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| Ranieri rues 'Jekyll & Hyde' Juve |
Sunday 5 April, 2009 |
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Claudio Ranieri muses on the “Jekyll and Hyde” performance that saw Juventus held 3-3 by Chievo.
“We paid a heavy price for some mistakes and lost two very important points,” he said of Sergio Pellissier's last-gasp equaliser.
“It was a bit Jekyll and Hyde. We struggled in the first half, but found ourselves in the second and created many chances.
“We were able to take the lead and then at the end made a silly mistake. Chievo had four shots on goal and scored with three of them, but we accept it because this is football.”
Antonio Langella, who set up Pellissier's third goal, dispossessed Olof Mellberg in the final minute.
It means that if Inter beat Udinese in the 18.00 UK time kick-off, the gap from the leaders will widen to nine points.
Ranieri caused controversy when he replaced captain Alessandro Del Piero at half-time to introduce David Trezeguet.
“It was simply a tactical choice. I decided not to take off [Vincenzo] Iaquinta because he is in great form right now and I would have been crazy to replace him.”
Even if Udinese do stall Inter today, next week Juventus face a very difficult trip to fourth-placed Genoa.
“In our next game we are taking on [Gian Piero] Gasperini's side during a wonderful period of form for them. We must be wary to avoid more slip-ups.”
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