Evra On Juventus: “They Work Too Hard In Italy. It Shows Insecurity”

Written by Dare Solomon

Former Juventus full-back, Patrice Evra did not hold back on some of the problems with the Serie A claiming that “there is too much pressure on footballers.”

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Evra, after spending over a decade with Manchester United, joined Juventus in 2014 where he played for two seasons winning two league titles.

The left-back spoke to La Repubblica newspaper (via Footballitalia) about his playing career and his time in Turin.

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Evra signed with Juventus thinking that Conte would be in charge of the team, but the Italian coach resigned one day after the beginning of the preseason.

“I thought I was back at Manchester United, when David Moyes replaced Alex Ferguson,” Evra said.

“I told my Juventus teammates: ‘Wake up, Ferguson is the best coach of all times, Conte is a genius, but you are the ones who went on the pitch. We have no excuses.’

“Buffon, Chiellini and Barzagli were left stunned by that speech. They realized how much I loved Juventus, even if I had just arrived.”

The Frenchman lost the Champions League with the Bianconeri to Barcelona during his first season at the club, but believes that “they work too hard” in Serie A.

“In Italy, they work too hard. You must find the right balance,” he said.

“Don’t get me wrong, I always worked hard. But in Italy it’s just too much. At Juventus, they think that they’d never win if they don’t train really, really hard. It’s not true. To me, it shows insecurity.

“Had we not get to that Final so tired, mentally and physically, we could have won it. In England, you sing and dance before the big games. In Italy, there is too much pressure on footballers.

“On the Juventus bus, everybody was watching Sky Sport or reading sports papers. I told them: ‘Guys, you can’t think about football all the time, or you’ll lose the joy to play.’”

Meanwhile…

Juventus President, Andrea Agnelli after the board meeting with key stakeholders revealed the club has recorded a loss of €210m.

The club threw away the league title last season and then the Covid-19 pandemic played a huge part in the deficit.

“We will approve the financial statement with a loss of €210m and it’s fair to come here to explain what’s going on,” Agnelli said as quoted by Ilbianconero.com as quoted by Footballitalia.

“We will renew the board and we will request a new €400m capital increase. To understand what Juventus will do, it is useful to context the macro-economic framework in which Juve has moved.

“A highly healthy economic framework, in conflict with what are all the rumours that we feel discontent within our industry.

“We played 60 games behind closed doors from May 2020 until last season. All the revenue lines have been called into question, leading to a political and institutional crisis.”

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