely help Motta’s claims, nevertheless, given Juve have really outperformed their anticipated targets, scoring 17 instances from 15.2 xG, which is the seventh-highest whole in Serie A.
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Juve have been glorious defensively, conceding seven targets from 7.6 xG towards, which is the bottom whole within the league.
Nevertheless, the Bianconeri have conceded six targets of their final two league matches, after a 2-2 stalemate with Parma and an exciting 4-4 draw at Inter, however Motta mentioned the difficulty lies not in defence alone however his facet’s total coordination and decision-making.
“We should enhance collectively, be united and assist one another extra. We have to be aggressive and go away much less house between the strains,” he added.
“We should make the very best selections as a group. We are able to’t let the opponents really feel comfy on the pitch.”
Juve have drawn 16 of their 30 league video games in 2024 (W10 L4), a report within the prime 5 European Leagues; solely as soon as have the Bianconeri recorded extra attracts in a single calendar yr of their Serie A historical past (17 in 1956).