Mattei: Conte is a phenomenon-level coach, Allegri always treats me as a scapegoat

July 9th, former Juventus and Milan striker Mattri talked about his experience in playing for the giants.

Preseason training with Conte

" At Juventus, at his first preseason training, in Philadelphia, I remember three or four people almost fainted, and the humidity was 100%. As soon as he got off the plane, he asked us to run and destroyed us. I remember he said to us, 'Let's go run, and you'll sleep', but he destroyed us. He took you to a physical level and let you run twice the distance. I started the training with 88 kg, and ended up at 79 kg, losing moisture and some fat. In Philadelphia, because it was too hot, we all took off our underwear training. My heart rate was 208, and it was usually 187-1 89, but I got goosebumps all over my body and was trembling with exhaustion. I remember he approached me and said, 'Matrip, they told me you have a kind of kind, okay, stop.'"

Memories of Conte

"Conte was a phenomenon coach, the kind of coach who would prepare for a fixed routine to prepare for the game. The initial training worked like this: when the ball was passed to the fullback and he stopped the ball with his instep, you had to do a run; if he stopped the ball and divided the ball to the side, it was another run; if he stopped the ball with the soles of the feet, it was another run. Luca Tony and I looked at each other at the time, and the expression was (unbelievable). He would torture you physically, but then you would Find out that everything he did simplifies your task in difficult times because you can play with your eyes closed. He helped me a lot. "

Allegri, Cagliari and Celebration Action

"My celebration action was created by Lazari and I, because we had Allegri, and he always let me and him (Lazari) play in the last 20 minutes of the game in the first year of the game. When we lost, he blamed us, we were scapegoats. During the training week, he made all kinds of jokes, but only laughed with us. So one day, Lazari and I said to him, 'Oh, coach, shut up', and everything comes from that. The meaning of this action is to say ‘Let us go for a while, we play 20 minutes each game’. After that, even if I don’t play with Lazari anymore, I continue to do this celebration. ”

In Milan

"In Milan, my experience in San Siro was really bad because you can hear boos, sometimes even insults, even when you are still under the passage. I always celebrate the goal except that. The exception was that I just scored twice against Cagliari shortly after transferring to Juventus, even though the fans were insulting me throughout the game. I always celebrated the goal with my former club, but in that case, I didn’t think I should have celebrated because it was only 4 days since I transferred to Juventus.”