Juventus, Chiellini: ‘These things are not true, we want to continue with Tudor’

“Untrue things have been said recently. Igor (Tudor, ed.) is the Juventus coach and we want to continue with him. There have been reports of alleged bad relations, but there are disagreements in every club and every family. Sometimes we agree, sometimes we don’t, but in the end we move forward together.‘ This is what Juventus’ director of football strategy, Giorgio Chiellini, told Sky Sport before the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Juventus. ’It’s been a tough schedule, we could have picked up a few more points. But we are very clear-headed in facing the moment. Today we are playing a big match, which is a bit outside the dynamics of the league,‘ he explained. ’Against Lazio, Udinese and Cremonese, we will try to get back into the mix, with the desire to make up points and close the gap that has been created. However, we are far from the crisis that has been portrayed. We are focusing on tonight, then we will dedicate ourselves to the league with balance and clarity.‘ Regarding which players to safeguard or protect, Chiellini clarified, ’The coach is free to make his own choices. We have never discussed promoting or not promoting a player for contractual or other reasons. Igor has complete freedom and all our support. There is discussion, but there has never been any pressure, either for contractual reasons or for investment reasons. This group needs to build a solid foundation. Unfortunately, in these matches, we have lost some of the confidence we had found, thanks to Igor’s work, in recent months. The focus now is on regaining this sense of strength.”