Sacchi: 'Juve only play 15 mins'

By Football Italia staff

Arrigo Sacchi doubts Juventus can win the Champions League, because “they only play for 15 minutes and then just defend and counter.”

The legendary Milan Coach was, until Zinedine Zidane for Real Madrid, the last tactician to win back-to-back European Cups and European Super Cups.

“Dominant clubs have won the Champions League, from Alfredo Di Stefano’s Real Madrid to Ajax in the 1970s through to Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona,” Sacchi told Mediaset Premium.

“I like Juventus very much when they take the initiative, but they only play like that for 15 minutes and then retreat, just defend and seek the counter-attack.

“They’re not making the most of their attacking potential or feeding the strikers. I would love to ask Max Allegri why they do that. I fear it is a physical issue, so the team cannot handle playing in a certain way for an entire half of football.

“Many Juventus fans ask me the same question and I’d honestly love to know.”

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