TURIN. “I’m worried”. Ivan Juric avoided the mockery of two years ago, when with Verona he was eliminated from the Italian Cup by Cremonese, but the passage of the round in the Italian Cup (4-1 after the penalties) is the only thing to save in an evening of great confusion against a Serie B team who played over an hour with the man less. «I was expecting something different if I have to tell the truth – the words of the Torino coach – I thought we were ahead, the friendlies had given me interesting ideas, but this time I didn’t like the team. We had many absences, but they are not an excuse. In defense we made a good performance, but in the other areas there are several things to fix. And also the mental aspect seems to me an excuse: we had to and could have done better ».
The coach of the Bull does not look for an alibi, his team is far from the one he has in his head. He wants more from his people, but also from the market that has so far brought him Pjaca, Berisha and Warming as a dowry. The former Juventus player is the only one to have raised the level, because the goalkeeper is the second of Milinkovic-Savic (for now), while the young Dane has not convinced and he is already looking for admirers. Meanwhile, the challenge with Atalanta is approaching dangerously and Toro risks facing it with a group cut down by absences. «I am not thinking about Gasperini’s team now – Juric’s words – but I am thinking of improving and having other players available, because in this way we are not going anywhere. Of course we will have to do a completely different performance next Saturday. Belotti? His ankle is swollen and in training we lost Zaza. At least we will recover Bremer and Sanabria ». But Juric dal Toro wants much more: he said it very clearly.