TURIN: Juventus made too many mistakes according to manager Thiago Motta, both at the back and in front of goal, which proved costly as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Parma on Wednesday, dropping to fourth in the Serie A standings.
For the second successive game Juventus had to come from behind to salvage a point, and although the 4-4 draw at Inter Milan on Sunday could be seen as a point earned, failing to beat Parma at home was quite the opposite.
"I think today we conceded too many restarts. At their goal kicks we were trying to bring the defender out to then be able to press and cause an error, but we didn't succeed," Motta told broadcaster DAZN.
"In the defensive phase we made a lot of mistakes."
Dusan Vlahovic was guilty of missing a glorious chance inside the six-yard box, and Motta saw mistakes in different areas of the pitch.
"We have to have balance and control of the game. Today we did well until the last two metres, but in the end we have to do better," Motta said.
"We created danger on the counter-attacks and we have to continue like this, but we have to improve in bringing our team into the opponent's half, in finishing and not letting the opposition restart."
In the draw at Inter, Kenan Yildiz came off the bench to score the two goals which levelled the match, but the Turkish forward was among the substitutes against Parma, replacing Timothy Weah and almost scoring an added-time winner.
"Weah played well at San Siro and again today, scoring," Motta told Sky Sports.
"Kenan coming on later, with the game more open, is an ideal player to create situations. He has freedom in the final metres, it was normal today to want to open things up against such a closed team." — REUTERS