Danilo: “Happy with the way I’m playing, the best period of my career”

As

are set to face

today, Juve defender

Danilo

admits that he is ‘happy’ with his performance this season.

“

Since I left Porto, this is the season where I’ve had the most consistency and that is what I’ve been looking for,

” Danilo said.

“

I’m happy with the way I’m playing, I want to be out there as much as possible and don’t feel tired. This is one of the best periods of my career and I’m happy to be enjoying it at an important club like Juventus.

“I want to repay the club for the faith shown in me.”

Danilo has been able to perform like a joker in the Juventus squad, playing as a full-back or in a three-man defence.

“

It’s not new for me, as I had also played here in the past. People think about football differently here and you must be able to adapt. Obviously, I can’t play as a striker, but I must be able to play every role in defence.

“I’m happy in this new position and I’m glad the coach thought of me.”

Andrea Pirlo

has been the Bianconeri’s debutant tactician after Max Allegri and Maurizio Sarri.

“

I think his coaching reflects the way he played his football too,

” continued Danilo.

“

Pirlo always had clear ideas and I think that was a very important part of winning over the squad. The entire team follows the coach and he did really well in explaining his ideas to us.”

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