{"id":881379,"date":"2025-12-29T01:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/29\/we-need-to-do-better-spalletti-stays-grounded-despite-juventus-win\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T01:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:17:11","slug":"we-need-to-do-better-spalletti-stays-grounded-despite-juventus-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/29\/we-need-to-do-better-spalletti-stays-grounded-despite-juventus-win\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We need to do better\u2019 \u2013 Spalletti stays grounded despite Juventus win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mmwebhandler.aff-online.com\/C\/35442?sr=155474&#038;anid=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soccernews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/SN\/images\/300x250_HR.gif\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Luciano Spalletti insisted that his Juventus side \u201cneed to do better\u201d after their 2-0 win over Pisa.<\/p>\n<p>Second-half goals from Pierre Kalulu and Kenan Yildiz downed Pisa, who struck the woodwork twice in their final match of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus have won back-to-back away games in the same season in all competitions for the first time since September-October 2024, while they have also won four consecutive matches in all competitions and three in Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>And under Spalletti, Juve have picked up 17 points in eight games (W5 D2 L1), for an average of 2.1 points per match; the Bianconeri had collected 15 in their previous nine (W4 D3 L2) for an average of 1.7 per game.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Italian head coach was not entirely satisfied with his side\u2019s performance against Pisa, admitting that they rode their luck at times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur tempo was slow, the last 6-7 minutes and first 6-7 minutes of the second half were bad, as Pisa caused problems with their intensity and we were fortunate in those situations,\u201d Spalletti told Sky Sport Italia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FT || The year ends with a victory and three points away from home <\/p>\n<p>Well done lads! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EASPORTSFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EASPORTSFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/easportsfcit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@easportsfcit<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PisaJuve?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PisaJuve<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fTbAZsVX2g\">pic.twitter.com\/fTbAZsVX2g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JuventusFC  (@juventusfcen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juventusfcen\/status\/2005031790302654820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn the second half, we had more quality, were more inventive, [Edon] Zhegrova and [Jonathan] David did well, giving us more quality in the final third. We were able to score and at that moment of the game I felt it was deserved, as we were creating spaces in the box.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ought to do better and we need to do better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought Pisa played very well and it was similar to their defeat against Inter, who suffered here for 70 minutes. Pisa are not fortunate at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur problem is that we are a strong team, but we\u2019ve got to prove it every time we step onto the pitch, and we were below par in too many ways during the first half.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccernews.com\/we-need-to-do-better-spalletti-stays-grounded-despite-juventus-win\/393903\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>SoccerNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Luciano Spalletti insisted that his Juventus side \u201cneed to do better\u201d after their 2-0 win over Pisa. Second-half goals from Pierre Kalulu and Kenan Yildiz downed Pisa, who struck the woodwork twice in their final match of the year. 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