A depleted squad
Allegri has got the best out of a limited squad with next to no help from the club’s management. Their recent transfer activity has barely scratched the surface of the team’s personnel issues, especially in January. Allegri has thus resorted to giving more playing time to younger, who are barely on a level to start for Juventus week in week out.
Now the team is in the Coppa Italia final while exceeded all expectations in Serie A, somehow still claiming a top-four spot. Leaks have continued to come out about negotiations with Thiago Motta, with the management not making any efforts to dismiss them for months. Disrespecting Allegri and his staff in this way has had a significant impacted the squad’s rhythm and in recent weeks.
Juventus’ squad needs at least six transfers to change formation to a back-four. However, out of all the candidates, the club has fallen in love with an unproved Motta and his mediocre Bologna players to get the club back to winning ways. Motta even seems to be ahead of Conte, probably since Giuntoli knows that Conte will expect to have more control over the transfers. And where has Giuntoli’s management taken us? Selling Bremer as one of our best players for the sole reason that he might not be suitable to play in a back-four system.Blame Giuntoli not Allegri
It’s hard to imagine another coach would stick around after all the drama last season. Yet, Allegri chose to stay at the Allianz Stadium despite having offers from Saudi Arabia. His management led the fans to believe that Juventus had a chance to fight for the Scudetto, while it was apparent that Allegri’s squad was nowhere near good enough to do so.
Now Juventus are at the mercy of Giuntoli, who has no ties or loyalty to the club. Allegri achieved all of the sporting director’s unrealistic goals by January. The club had their worst winless streak since 1938 and still finished the season in top four. Meanwhile, Giuntoli has been busy negotiation with an ex-Inter player while balancing books for Elkann. How can Juventus fans trust this man to rebuild the squad after Allegri’s departure?
Giuntoli’s camp has even leaked information about Allegri refusing to walk away without claiming his remaining salary. They are blaming a coach because he wants to make sure his staff get paid after being lied to and backstabbed by the club.
The post-Super League problems with UEFA and FIGC has been the biggest disaster the club has had to deal with since Calciopoli, and the only person standing by the club during this period has been Allegri. However, instead of being praised for it the way Nedved, Del Piero and Buffon were in 2006, fans are demanding his exit, as if that would miraculously solve every problem.
People won’t know how important Allegri is until after he’s gone. The club will most likely trust more mercenaries like Giuntoli, who in turn will hire mercenary managers with no interest in Juve’s history and identity. There is no manager in the world who knows this club better than Allegri.
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