Igor Tudor: My team is made up of players who are eager to contribute
2025-08-10 03:55
The "Old Lady" Juventus will travel to Signal Iduna Park to challenge the "Yellow Bees" Borussia Dortmund in another friendly, and coach Igor Tudor said that the intensity of training will be gradually increased in preparation for the new season, and said that his team is composed of players who are eager to contribute to the team.
Juventus drew 2-2 with Reggiana in their last friendly match, thanks to goals from Conceicao and Vlahovic. As for Dortmund, Niko Kovac's team defeated Lille of Ligue 1 3-2 in a friendly last week.
Juventus coach Igor Tudor said in an interview, "We completed a good training in a very good place. We focused on the work on the field and the players were also involved. This game will be played in front of a full stadium, which is also a test for us to test our own state. In the next game, we need to give the players more playing time, which will also help us analyze what we have prepared in the past few days."
“Playing in friendly matches in August is always special. In the first few weeks of training, we increased the intensity and carried out high-load exercises in every training session. In the following days, we will adjust the intensity again so that we can play in the best condition when the first official game comes in two weeks. Every team has its own way of preparing, and I will use this month to train as much as possible because once the new season starts, there will be less time to do so.”
In addition, new signings Jonathan David and Joao Mario, who joined Juventus last month, will also participate in the friendly match against Dortmund.
Igor Tudor continued: "My squad is strong and competitive, made up of players who are eager to contribute. Jonathan David and Joao Mario have both integrated well into the team and will be available for the match against Dortmund."
"Both Bremer and Kupmeiners are great players who are preparing in the best possible way and will play an important role in the new season. I will start Bremer in order to observe his condition and allow him to gain some more playing time physically."