Deschamps reveals Plan A
Monday 20 November, 2006
Channel4.com wrote:
Juventus boss Didier Deschamps has revealed that the club are already making plans for their proposed return to Serie A.
The Bianconeri look set to win back instant promotion to the top flight after demotion and the tactician wants a reinforced squad following last summer’s mass exodus of players
“We have already started talks with the club with regard to the new squad,” the former Monaco boss stated on Monday.
“I don’t need any more than three French players and I want the rest of the group to be made up primarily of Italians.
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Fortunately I have a flexible club behind me, one which is ready to listen to my ideas.
“I have the clear sensation that the owners want to immediately put together a squad of the highest calibre.”
Juve were dropped into the Second Division as part of the Calciopoli probe, a verdict which saw the likes of Fabio Cannavaro, Lilian Thuram, Gianluca Zambrotta, Patrick Vieira, Emerson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic move on.
There were suggestions that the club could take up to five years to return to its previous competitive level, but Deschamps has warned that isn’t good enough.
“I wore the Bianconeri shirt myself as a player and I know how much it weighs,” he warned. “People expect success from us.”
Juventus could have moved to the top of the table on Saturday with a win at Albinoleffe, but they were held to a 1-1 draw following Gigi Buffon’s controversial dismissal.
“Gigi should have perhaps been booked, but not sent-off,” noted the 1998 World Cup winning captain.
“But it is normal now that when a referee is in doubt when it comes to Juventus then they will go against us.”