Any chance Juventus had of winning the Scudetto this season has surely been extinguished this evening following an embarrassing home loss to relegation-threatened Udinese.
There are no excuses whatsoever; the referee cannot be blamed, bad luck cannot be blamed. What can be blamed are the players and their sorry performances.
It would be easy to single out certain individuals, but the problem is that almost every player in a Juve shirt was woeful. The whole team was devoid of ideas and creativity. They barely threatened the Udinese goal, and if the game went on for another 24 hours, Juve would still not have scored.
Max Allegri has to take his share of the blame as well. He selected this lineup, deployed the tactics and strategy, and the truth is, he was found wanting.
Inter are now seven points clear with a game in hand, and Juve now have to worry far more about AC Milan taking over the second spot. That is now the state of play, from being title contenders to no longer being assured of second.
Udinese did not play out of their skins; they did not have to. They got their goal and then defended well. They were organized and disciplined, not something that can be attributed to the Juventus midfield and forward line.
There is now going to have to be some deep soul-searching at the club. Is Allegri the man for the job? Are certain players fit to wear the jersey, and are some players being overhyped?
Allegri belongs to past – defensive and no visions.
Was a shame to see such a flat performance. Seems like the Empoli game did the negative trick on the players psyche, which has reflected in the last two matches. Indeed it’s more about a top four finish than winning the scuedeto now.
It’s nothing new. Juve’s performance this season is average. Allegri has no tactical plan. He’s an outdated manager and quite similar to Mourinho. You see… Mourinho is twice better than him in terms of trophies but where is he now? We need a modern coach with a football philosophy: to win with style. This Allegri’s “corto muso” rubbish doesn’t belong to modern football. This is 2024 for God Sake! WAKE UP JUVE BOARDS! If you want young fans to support Juve, sack this Dinosaur and hire De Zerbi.
De Zerbi but Juve itself and the fans can’t switch to an attacking mindset. It’s in our dna to defend. I’m tired of this mindset a long time ago so if the Zerbi comes in he won’t be backed. Allegri is a wonderful man, dressed perfect, physical condition, relationship with players just a all around good human being. Unfortunately, he can’t wrap his head around attacking tactics which is the most important of all these things. I like but he need to go like yesterday.
I told you so – Sandro would be the culprit. Allegri has a crush on the guy clearly as he triggered his renewal clause last season by playing him so much even if he cost us countless points.