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Despite Juve's good form, Mandzukic not carried away

Massimiliano Allegri's men, the reigning domestic champion and Coppa Italia holder, is in contention to win an historic treble, but Mandzukic has urged his team-mates to remain grounded.

Published : Jan 28, 2017 16:00 IST , Turin

Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic: "There is a long way still to go and we have to keep up the good work because we have not achieved anything yet and we can play even better."
Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic: "There is a long way still to go and we have to keep up the good work because we have not achieved anything yet and we can play even better."
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Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic: "There is a long way still to go and we have to keep up the good work because we have not achieved anything yet and we can play even better."

Mario Mandzukic has stressed Juventus cannot afford to get carried away regardless of its fine results, insisting its have won nothing yet.

Massimiliano Allegri's men, the reigning domestic champion and Coppa Italia holder, is in contention to win an historic treble, but Mandzukic has urged his team-mates to remain grounded.

"Everything has been going really well so far. We are top of the league in Italy, through to the next round in the Champions League and now in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, so I am happy with how things are going," he told Sky.

"That said, there is a long way still to go and we have to keep up the good work because we have not achieved anything yet and we can play even better than we already are doing. If we do that, we can achieve the goals we have set ourselves. 

"Juventus are a big club and of course everyone expects us to win every game, besides always playing brilliantly, but we know that is not always possible. If we have our critics, we should not ever be worried about them. We just have to do our jobs on the pitch.

"When we do lose, we know how to pick ourselves up again in the next game, as we have shown several times before and we will keep doing it."

Juve, which reached the Champions League final in 2014-15, losing 3-1 to Barcelona in Berlin, faces Porto in this season's round of 16, with a trip to Sassuolo in Serie A coming up on Sunday.

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