Spalletti confirms permanent Juventus change and Italiano suggestion

NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 07: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts throughout the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 07, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)

Luciano Spalletti says Juventus will not go right into a coaching retreat earlier than video games and confirms he has urged ‘everybody’ to rent Bologna coach Vincenzo Italiano, ‘not simply to President Aurelio De Laurentiis.’

Spalletti’s Juventus will go to Bologna on the Stadio Dall’Ara on Sunday, assembly a direct rival within the race for the highest 4.

Bologna, actually, are three factors above the Outdated Girl, who ranks seventh within the Serie A desk.

Spalletti previewed tomorrow’s match at a press convention, beginning with group information.

Bologna-Juventus: Spalletti’s press convention

“Daniele Rugani can already be deployed. As for Bremer, due to his earlier harm, he nonetheless wants time, and we should be cautious even when he’s obtainable and desires to be there,” Spalletti instructed reporters through Ilbianconero.com.

Requested whether or not he’ll have extra time subsequent week to check a four-man defence in coaching, Spalletti replied: “I’m nonetheless shocked after I hear about techniques within the discipline. In at the moment’s soccer, it has modified somewhat. You don’t win by occupying positions, however areas, deciding the place you wish to convey the sport. We’re going in the direction of one-on-one throughout the pitch, and now we have to adapt. It’s true that I wish to use a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, attempting to do one thing totally different, nevertheless it’s simply the place to begin as a result of the sport forces you to make use of different techniques throughout the match.”

Francisco Conceiçao made a substitute look in Wednesday’s Champions League win over Pafos, contributing to a 2-0 win, however Spalletti expects an additional step ahead from the Portuguese.

“His growth lies in changing into extra decisive. He wants to extend the probabilities of scoring and be extra decided within the attacking part,” stated the Juventus boss.

“He has this deadly outburst of tempo that places you in actual bother when he accelerates. Let’s additionally add some defensive phases, some duels, however I’ve seen nice willingness to trace again and assist out, so we’re on the appropriate path.”

The Juventus tactician was filled with reward for Bologna and their coach, Italiano, confirming he had urged Napoli rent the Bologna boss in 2023.

Spalletti on Italian

“There are definitely issues you possibly can be taught from Italiano. For me, he’s among the best younger coaches now we have, and I’ve instructed everybody to get Italiano, not simply President De Laurentiis.

“Credit score goes to the coach and those that constructed the group. They’ve nice high quality and know precisely the place they wish to go,” continued Spalletti.

“They worry nothing and power you into an enormous variety of duels; they don’t care about how a lot house they go away behind. We’ve to interrupt down these fences, not go man in opposition to man, however past the person. If we aren’t prepared for this, it is going to be a sophisticated night for us to speak about.

“Character is a basic side of soccer. Prior to now, it solely belonged to those that dared a dangerous play; at the moment, is about accepting a full-pitch battle, pushing the opponents into the areas you need, past the technical gesture,” Spalletti added.

“One single play could be sufficient to get a passing grade [from the media]however to play like a champion, you need to be within the coronary heart of the group for 90 minutes and near the ball.

“Nobody will persuade me to not anticipate nice issues from these lads; nobody will persuade me that they aren’t good. A coach must be obsessive about the concept of enhancing the group.”

Final however not least, Spalletti stated the group would not go right into a coaching retreat earlier than matches, which suggests they received’t journey to Bologna till tomorrow morning.

“A coaching retreat isn’t a spot, however a psychological situation,” concluded Spalletti.

“We received’t do it anymore as a result of, so far as I’m involved, it’s an additional burden. In case you are coping with a gaggle of gamers with the appropriate psychological situation, like these at Juventus, you don’t go right into a coaching retreat. Whoever performs for Juventus is all the time on this mindset, so we’ll go away tomorrow morning.”

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