Luciano Spalletti hit out at media criticism of his Juventus team, insisting his squad are more motivated than ever.

Juve sit seventh in Serie A after 11 games, and are 11 points behind leaders Lazio heading into the international break.

The Bianconeri drew 2-2 with Fiorentina on Sunday. Juve are averaging 1.63 points per game in Serie A this term. 

In the three-points-per-win era, Juve have only finished a top-flight season with a lower points-per-game average on three occasions: 2009-10 (1.45), 2010-11 (1.53) and 1998-99 (1.59).

But when asked if he was concerned by Juve being so far from the summit, Spalletti replied: "You always tell us we are out of Europe, that we must win the Europa League title. You always say it.

"Every time, you always ask the same questions, and this motivates us. Everyone understands, and I stay confident.

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"I've already said it 45 times. I know what I want. If I'm still here, it's because I want to do well, and I've got some situations sorted. Full stop. Tomorrow morning, I'll wake up and try to do something new. I'm super motivated."

Spalletti was also quizzed on the errors Juventus are making, although Opta's records show the Bianconeri have only made six mistakes resulting directly in conceding a shot this season.

"At this level, the eyes and the head are more important than the feet. If you don't see things happening and you only realise when they are actually happening, you are late," Spalletti said.

"I've said it many times, but unfortunately we still can't get it. At times, we play too casually or lose the ball inside our own box and start to panic. We need to be more mature, stay calm, and work together as a team."

Juve did feel they were denied a penalty against Fiorentina, when Joao Mario handled in the box when the scores were level at 2-2.

Fiorentina twice took the lead, through Mateo Pellegrino and then Alieu Njie, with Nick Woltemade and Bremer grabbing Juve's equalisers.