Ranieri denies Trez tantrum

Ranieri denies Trez tantrum
Saturday 26 July, 2008 (chan4)

Claudio Ranieri dashed talk of a David Trezeguet crisis at Juventus by claiming he has already forged a solid partnership with Amauri.

“David is not disappointed,” insisted the Coach after media speculation following a 2-1 friendly win over Brondby.

“People are creating a storm in a teacup over the fact he was angry that he had a perfectly good goal ruled offside. He was cross about that and not any competition with Amauri.

“In fact, I am convinced these two can play together. They have already found the right movement to co-exist on the pitch.”

The unusual pairing will get another airing tonight when Juve continue their summer tour of Europe by taking on Borussia Dortmund in a friendly.

“Against Brondby we relaxed after 10 minutes and started to combine beautifully. We’ll need to be compact against Borussia, as I saw them defeat Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup this month. They are already on form and we are just starting, so it’ll be a good test.

“Amauri is not in perfect shape yet, as it will take a few days,” continued Ranieri.

“I expected him to do exactly what he has done so far. I also liked Olof Mellberg, as you can tell he is experienced, solid, practical, determined, strong in the air and difficult to get past in a one-on-one.”

Mellberg was one of only several new signings, as the transfer campaign has not impressed a section of the fans.

“There is no point trying to hang the paintings on the walls when the building is still under construction,” added the tactician with one of his trademark metaphors.

“Last season we laid the foundations, now we have to put up the walls. Every team takes what it needs and that is what we did.”