Max Allegri warns Juventus fans not to forget their main goal of returning to the Champions League is their number one priority.
Juventus tied Atalanta 2-2 at home in the Serie A battle on Sunday night. The current situation is that the Bianconeri have dropped to 3rd place, 1 point behind AC Milan from 28 matches played.
“I think we had a good performance against a good Atalanta team, they did well with that free kick and the second goal, whereas we could’ve defended better,” Allegri told ยูฟ่าเบท.
“We had more determination, grit and technique too in the second half. We need to improve our defending when we are in the lead, because the same thing happened against Napoli last week and before that too. We’re conceding goals too easily.
“It involves working on the situations, but there are also moments in a campaign and we need to focus on the positives. Let us not forget today we earned a point over Bologna, kept Atalanta 11 points behind us. Let us not forget the objective is to finish in the top four.
“The lads did very well in an atmosphere where part of the stadium did not help us, especially in the first half. There are areas where we can do better, but the effort and desire was never lacking from this team.”
In the past game, some fans brought banners to congratulate Allegri for making a record of 1,000 points on the Serie A stage , although other fans I’ll try to boo you.
“It is very gratifying because it means that people are recognizing my work. Those fans helped the team during the difficult moments of the game.
“We all have goals and the fans have to realize that they want to see us back in the Champions League. The team might be criticized. same as coach But no one should criticize our efforts.
“We try to win every match. It can’t happen all the time. And our aim is to qualify for the Champions League. It doesn’t matter if we win it in the last minute or not. The important thing is that we did it.”