Italian journalist Ivan Zazzaroni expects fireworks at Juventus this summer, envisioning the arrival of Antonio Conte and more.
The Bianconeri have recently sacked Thiago Motta only eight months into his tenure. The management identified Igor Tudor as the ideal profile to resurrect their campaign, signing him on a short-term deal.
The Croatian’s arrival has thus far paid dividends, putting an end to the club’s crisis and reclaiming their place in the Top 4 after collecting two wins and a draw in his first three fixtures.
Therefore, recent reports in Italy have been tipping Tudor to gain permanence at the end of the season, especially if he manages to secure a spot in the Champions League this season.
But as is often the case, Zazzaroni is swimming against the current, insisting that Juventus will still try to pursue Conte.
“Juventus will try in some way to bring Antonio Conte to Turin,” said the Corriere dello Sport editor-in-chief during his appearance on Pressing via JuventusNews24.
“At the moment, Conte is not answering the calls, as he will have to reason with De Laurentiis at the end of the season.
“I doubt that ADL will let Conte go, but in the case that Conte pushes for a Juventus return, anything can happen.”
Zazzaroni expects Conte to eventually declare for Napoli, but this doesn’t mean that Tudor will stay in his role.
“I believe that Conte will stay in Naples. However, I don’t think Tudor will stay at Juventus at the moment. Tudor was hired for four months, an emergency program was made and they hired the most viable coach at that time who accepted the four-month deal without long-term projects.”
Finally, the journalist warned that the changes at Juventus would not be limited to the coach, potentially hinting that the club could part ways with Football Director Cristiano Giuntoli.
“It is true that if Tudor wins all the games, he’ll have the possibility of being confirmed, but at Juventus, it is not said that the changes are limited only to the coach. There are many things that can change at Juventus, not only the coach.”
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I’m probably in the minority, I think it would be a mistake to bring him back. I love conte, but he doesn’t seem to stick around anywhere for a prolonged period of time. Eventually he wears out his welcome. I really like what Tudor has achieved in a short period and I would like to see him continue next term to give him a real chance to impose himself more on the club.
This is bullshit. Conte left Turin in a way that predicted that he would never return. I think he doesn’t want to return either, but the management hasn’t forgotten about his departure either.
And I wouldn’t be happy if he returned. With him Juventus has a better chance of winning Serie A, but his skills are not enough for the Champions League.
By the way we can see this year that he is not even guaranteed to win Serie A and the squad (Napoli) is not moving in the right direction. The quality of Napoli’s play is often terrible and they are selling the best players from the squad one after another.
2 options could be realistic/smart decisions for Juve this Summer:
– keep Tudor, or
– sign Gasperini
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