The urgent analysis of a delicate situation, which seems to be sinking into the dark seas of failure, must be wide-ranging. The protagonists of the story: Andrea Agnelli, deus ex machina of the Juventus project, the man who chose the return of Massimiliano Allegri, who in 2018 divided the company into three sectors between Paratici, Ricci and Re only to have none of the three a boss only four years later. Who first wanted Cristiano Ronaldo and who launched the Superlega project. Then Federico Cherubini and his market staff, against whom many point the finger in these hours. Then Massimiliano Allegri, of whom we will speak shortly, between tasks, faults and alibis.
The faults of Agnelli and Arrivabene
Andrea Agnelli has chosen to restructure Juventus, with John Elkann joining him with a new CEO such as Maurizio Arrivabene. Immediate judgment on the man of accounts: the mission on the restructuring of the budget proceeds, thanks also and above all to the capital increase. However, he should understand that the communicative management of a football club is not that of a Formula 1 team. A fan’s mobile phone at the exit of a lunch is equivalent to a camera on the BBC or RAI: every word must be weighed, weighed. and calibrated. The release on Allegri is a disaster in every respect. Then those of Agnelli: the four-year contract, the carte blanche on the transfer market, having avoided seeing him at Real Madrid are all his choices. Like that of not reprising Antonio Conte, which the Paratici-Nedved duo had proposed to the President himself. Better another type of return to the past, only now Allegri’s contract keeps the club in check, unless he opts for an exemption and an internal Montero solution waiting to find bonuses next summer. For now, a failure by the Presidency.
The faults of the management
Which responds to the name of Federico Cherubini and his men, Matteo Tognozzi and Giovanni Manna above all. What faults? Once scouting has tried to pick a important name from abroad because convinced of his potential, Denis Zakaria, was shelved by the coach. Allegri actually has carte blanche on most of the choices and failures. Was a central office needed? Juventus have taken on the best of the last Serie A, Bremer. Will a great midfielder be needed? Paul Pogba. A director suitable for Allegri’s game? Leandro Paredes. A winger who would put cross? Filip Kostic. One who would ignite the spark, he too, like the others, not young but ready immediately? Angel Di Maria. A vice-Vlahovic capable of playing together? Arkadiusz Milik. She was unable to satisfy him on Alvaro Morata but Moise Kean, due to wrong choices of a summer before, is not transferable and the same goes for Alex Sandro (and therefore for his replacement) and Daniele Rugani due to maxi salaries. What should they have done more?
Allegri’s faults
What should a coach do? Give the team a game. A tactical identity. A recognizability. Keep it on the piece for ninety minutes. To ensure that in the face of difficulties it knows how to react. This applies to all the teams in the world and, in the case of Juventus, to make it the master of the field, of the game, of the opponent, technically, tactically and psychologically. Is anyone reading these modest lines able to counter the theory that Massimiliano Allegri is failing in every respect? Juventus are off, they have no game, they fail every opportunity, they are put down by PSG as by Monza, they have players who do not seem motivated and disorganized. In the vast majority of workplaces, executives change when this is the case. But they don’t have 7 million a year plus 2 bonuses per season for another three seasons including this one.
