Juventus majority owner John Elkann has invited some of the club’s top officials for an emergency meeting to discuss the ongoing crisis.
While the Bianconeri have been enduring a rough campaign from the very start, the situation has truly unravelled over the past few weeks. The team was eliminated from the Champions League at the hands of PSV Eindhoven before suffering a humiliating Coppa Italia exit against Empoli the following week.
Thiago Motta’s men were hoping to rescue the campaign by reviving their Serie A title hopes, but their five-match winning streak met its demise when they hosted Atalanta at home. The Old Lady suffered a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of Atalanta, followed by a 0-3 defeat in Florence to leave the club outside the Top Four spots.
So with Champions League football becoming increasingly in danger for next season, Elkann felt it is the right time to intervene.
According to Il Corriere dello Sport, the Exor CEO has summoned the top brass for crisis talks on Friday. The summit should include the club’s CEO Maurizio Scanavino and Football Director Cristiano Giuntoli, which Motta’s inclusion remains uncertain.
As the Roman newspaper explains, Elkann will make it clear that the consequences of missing out on the Champions League will be drastic for the club.
In this case, the Bianconeri might have to reduce their project by making limited action on the transfer market in the summer. Moreover, this could also prevent them from buying some of the players who are currently on loan, especially Pierre Kalulu and Francisco Conceicao.
Moreover, all contract renewal talks have been delayed, particularly the ones involving Weston McKennie and Federico Gatti.
Therefore, Juventus will have to find solutions on the pitch, otherwise, they’ll be facing some undesired repercussions.
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I think it would be a fair solution if there is a pressure to win from now on. As soon as the team doesn’t win a match (if they lose or even just draw), Motta should be fired immediately.
This could be resoved as simple as can be for example…in 2 steps (or more):
1.) change the coach instantly (even if it not experienced, like Primavera coach, the fact alone that is not Motta will be beneficial enough). It is better -15M€ for Motta and -15-20 € for new coach than left out from ECL spot, sacking Motta and bring new coach even 8yrs old can understand this simple math
2,) tell all the players, they have a chance to prove a point, to prove that they (every single one) deserve to wear this shirt and to convince board, CEO and fans who is gonna stay beyond this awful season. The best 5 performers by ratings (news+coach+fans (via poll) will be rewarded by 10% raise. If team fail as whole to qualify to ECL, than is a 25-30 % decrease of salary (or even more) and the worst performers will be sold (if they will not be able to find a new club by the end of July or before 1st kickoff of the new season, then he will train alone and will be isolated from the squad and will get salary reduction (-5-10%). And for the end whole team together will be fined by 2 week salary less (for one payroll).
I am wondering how many players will show up for the task, how much they will be motivated, team work will be cruical, would this unite players more.
would you change or add anything? What are your’s thoughts?
this is my opinion how to save the season
Should Juventus lose to Genoa, they should dismiss Motta and appoint Tudor as interim manager until the end of the season. Subsequently, they should hire Gasperini in the summer to make Juve great again.
They should never have sacked Pirlo! He won 2 trophies in his first season and still got sacked. How many empty, underwhelmimg seasons have we had since? Some managers need time & I think Andrea would have got it right on his second season. What has happened this season, is nothing short of embarrasing…we are Juventus, the players clearly do not seem to enjoy Motta’s rotational squad concept! All the fight, determination and desire, seems to have dissapated from our great club…Peccato!
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