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Juve?s manager shares his thoughts after a tough night at the office for him and his shorthanded squad. Tuesday night brought something that Thiago Motta had yet to experience during his short time as Juventus? manager: defeat.
Juventus were unable to extend their best-ever start to a Champions League campaign, falling to Stuttgart 1-0 at the Allianz Stadium in a game that felt much more than one-goal scoreline that was ultimately decided in second-half stoppage time when substitute El Bilal Touré broke the deadlock.
It was Juve?s first loss of the 2024-25 season, with Motta?s squad struggling for the second straight game after their slim 1-0 win over Lazio this past weekend. ?We have to accept the result, improve and recover,? Motta said after the loss to Stuttgart. ?We couldn?t overcome the control of the game that they had. Often, in the first half, they avoided the initial press with their central defender, and we rarely had control of possession. Stuttgart are a difficult team to play against, we struggled to impose our style of play which is important to be able to compete against a strong team.
?We have to do better defensively than we did tonight, we have to improve a lot in the balance of the team. We have to put the defeat behind us and improve on what we can improve on and move forward.?

When it came to who deserved the win, there was only one answer for Motta.
?Stuttgart certainly d...