Here’s a little riddle for you. Let’s say that a certain football club had three different managers in the previous three campaigns.
One secured a league title, another finished fourth but lifted the domestic cup and the Super Cup, while the last one finished fourth as well, but with one the lowest point-tally in a decade and absolutely no silverware to speak of.
Now guess which one wasn’t sacked at the end of the season!
While anyone familiar with the Old Lady’s recent shortcoming would easily tell the surprisingly correct answer, the rest of the world would struggle to understand the logic behind it.
Yet, Max Allegri’s position was never in doubt at the end of the last campaign, and for several reasons. For one, Juventus simply can’t afford to sack him thanks to his hefty long-term contract.
Furthermore, his past accolades and achievements at the club suggested that the issue lies elsewhere.
In the end, the management came to the conclusion that the squad either wasn’t competitive enough, or simply unfit to the coach’s tactical vision (whatever that might be).
Therefore, Federico Cherubini and company were hellbent on providing the manager with a bolstered squad both in terms of quality and depth – of course within the club’s current financial parameters.
Perhaps some issues persisted, nonetheless, the management was largely able to satisfy Allegri’s essential demands. New wingers arrived, as a well as two important signings in the middle of the park, and even a backup for Dusan Vlahovic.
So while the management has done its part, the Livorno native is still unable to recapture the magic of his original stint in Turin, and the recent shambolic display in Florence is only the most recent example of a tactician who is short on ideas.
Now here’s another riddle: A club changes half of the squad but still maintains the same uninspiring style of play. Where does the issue lie?
Now surely the answer for this one is much more obvious and straight-forward than the last.
As we all know, a large section of the club’s sectors have been asking for Allegri’s head since last season. whether on Twitter, or even in our own comment section.
For the sake of justice, the former Cagliari manager should be granted some additional time in order to blend his new players into the mix and finally figure out what his ideal formation should look like.
However, Juventus can’t afford to hand the manager a prolonged time limit, especially for someone who has offered very little since making his triumphant return from exile almost a year and a half ago.
Eldrigdge Cleaver famously said: “You’re either a part of the solution or you’re part of the problem.”
Until proven otherwise, Allegri is on the wrong side of the equation, with time running out…
he piggybacked on the success of Conte and his players. Conte had recaptured our dna, and allegri is now exposed game after game. Whether you agree with that or not, all that matters is that two decades old thinking is no where near good enough. We have a coach that doesn`t NEED to win, and says games are not `important`. It`s a poor joke to be a Juve fan with allegri steering the ship into the rocks. btw agnelli is to blame for this, as not giving Pirlo another year after he did much better makes him look foolish. But he`s rather double down than swallow his ego and do the right thing. Maybe some theories are right, and they just want us to be a top 4 social media brand old style wenger`s arsenal now; are we the arsenal of Italy now?
Allegri out.
Allegri out yesterday!
A manager that says in his press conference that let’s be realistic the important game is against Benfica at home doesn’t deserve any right to coach to juventus .
Never seen in history a top European club manager say that after giving him 7-8 new top signings he can’t make his team put a shot on target against Fiorentina for 80 minutes after the first one one at 10 mins . How absolutely terrible can a coach be
Everybody is gonna be significantly more ecstatic once Allegri is replaced by the jobless man, Zidané, I reckon.
So far Allegri’s tactics leaves much to be desired, perhaps sometime indeed for the squad to blend but Juventus management must have a backup plan before the waters are knee deep
I suppose no one at the club is happy with him, but that 4 year contract is the only reason they didn’t sack him in my opinion. I really don’t like Allegri’s style of football and I certainly liked Pirlo more, However, I believe Allegri’s team performs better on defending structure than those last two managers. Although that might have to do with having better midfielders than Pirlo and Sarri BUT the presence of Chiesa and CR7 in forward was a game changer in attack imho. Allegri has old thinking tactics BUT I really think he doesn’t have any quality , fit and fast attackers like those two at his disposal. I’m not how much better a new manager performs with this attack. Kostic isn’t good , Di Maria is good but I guess physically not on the same level at the likes Europe’s good wingers
The ONLY constant over these last four years by the pseudo JUVENTUS pundits and fans has been
CRITICISM, CRITICISM, CRITICISM of players and various coaches………..these goonish characters have been spoilt by almost a decade of constant success, at least in ITALY…..and yet even in those glory days they ranted and raved against first CONTE for his failure in European competitions and then against ALLEGRI, who at least led JUVENTUS to TWO FINALS .
