Paulo Dybala wants to keep winning at Juventus, despite reported interest from the likes of Barcelona.
The Argentinian striker spoke at length about his first season at Juventus and how he made the departure of Carlos Tevez all the easier to bear.
“Barcelona offered €90m for me? It makes me happy if they made this offer because it means that I’m doing well but I’m very happy here. I’m at one of the best clubs in the world now.” Dybala told La Nacion.
“The truth is that when you meet your objectives, it’s difficult to slow down,”
“When you get accustomed to winning, you just want to keep winning, and that’s good. I’ve won titles, but the truth is I’ve just started.
“I always have important objectives in my head, and I want to keep winning.
“I was only 18 when I emigrated to Europe. Luckily things went well, or I wouldn’t have joined Juventus at 21.
“When I went to Palermo I was under a lot of scrutiny for being the most expensive purchase in the club’s history. I always tried to stay calm and show I was worth the price.
“At Juventus I was pleasantly surprised beyond the names. It’s a very humble group, which helped me from day one.
“They treated me very well, and I think that’s the sign of a big club.
“The big names – leaving aside the fact they’ve won a lot, like Buffon and Khedira who are world champions – help in every way with their experience and humility.
“Players like Bonucci, Barzagli, Chiellini and Marchisio who have been at the club for a long time, teach people how to live there, how they work.
“The number 21 shirt? It’s a very important number. When I arrived I wanted the number 9 shirt, as it’s the number I’ve had from Instituto to Palermo.
“I knew Alvaro Morata had it though, and you have to be respectful when you get to a big club.
“Juve told me they wanted to give me the number 21 shirt. I felt a bit of pressure, because [Andrea] Pirlo had it the previous year, but luckily things went well, and in the end it wasn’t a burden.
“Did I make people forget Carlos Tevez? Now he’s not missed so much, because we had a very good year.
“I had a very good first season, and I surpassed the number of goals Carlitos got in his first season. So in that sense people have forgotten him a little.
“But hey, everything Carlos showed over those years isn’t easy to repeat. Everything is going well for me at the moment though.”
Juventus refused to release Dybala for the Olympics but the 22-year-old wasn’t surprised by the decision.
“I doubted they’d let me come, because when I was called-up they told me ‘it’s not easy, we’ll have to talk to the Coach and the other directors’,” Dybala recalls.
“I realised it would be difficult, because for them the League gets underway when the Games are in full-swing. Preparation is very important for Juventus.
“Tata Martino? I think he must have been surprised, because I think the other clubs who have players in my situation accepted. I don’t really know though, because the full list isn’t known yet.
“I’m sure the Coach expected a yes.
“I’ve never had an opportunity to play with the national team, to travel, to share a month with my teammates and get to know them better.
“The Copa America or the Games would have been very important for me, because I’ve never had the chance to play them.
“The 2018 World Cup? It’s my dream to be included, just as it was for the Copa America and the Olympics.
“I think playing in a World Cup is surely the ultimate for any footballer, representing your country and having the chance to be world champion.
“I’ll try to get to the World Cup.”
It seems we have signed Caprari from Pescara. And may also be picking up the other Gianluca with whom Caprari has dovetailed so beautifully this season in Serie B, Signore Lapadula…who was at Juve as a youngster. Given the certainty that the 22 year old Caprari will be used as a counter-weight in another deal, I will avoid creating a major profile. Briefly however…He has truly blossomed this campaign, scoring 13 and with 12 assists from 38 games as his side have gained fourth spot and will face Novara in the semi-finals of the play-offs next week.
A flair merchant with low centre of gravity who can dribble, provide fantasy and knows where the goal is. Perhaps a little similar to Insigne. It is thought that he will be offered to Sassuolo as part of the Berardi deal. As a full transfer with the first option to sign him in the future. Pretty much the modern version of the co-ownership routine which I discussed here>>>
https://www.juvefc.com/the-modern-co-ownership-routine/
We have been extremely active in focusing on italian youth in recent years. Sensi, Ganz, Caprari, Lapadula, Mandragora, Berardi, Leali…and remember there is the young brazilian talent Rogerio, who was farmed out to Sassuolo in January. I am unsure how much has really changed since the co-ownership routine ended, other than Juve are now mopping up the vast majority of young talent in the second tier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ3KSgnT7TU
Interesting GP, but I worry at the attrition rate of these so-called promising talents. Not many seem to come through at Juve do they? I remember seeing one of those pretty shallow website slideshow ‘articles’ about the best young players in Europe. Juve had an entry, who was stated as the best midfielder in Italy (can’t remember his name). That was a few years ago, and that player seems to be nowhere to be seen now.
I know there is no B team system in Italy, which hurts the development of youngsters, but surely there is a case that farming them out to clubs with coaching setups far inferior to ours can / does actually take that talent and promise and dilute it or even kill it completely – talent can be coached out of players can’t it.
For different reasons it’s long be known that many young english players have all their talent and enthusiasm coached out of them.
Good news about Dybala. He seems a good kid, with no stars in his head messing him up. Long may it continue.
Rogerio is our player?
I believe we had our fair share of non european players in our ranks and so ‘assisted’ Sassuolo with the purchase…
How many clubs at the top level do you see with players coming through from the youth ranks? The Man U side of the 90s and Barca more recently. Other than which…?
The cost of success is so high that the big clubs prefer to speculate to accumulate by buying proven talent rather than work diligently to promote from in house. However, I believe that the Beppe and Paratici had a lot to sort out when they appeared after the Secco years of decay and profligacy. They have worked exceptionally well and returned our squad to the elite. The youth sector is obviously a far trickier affair since players may seem amazing at 15, then fail to make the grade as everyone else catches them up as they mature. I would say that since I began following the youth sector with steady zeal, three or four years back, the present crop at U19 level are the most talented I have seen. Romagna, Favilli, Macek, Audero, Kastanos, Di Massimo, Lirola and above all others Clemenza seem to have a serious chance of maturing towards the senior side, after cutting their teeth elsewhere. Yes yes! There is the risk of poor management slowing or ruining their development, yet its safer than using up a hugely valuable place in our senior squad when we are fighting for glory on many levels.
The B team option is being discussed presently and may well appear from the 17/18 season onwards, perhaps with teams placed in Serie B unable to gain promotion, similar to the German model. This would allow us to ensure the youngsters receive the best coaching we can provide.
Of those out on loan…I will cover the main prospects in an upcoming report which I will begin this evening.