"I'm extremely satisfied: the boys took to the field with clarity of ideas and turned the doubts following the defeat into decisions to be made, and they chose well": this is how Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti commented on the 5-0 victory against NEC Nijmegen on their Europa League debut. "We scored some beautiful goals, in the first one we called on them to press with short passing and then we went long into space with Nico, who was good at latching onto that ball," he added to Sky's microphones. "We needed more compactness and a solid team block, as well as leaving less space behind the defensive line."
A Juventus was seen that returned to a three-man backline: "The choice to change something was right, it's a system we can adapt to and that helped us win several matches last season," he explained. "Right now we have few players and we need to adapt — we had no substitutes on the wings." On Kolo Muani: "He needs to be stronger in challenges, but he's a good lad and last night he was the only player at the optional training session, he ate and slept alone," Spalletti revealed about the striker.
Among Juventus's confirmed performers is once again Nico Gonzalez: "I feel good in this team, also thanks to the manager who gives me this confidence, hopefully we can keep going like this," the Argentine declared. The team rediscovered victory: "We needed this win and to play well, we put on a great performance," he added, "and in the end we brought home the victory." The other good news is linked to the goals from Woltemade and Kolo Muani: "They live for this, let's hope it's a new beginning," commented the Bianconero player. The German himself expressed his full satisfaction: "I'm happy for the goal and for the result, winning at home is always positive and it was a wonderful evening," said the former Newcastle player.
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