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Capello: Juve earned it
Wednesday 9 March, 2005
Fabio Capello maintains Juve fully deserved to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions’ League after 210 minutes of tense football.
“It is a deserved result and we played well against an opponent that had a real desire to get a victory here,” noted the Juventus boss after their 2-1 aggregate win.
“We also created plenty of chances, but unfortunately weren’t able to make more of them. Real’s only real opportunities were that Ronaldo upright and Roberto Carlos free kick.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mauro Camoranesi and Marcelo Zalayeta were wasteful in front of goal, but substitute David Trezeguet scored the crucial strike that took this tie to extra time.
“Trezeguet still isn’t 100 per cent fit and we agreed to put him in later because he is more effective when the tempo begins to drop,” revealed Capello.
The tactician made a surprise choice when he replaced captain Alessandro Del Piero with Trezeguet after just 55 minutes of play.
“Zalayeta works harder and is a more valuable asset in the air . Del Piero did his job, just as everyone else did, as this was a game where everyone had to come together for the result.”
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Capello: Juve earned it
Wednesday 9 March, 2005
Fabio Capello maintains Juve fully deserved to knock Real Madrid out of the Champions’ League after 210 minutes of tense football.
“It is a deserved result and we played well against an opponent that had a real desire to get a victory here,” noted the Juventus boss after their 2-1 aggregate win.
“We also created plenty of chances, but unfortunately weren’t able to make more of them. Real’s only real opportunities were that Ronaldo upright and Roberto Carlos free kick.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mauro Camoranesi and Marcelo Zalayeta were wasteful in front of goal, but substitute David Trezeguet scored the crucial strike that took this tie to extra time.
“Trezeguet still isn’t 100 per cent fit and we agreed to put him in later because he is more effective when the tempo begins to drop,” revealed Capello.
The tactician made a surprise choice when he replaced captain Alessandro Del Piero with Trezeguet after just 55 minutes of play.
“Zalayeta works harder and is a more valuable asset in the air . Del Piero did his job, just as everyone else did, as this was a game where everyone had to come together for the result.”
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capello is a genius:thumb:
