Tudor relying on fitness over tactics in Juve´s top-four push - Soccer News

[ad_1] Igor Tudor is specializing in ensuring Juventus’ gamers are in one of the best situation as an alternative of instilling inflexible ways of their bid for a top-four end.

Juventus sit fourth in Serie A with six matches remaining, with seven factors of their final three matches lifting them up the desk forward of Monday’s conflict with Sixteenth-placed Parma.

They've a two-point benefit over fifth-placed Bologna, who host leaders Inter on Sunday, and are three factors above Lazio, who're additionally taking part in on Monday in opposition to Genoa.

Juventus are at present given a 68.6% likelihood of ending within the high 4, with their present place of fourth the most probably end result (48.5%) in response to the Opta supercomputer.

“We don’t have a Plan A and a Plan B, we simply have to decide on the gamers in one of the best form as a result of Parma are doing effectively and held each Inter and Fiorentina to attracts,” Tudor advised reporters on Saturday.

“We’ve been working collectively for 2 to a few weeks now, and the squad is bettering. We elevated the depth to win again the ball shortly.

“We must be aggressive and united; that's an goal.”

Juventus have misplaced simply considered one of their final 15 Serie A matches in opposition to Parma (W10 D4), a 1-0 defeat on the Tardini in April 2015. In reality, the Bianconeri have scored 97 targets in opposition to them within the competitors.

Juve have received eight of their 13 video games within the second half of the season in Serie A (D2 L3), already three greater than they did within the second half of final season (W5 D10 L4).

Nonetheless, Tudor added that there have been some harm considerations forward of the match.

“We had just a few issues, Kenan Yildiz had some points and labored somewhat bit with the group, so we’ll see tomorrow. Teun Koopmeiners additionally did a bit, however he's a significant doubt to characteristic within the match,” Tudor mentioned.

Regardless of their sturdy type, which has put them in a Champions League place, Tudor’s future stays unresolved as a consequence of his short-term contract, which reportedly runs till the top of the season.

He seems unfazed by the scenario, although.

“When a coach arrives, he may be fired even when he’s acquired a five-year contract all signed. Each coach lives at some point at a time,” he mentioned.

“You'll be able to’t plan too far forward, you construct the longer term as we speak, you are taking classes from the previous, however fascinated by the longer term an excessive amount of creates nothing besides nervousness.