Tudor relying on fitness over tactics in Juve's top-four push
Juventus sit fourth in Serie A, but in a tight battle for the Champions League places, they will need to work hard to hold onto it.
Igor Tudor is focusing on making sure Juventus' players are in the best condition instead of instilling rigid tactics in their bid for a top-four finish.
Juventus sit fourth in Serie A with six matches remaining, with seven points in their last three matches lifting them up the table ahead of Monday's clash with 16th-placed Parma.
They have a two-point advantage over fifth-placed Bologna, who host leaders Inter on Sunday, and are three points above Lazio, who are also playing on Monday against Genoa.
Juventus are currently given a 68.6% chance of finishing in the top four, with their current position of fourth the most likely result (48.5%) according to the Opta supercomputer.
"We don't have a Plan A and a Plan B, we just have to choose the players in the best shape because Parma are doing well and held both Inter and Fiorentina to draws," Tudor told reporters on Saturday.
"We've been working together for two to three weeks now, and the squad is improving. We increased the intensity to win back the ball quickly.
"We need to be aggressive and united; that is an objective."
Juventus have lost just one of their last 15 Serie A matches against Parma (W10 D4), a 1-0 defeat at the Tardini in April 2015. In fact, the Bianconeri have scored 97 goals against them in the competition.
Juve have won eight of their 13 games in the second half of the season in Serie A (D2 L3), already three more than they did in the second half of last season (W5 D10 L4).
However, Tudor added that there were some injury concerns ahead of the match.
"We had a few problems, Kenan Yildiz had some issues and worked a little bit with the group, so we’ll see tomorrow. Teun Koopmeiners also did a bit, but he is a major doubt to feature in the match," Tudor said.
Despite their strong form, which has put them in a Champions League place, Tudor's future remains unresolved due to his short-term contract, which reportedly runs until the end of the season.
He appears unfazed by the situation, though.
"When a coach arrives, he can be fired even if he's got a five-year contract all signed. Every coach lives one day at a time," he said.
"You can't plan too far ahead, you build the future today, you take lessons from the past, but thinking about the future too much creates nothing except anxiety.
"You've just got to prepare the best you can and then go at it, that's all that counts. The rest means zero."