Juve has lost just one game in domestic competitions this season and remains unbeaten in Serie A, but their results are characterised by a number of draws rather than wins. Despite this, the team’s performances have not inspired the same optimism as in previous campaigns.
The club replaced Max Allegri with Motta because the leadership believed he could offer something better, but so far, there has been little to distinguish this team from the one that Allegri managed. If a direct comparison is made, many fans would concede that the team performed better under Allegri than it is currently under Motta’s stewardship.
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Juventus are now looking to change their fortunes and improve their results, but questions are increasingly being raised about whether Motta is the right man to lead the team. Concerns about the team’s performance have been voiced by several pundits, including journalist Gianni Bezzi, who commented on the current situation in an interview with Tuttomercatoweb:
“The draws are an increasingly huge problem, the disappointment of the Super Cup is there and if one then makes a comparison with last season the comparison is merciless. I remain of my opinion: Motta is a good coach but he is not ready for Juventus. In my opinion, the choice was wrong from the beginning, an experienced coach was needed. If Tudor were to arrive, the first who should leave would be Giuntoli who made the choice of Motta.”
It is clear that there are growing concerns about Motta’s ability to turn things around, and Juventus must do better in the second half of the season. Otherwise, they risk missing out on a top-four finish, which could ultimately cost Motta his job.
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So far. It looks like Motta and Giuntoli aren’t up to the task of managing this squad. Now the same was said about arteta at arsenal in his first two years. Is Motta capable of being on the level of arteta; only time will tell. The question is what does upper management want. I’m mediate results, or growing a new team and culture around Juve. If the latter that’s a multi year process. It’s easy to expect scudettos coming off a historic run of league wins. It wasn’t going to last forever and we are in the midst of the new era after that. It will take time to forge an identity capable of those feats now in the current age of football which is drastically different than the peak conte/allegri years. The financial troubles also are a major factor. I find it quite interesting that arguably the biggest club in Italy has a problem finding a shirt sponsor. Those funds are sorely needed.