Juventus started really well this Serie A 2002/2003. Two straight victories against Atalanta and Empoli. Five goals scored by an excellent Del Piero, one by Fresi but also no goal conceded to the opponents. And this is now a common thing for the blackandwhites.
Buffon & Co. haven’t conceded a gol for nearly 700 minutes now, seven and a half games, since last March. Among the secrets of last year’s victory and the great start of this season, there’s the great performance made by the defence. And one of the best players in this area is surely Liliam Thuram.
Thuram‘ve had a great start in defence, but also giving his help for the offence. Without Zambotta but with the actions made by the French and the ones made by Camoranesi, the game on the right side is more and more dangerous.
“Also when I used to play a central defender, I always liked to help the offence - Thuram explained – Now, in this role, I’ve only have to do it more often. I dedicate the 70% of my job to the defence and the 30% to the offence. Till now, everything is going well, so I have to go on like this”.
Defence and more impulse. A philosophy that fits well to Thuram and to all the Italian football. Also in Europe, in these first Cup matches, the Italian teams tried to score with more intensity. “It’s always important to defend well – Lilian confirmed – But you also need to attack and let the champions have the chance to play better. Teams like Juventus must always look for the victory”.
To play trying to win: just like Juventus and Milan have done in this beginning of the Serie A, as we could see, but Thuram asked everyone not to exceed in the enthusiasm: “We’ve just played two matches, too few to judge the situation. Also last year we started winning the first two matches and, before winning the title, we have to pass through some difficulties. For what’s about us, we only have to try to go on like this. If it’s easier with a Del Piero in this conditions? Alessandro started very well but I think the whole team started in an excellent way too.”