Michele Criscitiello has criticised Juventus’ decision to appoint Thiago Motta as their manager, insisting that he lacked the experience and credentials to take charge of the club. The former footballer is currently struggling to make a substantial impact on the touchline since replacing Max Allegri, with the Bianconeri failing to perform to their expected standards.
Motta, who had previously guided Bologna to a Champions League qualification last season, was seen as a promising managerial talent. His decision to leave Bologna and join Juventus was met with optimism by many. Juventus, who needed a new coach after Allegri’s departure, were attracted to Motta’s tactical style and innovative approach to the game. Despite his relative inexperience at the highest level, Juventus were confident that he could achieve even greater success with their squad, which is filled with a wealth of talented players.
However, Motta has yet to win any significant trophies in his managerial career, and this lack of success has raised questions about his ability to manage one of Italy’s most successful clubs. Despite the support Juventus has given him, with the club acquiring the players he asked for, Motta’s Juventus side has been underperforming. The team’s lack of cohesion and failure to live up to the expectations of the fans have been glaring.
Criscitiello, in particular, is highly critical of the choice to bring Motta to the club, believing that the current crop of Juventus players does not understand the significance of playing for such a prestigious team. He faults the managerial decision, stating that Juventus should have appointed a manager with more experience and a proven track record at the highest level. He said, as quoted by Tuttomercatoweb, “He wasn’t the right coach for Juventus. He needs to be given time, of course, but when you start like this you can only end up worse. To get to the most important team in Italy, 2-3 good seasons in Genoa, Spezia and Bologna aren’t enough. That’s another kind of football. Juve needs to win, and to win you have to be used to doing so. Thiago Motta doesn’t have the qualities of a great coach.”
Despite Motta’s promising potential, it seems the decision to appoint him as manager is not universally accepted. As Juventus’ struggles continue, the debate over whether Motta is the right fit for the club will likely persist.
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Motta is not the problem. Poor midfielders + Guitin are the problem. Juve hasn’t had a single quality midfielder since Pogba, Pirlo , Vidal , Marchisio era.
Moreover, Vlahovic never creates a chance himself. The team is based on counterattacks yet he can’t run. Juve is like 1 player short when Vlahovic is on the pitch. Motta needs a fast team with good defenders and clinical strikers . I agree he has had some poor choices like playing Koopmeiners as an AM or relying on conceicao to bring the ball all the way from defence to attack ( when he clearly runs out of breath in long runs), but he is a great tactician imho. don’t forget the injuries as well. Juve needs an overhaul and that includes managers like Guitin as well not just players. Guitin doesn’t know quality players.
Motta’s tactic is too slow and it has nothing to do with players. Juventus have not shown anything better than Bologna, u think these two teams r on the same level? Also many players r not disciplined in the match and had no punishment.
Yes, Giuntoli is the biggest rubbish and last season spent millions loaning a rubbish player from championship league was ridiculous. But my point is, Motta is a better rubbish but still rubbish.
I am fed up with his statement, I am making the best choice for the team. Nah, shameless.
I’m not his fan either, never was and knew from day one he is neither good at defending nor attacking. Yet he is much better than Allegri. So I will settle for anyone other than allegri even if we relegate to serie b c d e f g h …
Unless we bring in someone like Zidane and bring some quality midfielders who can rotate their head and actually move, we are stuck with 4th to 6th place
“u think these two teams r on the same level?”
No, unfortunately they aren’t. Last year Bologna had better players than Juventus and so far this year the situation is not good either. Let’s think about the most valued players of Juventus: Luiz (complete failure), Vlahovic (unsuitable for team play, and too slow), Bremer (injured – the defense was destroyed when Bremer was injured), Cambiaso (he plays with many mistakes). Despite this, the team’s performance before the injuries was encouraging and the results were good. We can rightly hope that with a few new player, the team can move forward.
It’s easy to criticize a Juventus coach, just as it’s easy to be envious of him, but this statement was a bit premature.
There are no proper defenders in the team, no proper center forwards, and the midfield is not perfect either. So it is difficult to create a good team. And the star players of the team are kids. Their performance is fluctuating.
Hopefully, the shortcomings of the squad can be fixed in January. If Motta can’t create a capable team with them either, then we can return to this question.
The whole team is to blame. The coach is to blame for some of the bad choices he has made. The players are to blame because they only play hard in the last 15 minutes when they need to secure the tie to prevent a loss. Upper management is to blame for their decisions specifically Guintoli for some of the flops he transferred in this season. They are worried too much about getting back to being the top club in Italy and revenue then they are the game. I hope this transfer window they bring on some players with some balls and courage to drive the damn ball into the goal box. I am so sick of this outside hail mary curl it into the box bullshit and hoping someone gets it. There is only one stand out player that has balls and that is Francisco Coneicao. This little guys is a beast and works his ass off and is not afraid to challenge a defender. We need 9 more guys just like him.
Watch the last Napoli game where David Neres drives the ball into the box and scores a goal like butter. We need more players like this. Juve does not need to get back on top. They need to get their balls back. Big ones!