Max Allegri still wasn’t entirely happy with the Juventus performance and told off Paul Pogba.
The Bianconeri stayed three points clear at the top of the Serie A table with a 2-0 victory away to Atalanta.
“It’s one less game, one less win we need to achieve. It was a good first half, we made some mistakes in our passing choices after the break and in the last half-hour should’ve done better.
Max Allegri still wasn’t entirely happy with the Juventus performance and told off Paul Pogba.
The Bianconeri stayed three points clear at the top of the Serie A table with a 2-0 victory away to Atalanta.
“It’s one less game, one less win we need to achieve. It was a good first half, we made some mistakes in our passing choices after the break and in the last half-hour should’ve done better.
“The approach to the game was good, we could’ve scored more than one early on and moved the ball around well. Once we stopped playing, they started whipping in crosses and we naturally suffered a bit.
“We have to work on the second half performance, as we gave the ball away too quickly and were trying to score early, whereas you can have more than three passes on the way into the box."
Andrea Barzagli and Mario Lemina were rare goalscorers in Bergamo.
“I am happy for Andrea, as he’s the one who usually stays back to protect when the others go up for a corner or free kick. Mario scored a great goal.
“Usually big clubs have great players who can score a goal out of nowhere and break the deadlock. This season we have three more points than Napoli, but they scored 10 goals more than we did, so defence is especially important.”
Mario Mandzukic got back at one point to defend inside his own box, running from an attacking corner to prevent an Atalanta equaliser.
“Let’s say this is a different Juve to last season. There are 10 new players who have different experiences. The young lads have improved and we are gaining in our authority when dealing with various moments of the game, as we did today.
“Mandzukic is generous and works for the team. He is the player we needed, as he has strong personality and also different characteristics to replace Carlos Tevez.
“Pogba is a player who can make the difference if he plays it simple and is focused. He got booked and let that affect him, so he lost his way in the second half and basically stopped playing.”