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Juventus legend Gianluca Vialli hails winning mentality

Juventus legend Gianluca Vialli has hailed the club's winning mentality.

Vialli says to play for Juve is an "honour".

“Success comes from the culture you create in your organisation," Vialli said, in the podcast 'The Big Interview with Graham Hunter'. “To wear the Juventus shirt is an honour, but it's also very heavy. The culture is that you never give up and go to the final whistle.

“You must prepare so that you can carry this claim on your shoulders. You need to be humble, play with pride but also aggression.

“We were the best at preparing ourselves. Everyone did the same thing. We trained two or three times a day. We all had individual gym programmes. It became a competition to see who could get to the gym first.

“I turned up at 6.45 a.m. one day, thinking: 'I'll be first!' Angelo Di Livio was there, saying: 'Bad luck, Luca!' It was a great environment and Marcello Lippi was my Messiah. He made us feel in control.

“When we were walking down the tunnel before a game, I remember looking at opponents and thinking: I'm not scared, you must be scared."

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