Juventus coach Max Allegri was left frustrated after their 1-1 draw with AC Milan.
Juve blew a 1- 0 lead to drop two points at home.
“Despite a good first half, when we created chances and allowed Milan just one opportunity, we even risked defeat at the end of a game that had been under total control," Allegri told DAZN.
“Unfortunately, we lost that concentration, determination and focus. Just look at the corner where we conceded the goal, there was complacency. It's not possible to give this game away after being in control. Evidently, we need to make more progress. A lot more.
“This game doesn't change anything in my view of Juventus. What we need to learn quickly is that there are games when you need to be tough, you have to be determined, to bring home the tackle, keep focused. This is part of the general growth process of some players," continued the coach.
“I will admit that I made mistakes on the substitutions, I got it wrong. I should've put more defensive players on and put the 1-0 lead under lock and key, so I take responsibility for that."
Allegri also said: “It was important to get a positive result and we did. A defeat would've not definitively left us behind Milan, but a big advantage, now it is easier to bridge.
“The problem is that winning a game is one thing, winning a league is another, and that means not conceding goals due to errors like that. We can draw games if the other team does better, not if we give it away.
“There were some positives, in other words the first half, but what makes me angry are the final 15 minutes. We should've suffered more, been ready to fight tooth and nail. At those moments, you can't look at being aesthetically beautiful, you just take the result home, even if it's ugly."
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