Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti paid tribute to captain Manuel Locatelli after Sunday\'s 0-0 draw with AC Milan.
Just days after penning a new deal with Juve, Locatelli was outstanding against the Bianconeri.
Spalletti said of his veteran midfielder: "I made mistakes with the national team, I made mistakes in everything, because what I thought was the easiest thing for me, doing my job, doing this job, is being able to be with the players, knowing how to behave in a dressing room, making the players love me, always having an open door, having this relationship, this empathy, where I think that through this quality you can play faster, higher-quality football, with more frequent passes, and so on.
"I didn't succeed, so among the mistakes I made, I certainly also made the mistake of not calling up Locatelli."
Spalletti also said: "He's a difficult player because he can do multiple things, he can come and sew up the attacking midfield, and when you then go and scold him, he starts behind the line and it becomes almost impossible to maintain his speed because he's a strong player, he's a modern player."