Thiago Motta: “I feel ashamed. We must apologize, we have hit rock bottom”

“We should be ashamed, we have hit rock bottom”. Thiago Motta is bitter after Juventus ’ surprising elimination on penalties in the Coppa Italia at the hands of Empoli . The coach does not hide his disappointment: “We had a shameful attitude in the first half. It is probably my fault for not making my players understand the importance of the match, the importance of wearing the Juventus shirt. I hope the criticism is strong. Our fans were far too kind to us”.

Motta: “No one took responsibility, unacceptable”

The Juventus coach does not hide his disappointment with the players' attitude: "The team demands things without deserving them, without giving anything in return. This makes me feel bad, it makes me feel ashamed. Let's start again from something basic: attitude. Give everything on the pitch, in training. Let's start again by respecting the history of the place where you work. We have shown the complete opposite. This was the problem today. It was not a technical problem, tactical, but of attitude. No one took responsibility. Unacceptable. We must apologize to the history of this club. And I repeat, the responsibility is also mine, for not having made people understand the importance of this match".

“Without the right attitude you won't get anywhere”

Motta is a river in full flood: “We played against an Empoli in rotation. We have to talk about mentality, understand that we have to deserve to be here every day. We can't demand without giving. And we can't demand anything. We have quality players, I'm convinced of it, but this is almost never enough. We need more to compete. The fundamental thing is the attitude. Since I arrived it's the first thing I've talked about. You can't negotiate for the attitude. That's why I feel ashamed. I accept the technical error, not the wrong attitude”.