Pirlo: “A good second half”

Andrea Pirlo is not often one to show his emotions and analysed the game against Catania with the same coolness he displays on the ball: “We’ve dropped two points, as we did on Wednesday. They showed more desire than us in the first half and closed us down well. Then we changed our tempo and managed to find an equaliser, also trying to win the game. We weren’t able to, but it’s important to still be up there. Now we’ll prepare ourselves well for the next encounter.”
Juve’s number 21 was identified by the Rossazzurri as a potential threat, who assigned a player to follow the midfielder’s every movement. This could have perhaps limited his contribution, but a player of his class is always able to contribute to the team’s performance: “I didn’t have a great game today, I was marked tightly and therefore I looked to move to provide more space for my team-mates. I fit in very well with the manager’s way of playing, also because I’ve always got many ideas of where to play the ball, be it out wide or forward.”

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