Stefano Pioli admits Lazio’s problems are “psychological” after defeat to Juventus. “We’re knocked down and can’t get back up.”

They now have one point from the last six Serie A rounds and were beaten 2-0 at home by a Santiago Gentiletti own goal and Paulo Dybala moment of magic.

“Playing the first five minutes well doesn’t do much good. The moment they got into our half, Juventus scored,” shrugged the Coach on Mediaset Premium.

Stefano Pioli admits Lazio’s problems are “psychological” after defeat to Juventus. “We’re knocked down and can’t get back up.”

They now have one point from the last six Serie A rounds and were beaten 2-0 at home by a Santiago Gentiletti own goal and Paulo Dybala moment of magic.

“Playing the first five minutes well doesn’t do much good. The moment they got into our half, Juventus scored,” shrugged the Coach on Mediaset Premium.

“After that we were too predictable and left open spaces for Juve to break into. We were knocked down and couldn’t get back on our feet.

“It’s inevitable considering these results that we are losing confidence. Just as victories fire you up, negative results bring you down.

“Now we must have the humility to get back on track and realise we can do so much better than this, even though we were playing against a great team.

“We should’ve been quicker, taken men on in one-on-one situations, but we didn’t manage any of that. It’s a shame, we can’t do anything about this performance, but we can change our future.”

The Aquile have been beset by injury problems, most recently Senad Lulic potentially losing part of his finger following a gym accident.

“Lulic was meant to start tonight, but one player cannot change the balance of a whole team,” insisted Pioli.

Captain Lucas Biglia burst into tears at the final whistle and had to be consoled by referee Luca Banti, a sign of the problems Lazio are having.

“The psychological aspect is the most important and one we have to work on. We must be sharp and clear-headed enough to recognise this moment for what it is and work to turn it around.

“At this moment you cannot make comparisons with last season’s Lazio. We have to take a good hard look at ourselves.

“The players are fully aware of the fact they haven’t delivered on expectations. Lazio are in trouble, we must all join to help the team.”

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