Juventus coach Max Allegri hit out at journalists after their shock home loss to Villarreal.
Villarreal won the second-leg of their Champions League round 16 tie 3-0 in Turin to reach the quarterfinals 4-1 on aggregate.
Allegri was asked if this season should be considered a disaster and replied: “If you have intellectual dishonesty, you read it in a way, but the reality is different. Do you understand?
“I knew that people would talk about a failure in case of elimination, but that's intellectual dishonesty. I know the value of team. We've been using the same players for two months, we are in the race for the top four and the Coppa Italia. I have nothing to reproach the guys. They are doing extraordinary things.
“The season is ongoing, we have targets to reach. We are disappointed and we'll make our assessments to improve the team. We do that every year. We also need to be realists. There are ten teams in Europe superior to Juventus. It's no shame, it's a fact.
“I agree that we had to qualify today, but it was not easy. It's useless to talk now, we must remain quiet, focus on the league and the Coppa Italia to see if we can take a trophy at home."
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