Tudor relying on fitness over tactics at Juventus
Igor Tudor is focusing on making sure his Juventus players are in the best condition instead of instilling rigid tactics as they bid for a top-four finish in Serie A.
Juventus sits fourth on the table with six matches remaining, with seven points in its past three matches lifting it up the table ahead of Tuesday's (AEST) clash with 16th-placed Parma.
It has a two-point advantage over fifth-placed Bologna, which hosts leader Inter Milan on Monday (AEST), and is three points above Lazio, which plays Genoa in its next match.
"We don't have a Plan A and a Plan B, we just have to choose the players in the best shape because Parma are doing well and held both Inter and Fiorentina to draws," Tudor said.
"We've been working together for two to three weeks now, and the squad is improving. We increased the intensity to win back the ball quickly.
"We need to be aggressive and united; that is an objective."
Juventus has lost just one of its past 15 Serie A matches against Parma, winning 10 of those.
However, Tudor added that there are some injury concerns ahead of the match.
"We had a few problems, Kenan Yildiz had some issues and worked a little bit with the group, so we’ll see tomorrow. Teun Koopmeiners also did a bit, but he is a major doubt to feature in the match," Tudor said.
Despite Juventus's strong form, which has put it in a UEFA Champions League place, Tudor's future remains unresolved because of his short-term contract, which reportedly runs until the end of the season.
But he appears unfazed by the situation.
"When a coach arrives, he can be fired even if he's got a five-year contract all signed. Every coach lives one day at a time," he said.
"You can't plan too far ahead, you build the future today, you take lessons from the past, but thinking about the future too much creates nothing except anxiety.
"You've just got to prepare the best you can and then go at it, that's all that counts. The rest means zero."
