Juventus lacked finishing touch

January 9, 2000
Juventus Official Site

Is the glass half full or half empty? Carlo Ancelotti and Alessandro Del Piero revealed two opposing views of a match which saw a great Juve performance, but a result which will have pleased non of the Bianconeri. The coach started by praising his side: “We played well, but were not rewarded for it. This was an excellent performance. Thanks to our impressive work rate and the movement of the front three, we were able to hold the match in the palm of our hands. Crespo did well to get the equaliser, taking advantage of a momentary drop in our concentration.”

Del Piero, on the other hand, was less upbeat. “The excellent performance cannot take away our bitterness at the resulting draw. Now we’ll have to deal with this psychological blow as best we can. It all came from us not taking our chances in front of goal and from the odd unforced error.” Del Piero continued, “We showed a lot of determination from the opening whistle. But when you play well you should make sure you get the points. We had some great chances but we failed to take them. We strikers need to be more clinical.”

The young Italy and Juventus striker's parents, along with Carlo Ancelotti, were the guests on the popular football TV show Quelli che il Calcio. Ancelotti was keen to reiterate another fine Del Piero performance. “He played well as usual. He wants to do more but I think he’s doing well as he is.” Ancelotti summarised the match thus:“We have gifted Parma a point and thrown two of our own away.”
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