""Cagliari deserved it, because they fought for every ball, closed up and tried to go on the counter," Spalletti told Sky Sport Italia. "We were unable to be determined enough in preparing those situations. There are games that go like this, we move on. "The substitutes got swept up in the frantic nature of the game. Zhegrova and Conceicao dropped back to get the ball in midfield rather than stay up there, so they got too far away from the 'hot' areas of the pitch.""
""Kalulu and Kelly then started pushing up the flanks, but no, they were defenders and needed to be defending. "We can complain about that, players need to stay in their roles, but in general we played our game, suffocated every attempt at a counter-attack. It was destined to go like this, there's no point crying over spilt milk. "We needed to be more determined and make"
Juventus lost 1-0 to Cagliari after Luca Mazzitelli's 65th-minute volley, despite holding 78.1% possession and firing 21 shots to Cagliari's three. The result makes Juventus the first team to lose a Serie A match with at least 78% possession since records began in 2004-05 and represents their second league defeat since November. The club have dropped five of 14 away matches this season, more than last season's total. Kenan Yildiz hit the woodwork and goalkeeper Elia Caprile made five saves. Substitutes moved into midfield, defenders pushed high, and the side lacked the clinical finishing and role discipline needed to convert chances.
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