Del Neri still concerned about defensive frailties

Juventus coach Luigi del Neri hailed his team’s attacking prowess but called for defensive improvements after Sunday night’s 4-2 Serie A win over Cagliari.

Milos Krasic was the hero for the Bianconeri with a hat-trick while Leonardo Bonucci was also on target for the hosts.

But Alessandro Matri scored twice for the visitors, making the Juve defence look worryingly disorganised each time.

“We must think that we did not do anything special but play one match at a time while trying to make the most of our characteristics,” Del Neri told www.juventus.it.

“In defence we still made too many mistakes and we must improve.

“The team produced many goalscoring opportunities and therefore we must look at the glass as half full.

“We are still deficient in defence but perhaps we are the team that produces most in the whole championship.”

In his pre-match press confer­ence, Del Neri had spoken about Krasic’s importance to the side. He does not want Juve to become a one-man team, however.

“I said we depend on Krasic, but perhaps I did not explain myself well,” Del Neri said.

“We want to depend on Juve and not on a single player. In order to be ambitious we need to become a team.

“Milos fits in well and is very important for us, but we still have to work hard to achieve own goals this season.”