Resign yourselves, OL’ BIG EARS ( La Maledetta) is NOT for JUVENTUS FC . There is a JINX there. I know, having experienced the forst of SEVEN Failures in 1973 vs Ajax.
The same people were the ones who vehemently wanted SARRI and PIRLO out. These pseudo fans have been brought up too well with success.
Try to show some PATIENCE and LOVE…….support the TEAM through thick and thin…….the good times will return. ENDLESS DESTRUCTIVE criticism, constant chopping and changing of coaches and players WILL NOT HELP.
Fino alla fine. Forza Juventus FC
And I would like to REMIND certain so-called JUVENTUS FC fans that once upon a time JUVENTUS had
a. the best manager in the world, the most successful one in different leagues and in the CHAMPS, CARLO ANCELOTTI who in two years with Juventus lost the scudetto by a POINT each time,
b. one of the best forwards in the world, Thierry HENRY.
And yet these so-called fans destroyed both of them and hounded them out.
The SAME so-called fans, who ranted and raved against BENTANCUR and KULUSEVSKI, describing them as third or fourth rate players, who considered DYBALA to be finished, and said that ARTHUR was anything but a football player, are still INFESTING , like vicious leeches, the social media to spout their venom against our players , our coaches and our team. I don’t even care if say a player like CENTOFANTI ( with all due respect) had to be our captain. I;d still support him as he is wearing that famous shirt.
Enough criticism from these pseudo-Juventus fans.
No effective tactics, the team cannot attack. Allegri is currently a problem for Juventus.
Many stupid fans (“the real Juventus fans”) have forgotten what is important:
“Vincere non è importante è l’unica cosa che conta”
I see Allegri apologists still exist even after his countless shameless performances for which he takes zero accountability for. Yes I imagine living in the past is a difficult thing to overcome, eventually you will be living in reality with the rest of the population. The financial implications of keeping Allegri is what will ultimately be his reason for sacking. Not qualifying for CL next year is now a very real possibility (let’s not forget dropping out of the first round this year but alas it may be too late to fix that). If Agnelli (or Exor) think this represents Juve branded football then so be it, be prepared to accept the consequences however. Look for many players to demand exits as well once CL is no longer a reality next year.
Allegri must out if you want to see better Juventus
Andrew, you sure talk a lot for an old geezer, and most of it is unsubstantiated nonsense. Support doesn’t entail turning a blind eye to the obvious shortcomings and failings of Allegri. Time and time again, we have witnessed abysmal football. Sure, if the performances are horrible and the results are coming in, it’s an entirely different matter. However, both the results and performances have been shambolic. No shots on target for an entire half against mid table opposition? That’s inexcusable. I don’t care about the injuries. Every team has them. Injuries should not prevent a coach from actually setting up his team to play some sort of attacking football – we look clueless and devoid of any ideas in the final third. His squad selection for the game? Ridiculous. Bringing on that joke De Shitlio for Di Maria @ HT? What exactly was that meant to accomplish. Enough is enough!
Indeed allegri should be sacked because now he has a new team which is fearless and strong with great strikers and a great midfield but yet again he couldn’t make it happen with Fiorentina. I guess it takes a certain amount of time to adjust with the new players , let’s see on 7th of September ,how will allegri arrange his lineup to face psg…………… FORZA JUVE
I have been a juve fan since 1976.. was just 7 years old. I have never seen Juve in this state of play. It is true..maybe Allegri should not have been brought back in.. was unfair on Pitlo to be shown the door so early. HAVING SAID thatTHE CLUB NEEDS TO LOOK inwards. Why does it keep investing in older players that after 44 minutes of play they are injured? JUVE KEEP PILING ITSELF WITH OLDER PLAYERS THAT ARE BOT FIT FOR PURPOSE. Instead it sells its younger talents… I cannot understand this. Then after realising mistakes it ties to load off this players to other teams at a pitamce