Juventus Suffer 2-3 Defeat! Spalletti: Desire to Win Led to Defensive Imbalance and Conceded Goals

In Round 4 of Serie A, Juventus lost 2-3 away to Sassuolo. Spalletti stated that the team had a strong desire to win and had once turned the situation around, but repeatedly lost defensive balance, failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities, and could not maintain their advantage. In the first half, there was insufficient space, with few passes delivered to Kolmouani; facing tight pressing from the opponents, the team needed to go directly to the center forward, but Conceicao's crosses and back passes were lacking, and the final pass was errant. In the second half, the team attacked more frequently but lost balance. He appreciated the second-half attitude more and emphasized the importance of defensive balance and control. In the closing stages, during a three-on-two counter-attack, Juventus held a numerical advantage of 8-7 but lost the ball while forcing play into tight space; the players were too fixated. This was not a fight with their backs to the wall, and the team had already attempted to control the game in the first half; they need to be more decisive and aggressive. He expressed his anger at the defeat, noting that the team lost their sense of proportion because they wanted to win too much.