Claudio Ranieri

Ranieri: Onwards and upwards
Tuesday 26 August, 2008

Claudio Ranieri feels it was inevitable Juventus wouldn't replicate their 4-0 thrashing of Artmedia, as they look ahead to Fiorentina.

“We knew there wouldn't have been as many goals,” smiled the Coach after a 1-1 draw in Bratislava.

“Inevitably we tried to control it after that result and had no intention of losing. We tried to win and didn't manage, but it was a good performance.”

The result still sends the Bianconeri into the Champions League group phase for the first time in two years.

Ranieri rested several stars, including David Trezeguet and Alessandro Del Piero, but Amauri netted with a looping header.

“I liked the new central midfield partnership of Christian Poulsen and Claudio Marchisio, as it was the first time they had played together.”

Pavel Nedved made his comeback after missing the first leg through suspension, but was furious when substituted in the second half and violently kicked the bench.

“Nedved wasn't happy with the substitution, but I have to think ahead to Florence. It's only natural he always wants to play!”

Juve travel to Tuscany for this Sunday's Serie A opener against the Viola. They too could be celebrating a return to the Champions League, as they lead Slavia Prague 2-0 going into Wednesday's second leg.

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great CR, dan utk komentar gw ttg Neddy...
* penampilannya tergolong apik di partai melawan Artmedia, sayang di tandai dgn polahnya saat di ganti oleh CR di babak kedua...dan gw beranggapan apa yg dilakukan CR sangat bijak dimana dia juga ingin Neddy dlm kondisi segar saat bentrok di Firenze menghadapi Fiomerda!

Neddy Neddy....:(