Bojinov: “Crotone be warned”
With his 21st birthday just around the corner and a burning desire to prove himself, Valeri Bojinov had a lot to say for himself when he talked to Juventus Channel at the end of today’s training session. “We’re all friends here and we’re united as a team, no matter what’s been said in the papers recently. When there’s something to joke about we have a laugh, but when there’s work to do we all get down to business”.
The young Bulgarian is one of many players unhappy with recent reports in the media, especially those surrounding the players’ relationship with Didier Deschamps. “All of us players have a fantastic relationship with him. He’s a great coach and an even greater person. When we need him we know he’ll be there for us and he knows it works the other way round as well. As I say, we have a very close-knit group here which is working hard towards achieving its sole aim, promotion to Serie A in the quickest time possible. We want to break away at the top and have the championship wrapped up by April or May”.
His optimistic approach is exactly what’s needed at this stage of the season, especially after the draw with Vicenza. “Is the coach angry? I’ll tell you what, we’re even angrier than he is. We wanted to win that game and what happened on Saturday just made it even clearer that we can’t slow down even for a second. Sometimes two goals aren’t enough, you need to carry on attacking to grab another one for peace of mind. We’ve learned our lesson, as everyone will see for themselves on Saturday. Crotone should be warned, along with Modena who are our opponents the week after”.
And finally, a thought on his 21st birthday. “I seem older? Maybe because I’ve been playing professionally for six years already. Having said that, I know I still need to mature and improve as a player, working hard on the training ground every day. I’m playing alongside so many big names here and it’s my intention to emulate the heights they’ve reached”. Happy birthday Valeri.
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Boji is a great guy, I hope things work out between him and Juve.