Rage Will Be Our Weapon, Says Conte
Tuesday 14th November 2000
Juventus captain Antonio Conte believes that despite drawing with champions Lazio at the weekend, when the team were roundly booed by their supporters, la Vecchia Signora are still in pole position to win the Scudetto.
"After Saturday we have every possibility of winning the Scudetto," the midfielder said on Tuesday. "I am sure that we will get our supporters back behind us soon," he said.
"It's logical that they are disappointed. But we are also disappointed after being knocked out of the Champions' League. Our rage will be our weapon."
Coach Carlo Ancelotti echoed his captain's beliefs and was pleased with his side's performance against Lazio.
"I liked the match not for the draw but for our performance," he said. "But we are still on a bad run and we have to show the same aggression that we did last Saturday.
"I am happy for Paolo Montero: he played well and he bolstered the defence. We missed him when he was injured."
Ancelotti did not believe that the Juventus players in the Italy team who take on England at the Delle Alpi on Wednesday would be booed by the home crowd: "I think that people will go to watch a match.
"If someone wants to boo my players they can do it for free on Thursday during training."
