Max Allegri has often been criticised for not giving chances to young players in his squad, as the Juventus gaffer prefers tried and trusted individuals.
However, this season has been very different as he makes the likes of Fabio Miretti and Nicolo Fagioli critical squad members.
Both midfielders were groomed at the club and received their chances while playing for the Next Gen side.
After taking the opportunity, they earned a permanent promotion to the first team and more men have had chances.
In the last game against Torino, 21-year-old Enzo Barrenechea earned a place in the starting XI ahead of Leandro Paredes to continue showing Allegri picks his team on merit.
Not many pundits have praised the gaffer for this change, but former Juve man Massimo Bonini says via Tuttomercatoweb:
“He missed many players during the year, the team had to be different.
“It has given many opportunities to different young people and this too must be a topic to consider.
“Yesterday, Barrenechea began to say and played well in a delicate role.”
Juve FC Says
Allegri has truly turned the corner and it seems he will stick with it as the promoted youngsters continue to impress on the team.
We expect to see more men move from the Next Gen side to his senior group as the team progresses and this will save the club a lot of money.
I think Allegri got forced to play the youngsters and part of this was his own fault for having insisted on getting Paredes while sending Rovella out. Pogba have been out, Mckennie was dreadful as we all knew, Paredes a disaster and even worse then we all knew, which leaves Allegri with Rabiot and Locatelli so obviously he had to play the youngsters. Against Napoli he trusted the old guard as he tend to do when they are all fit and we remember how that went. All in all there were simply no other option than playing the youngsters for Allegri.