Disclaimer: English isn't my first language so there may be some mistakes.
Serie A 2020/2021 is three games away from its conclusion and Juventus is in fifth place. How could the team which won the last 9 italian championships in a row and which counts among its ranks world-class champions such as CR7, Dybala and Chiellini sink so low? Here are 4 reasons why:
AN UNEXPERIENCED MANAGER
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Andrea Pirlo, the Maestro, was one of the most elegant deep-lying playmakers in the history of football but probably he will also be remembered as the worst manager in the history of Juventus. The main reason is that Juventus is the first team he has ever trained. More: he has never been either an assistant coach (Zidane) or a reserve team coach (Guardiola). Zero experience."BAD" MIDFIELDERS
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A lot of Juve fans complain about poor quality in the midfield. I don't agree on this. The real problem is lack of personality. Juventus midfielders are either new in the team (Arthur, McKennie) or too young (Bentancur) or just not charismatic as a character trait (Rabiot, Ramsey). This personality problem can be partially solved by playing in a three-man midfield because in this way players can share responsabilities. However Juve kept playing with a two-man midfield. A recipe for disaster.INJURIES
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Previously I mentioned CR7, Dybala and Chiellini as the Juventus world-class players. The last two were injured most of the time. Many other players had various injuries. As a result Juventus almost never had the whole squad available. Injuries are a matter of luck but they're also a mistake if you build a squad with many player which have a higher risk of injury. Yes, I'm talking about you Ramsey (not only him though).A BAD CHOICE FROM A WISE MAN
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Andrea Agnelli, Juventus President, was the person who made possible Juve renaissance after Calciopoli scandal by making good choices. He appointed Giuseppe Marotta as CEO. He hired Antonio Conte as manager. They aren't the only good choices he made (another awesome choice was to hire Massimiliano Allegri after Conte's departure) but it's emblematic how Inter won the Serie A this year with both Marotta and Conte amongst their ranks. How the turntables, right?
This season Agnelli made the choice which condemned Juventus to death: he sacked Maurizio Sarri and he hired Pirlo. Sarri's Juve had "bad" midfielders, Pirlo's Juve have "bad" midfielders; Sarri's Juve had a lot of injuries, Pirlo's Juve have a lot of injuries; Sarri's Juve won Serie A, Pirlo's Juve is (currently) in fifth place.
Tonight Juve plays against Sassuolo. Next game is against Inter. Last game is against Bologna. Juventus has to win all three games to hope for a Champions League spot. Will they make it?
Yes, but if they can try to win like two to three matches. The will be among the champions contenders
Last night Juve won. By the way also Napoli, Milan and Atalanta won. Current rankings: Atalanta and Milan 75, Napoli 73, Juventus 72. Next matches will be crucial. Both Napoli and Atalanta will face easy opponents, while Milan will face Cagliari which is doing very well lately. However even if Milan will lose against Cagliari and Juve will win against Inter (very hard for Juve), Milan is the one who will qualify for champions due to their head-to-head record against Juve. I think the best chance for Juve to qualify is to win last two matches and hope for Napoli draw in the last match against Verona. Long story short: there are many variables but chance for Juve to qualify are low.
Ho cercato un indizio per capire per quale squadra tu facessi il tifo, forse ho capito che non sei juventino, però non sono riuscito ad andare oltre, oppure ho preso un granchio...
Guarda, ti dirò una cosa che andrà contro le tue teorie, e te lo dico da tifoso e parte in causa, meglio un 5° posto (ma solo per un anno, fuori dalla Champions non si può vedere...) con Pirlo di una vittoria in campionato con Sarri, mi è sempre stato sulle palle, ma di brutto, proprio a pelle, mentre Allegri è stato un grande, e non lo dico perché, con il classico senno di poi, ha vinto di più rispetto ad altri negli ultimi tempi, quando è andato via mi son detto...
"Sarà, ma per me torniamo indietro....", detto, fatto...
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E invece sono proprio Juventino! Non è che avessi un'antipatia per Sarri ma penso proprio che non fosse compatibile con la Juve. Detto questo io avrei di gran lunga preferito vincere con Sarri che questo scempio con Pirlo. Ricorda Boniperti: "vincere non è importante, è l'unica cosa che conta!". Che poi davvero non digerisco che questo scudetto l'abbiano vinto l'Inter e Conte. Forse è una punizione divina per la nostra ubris per averne vinti 9 di seguito ahahah Allegri anch'io l'ho amato, sia come allenatore che come personaggio, e spero vivamente torni.
Alé, caro il mio @zottone444 (tu, caro @cetyoung, forse non lo conosci ancora...), cara la mia piccola puzzola granata, se abbiamo trovato un altro, di juventini, giusto così, per annoverarne uno di più...
Io, sotto sotto, in un piccolo miracolo ci spero ancora, della serie "Non si sa mai...", anche perché ormai alla Champions, pur non vincendola, mi ero abituato, passi la mancata conquista dello scudetto, ma almeno 4° dovevamo arrivare...
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Sì ho leggiucchiato qualcosina di suo, lo ammetto ahahah
Comunque anch'io nutro ancora speranza e fra 2 orette vedremo se sarà ancora possibile sperare (almeno quello)
Azzzz, sono talmente cotto che non mi ricordavo neanche che stanno giocando...
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Ahahahah ma come si fa?! Partita memorabile comunque. Un calvario, ma alla fine che gioia unica! Da tanto tempo la Juve non mi regalava queste emozioni
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After yesterday's win. It quite possible to still make it. I think the game against inter will decide their fate
I think yesterday's win may have put Juve players in the right mindset to face Inter and win. The problem is that even if Juve wins against Inter and Bologna they won't qualify to Champions League if the other Champions contenders (Milan, Atalanta, Napoli) don't lose or draw any game.
Yh true. They'll hoping on AC Milan or Napoli to bottle up in the final matches
Yeah, Juve's fate isn't fully in their own hands
I am not sure what has been the problem with Juventus, but I guess Pirlo might not have been as perfect a boss as many would have expected... the fact that you are a brilliant player doesn't necessarily make you an awesome coach!
And just reading about those midfielders you described made me feel like something is wrong... you can't be among the best teams in Europe with such midfielders. You need class and stars! Guess the Super League would have been a nice gift to a Juventus who doesn't even manage to be in the top four in Italy. Of course, they might still end up in the top four, but I am not that convinced at all!
Yeah sadly it's very unlikely for Juve to be in the top four this year. About our midfielders I think that they have the potential to become very good midfielders and maybe something more. Probably I'll write a post about that as I think many Juve midfielders aren't very well known outside of Italy. However this year we would have needed an experienced top midfielder, that's beyond doubt. Sadly Khedira was always injured so we had to sell him but it would have been perfect.
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