Series A
Milik: ‘I am not a Juventus reserve player’
Arek Milik insists ‘I don’t take into account myself a reserve’ participant at Juventus after the hat-trick to beat Frosinone 4-0 within the Coppa Italia quarter-final.
The final Juventus participant to web a hat-trick within the Coppa Italia was Alessandro Del Piero towards Fiorentina in January 2006, however Milik set the scene for this rout earlier than an acrobatic Kenan Yildiz volley.
“I’m very comfortable that we obtained by to the semi-finals and in addition for my hat-trick, because it helped us obtain that goal,” Milik instructed Sky Sport Italia and Mediaset, nonetheless carrying the match ball.
On the third objective, Manuel Locatelli pounced on a napping Frosinone defender and laid the go on a silver platter for the striker somewhat than go for objective himself.
“We’re mates, so maybe that influenced him!”
The Poland worldwide had by no means even scored a brace for Juve earlier than, not to mention a hat-trick, and was with no single objective since October 7.
“I don’t take into account myself a reserve. Even after I don’t begin, my thoughts is on the group, serving to my teammates and offering help, in the end the selection is right down to the coach. If I can not assist with objectives, I attempt to assist with different components.
“Now we can not wait to play the semi-final, even when it will likely be a little bit of a wait.”
The semi-final is the one Coppa Italia spherical to be performed over two legs, and each the house and away fixtures towards Lazio are anticipated to be in April.
Whereas Juve hardly ever rating a couple of per sport in Serie A, they’ve been operating wild within the Coppa Italia, beating Salernitana 6-1 and now Frosinone 4-0.
“It relies on the sport. This night we had extra areas, extra alternatives, whereas in Serie A it’s typically not the identical. We regularly discover ourselves having to assist the midfielders and defenders within the remaining half-hour, as we speak it was them serving to us to assault, however it relies on the opponent and the way the sport goes.”
Brilliance by Weston McKennie 🤩🇺🇸
The American performs an impressive ball to Arkadiusz Milik who has a brace ⚽ pic.twitter.com/yXecbbBO5z
— Viaplay Sports activities UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) January 11, 2024
