Nottingham Forest had been in closed-door training again since they finished the game with Sunderland. The English media complained that there had never been a manager like Tony Twain who used closed-door training so often to prepare for the competition.
Carl Spicer said it was proof of how terrified Tony Twain was. He dared not let the media and his opponent know what he was doing. This implied that he had no confidence.
Twain obviously did this to keep things confidential because he wanted to give Juventus a "big surprise." He did not feel that he had no confidence. Self-confidence and blind arrogance were two different things. Anyhow, he was up against the group's most powerful opponent. Superficial arrogance and true arrogance were two different matters.
In fact, Twain's remarks to the media before he came to Italy were not entirely intended to create some trouble to Ranieri's mind. He truly had to be careful. That was what he said to the team.
