Max Allegri tried to “see the positive side” of a 1-1 draw with Lyon and insisted Juventus “are not playing badly” in the Champions League.
Gonzalo Higuain’s penalty had opened the scoring, but late on Corentino Tolisso was allowed a free header on a set play and Alexandre Lacazette threatened a winner in stoppages.
Sevilla crushed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 and are now two points clear at the top of the group.
Max Allegri tried to “see the positive side” of a 1-1 draw with Lyon and insisted Juventus “are not playing badly” in the Champions League.
Gonzalo Higuain’s penalty had opened the scoring, but late on Corentino Tolisso was allowed a free header on a set play and Alexandre Lacazette threatened a winner in stoppages.
Sevilla crushed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 and are now two points clear at the top of the group.
“We are still in the running for first place in the group. We needed to allow fewer counter-attacks and control the ball better, but in Europe that is always difficult,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium.
“We weren’t going to win the Champions League tonight, nor in the next game, as this tournament is won from March onwards. It is a journey, just like in Serie A.
“Tonight after the 1-1 we shouldn’t have run any more risks at the back, and yet that’s what happened. At the end of the day, we have to see the positive side.
“We tried to force the passes when they were in midfield. We should’ve preserved physical and psychological energy instead. We risked compromising everything in the last 10 minutes.”
Once again, the partnership of Mario Mandzukic and Higuain did not seem to work, while Miralem Pjanic was used in a new trequartista role.
“Mario worked very hard, Gonzalo goes between the lines, as those are his characteristics. At the moment they are my only options and they are giving their best. Tonight’s result was not down to them.
“Pjanic did well in the first half and moved between the lines. He has played many games recently and it wasn’t easy for him tonight.
“At the start of the match we did well. In the second half we were controlling it, then ran too many risks. At this moment I am purely interested in the results, even if it’s not true to say we are playing badly. It’s impossible to have 27 points when playing that badly.
“It all went wrong after Lyon equalised. We risked on a long ball and that should not be happening, because qualification is at stake here.”