Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli says the squad has improved since coach Max Allegri's arrival.

Barzagli was asked to compare Allegri with former coach Antonio Conte.

"Allegri has taken responsibility for us a lot more than before," Barzagli told La Stampa.

"Conte was often our motivator but Allegri has worked on tactics and management and what has materialised is this team.

"We have definitely grown as a squad, because in our first season we weren't the strongest team, but we won - it was then that Conte gave us a strong mentality.

"This Juventus cannot be worse than the great teams of the past. If you are strong, the results will do the talking."