Ranieri to give room to young players

Ranieri to give room to young players

«We don't want revenge, but we’re not worried we'll sink either. We'll go there to play eager to do well, like we always do. We must get practice and I'm happy to play tournaments such as this: they're useful in bringing the team up to match fitness».
Ranieri is preparing to face the second-from-last friendly commitment of the summer, the Birra Moretti Trophy, with several important players missing. But this is no reason for the games in Naples to be less than useful in terms of providing feedback: «I'll be employing those that have played less so far and I'll also be able to see Giovinco and De Ceglie play. Pasquato, Esposito and Rossi, all the young lads that are doing well, will have another chance to shine too. Playing and not just training with the First Team is excellent experience for them. At San Siro we saw how they livened things up and they were excellent ambassadors of Juventus' Youth Academy».

Juventus' Manager has always had an excellent relationship with younger players, and, despite what some people think, he has given plenty of them their debut: « You're telling me I don't give youngsters their debut? - A journalist's question took the Manager by surprise - Well, that's rich. What about Zola? I gave him his debut in the post-Maradona era. And John Terry? At Chelsea I put him on when he was twenty and I had the two central defenders who were European and World champions then. And that's not counting all the others! You can say anything you want about me, but not that I don't give young players their top flight debut».

And speaking of youngsters, there is great anticipation surrounding Giovinco: «He can play in the role he had under Casiraghi in the Olympic team or like he did under Cagni at Empoli. He can play in midfield in a 4-4-2 formation or play as an attacking midfielder, or as a wide striker... He's still developing as a player. He could be playing up front with Amauri tomorrow, or maybe Pasquato will play. We'll see.»

*juventus.com