An impassioned Max Allegri insisted his Juventus players ‘can’t be criticised on any grounds’ for their 1-0 defeat to Napoli as ‘we’ve played 57 games a season’.
Napoli moved a point behind Juve at the top of Serie A and are considered to have the easier run-in, but Allegri leapt to his side’s defence, suggesting they were showing signs of tiredness.
“We’ve played 57 games in each of the last four seasons,” the Coach said at a Press conference.
An impassioned Max Allegri insisted his Juventus players ‘can’t be criticised on any grounds’ for their 1-0 defeat to Napoli as ‘we’ve played 57 games a season’.
Napoli moved a point behind Juve at the top of Serie A and are considered to have the easier run-in, but Allegri leapt to his side’s defence, suggesting they were showing signs of tiredness.
“We’ve played 57 games in each of the last four seasons,” the Coach said at a Press conference.
“We’ve always reached the Coppa Italia Final, while we have made the Champions League Final twice and were eliminated [from the CL] with 30 seconds left on two occasions.
“The others are already out of everything in November, yet no-one says anything. When you play at the rate we do, I think it’s normal to be tired.
“We’ve used up a lot of physical and mental energy. I don’t have to be here to tell you the numbers, but we’ve played 57 games a season, so you can’t say anything about the players.
“You can’t criticise these lads on any grounds. If you do, you’ll also make me lose my patience, which I have plenty of.”