DBasia.news – Juventus striker Douglas Costa praised his coach Massimiliano Allegri. According to Costa, Allegri made him a better player.
Douglas Costa joined Juventus during the 2017 summer transfer market. At that time, La Vecchia Signora got Douglas Costa as the loan-player from Bayern Munchen.
With Juventus, Douglas Costa performed impressively. The Brasilian player played in 47 matches with 6 goals and 14 assists.
Douglas Costa’s performance made Juventus got him from Bayern Munchen. I Bianconeri paid 40 million euro (Rp669 billion) to Bayern Munchen.
During the interview with ItalianFootballTV, Douglas Costa revealed his reason to join Juventus. The player felt like a family.
“I think Juventus know how to win a player over. Once a player makes a decision and the deal is closed, the club treat them as a member of the family,” Douglas Costa remembered.
“I think the Juventus family are most important. It’s a world where I’ve learned to live,” Douglas Costa continued.
Douglas Costa also considered Massimiliano Allegri as the coach who helped him to develop. Costa thought Allegri made him better during the defense.
“Allegri’s a coach with a great passion for the defensive side of the game and, for me, it was really important because I’m a player used to going forward a lot and, working on the defensive side,” Douglas Costa said.
“It’s made me a more complete player. He’s played an important role in my career,” he continued.