Juventus stopped expecting for Allegri’s return

DBasia.news – In this world, there are coaches who put forward a beautiful game regardless of the result, but there are also those who are concerned with the result regardless of the process of the game itself.

Now, Massimiliano Allegri is neither of those. Under his tutelage, Juventus played negatively, not at all entertaining.

Instead of producing positive results, there was actually a series of disappointments, especially in the last few weeks that made Juvetini, the Juve supporters, frustrated.

At first it might be understood why Juventus management reappointed Allegri. Capitalized on a splendid record during his first spell in charge between 2014 and 2019 which resulted in five Serie A Scudettos and two Champions League finalists.

It’s just that the nuances of old love of Juventus and the allenatore seem to just be a delusion.

The signs were already visible last season, when Allegri made his second debut in Turin. Juve failed to win any of their first four league games for the first time in 61 years to get off to an unsettling start to the campaign.

Although there were signs of improvement, which were not very significant, Juve never really showed their best potential. In fact, a humiliating exit in the last 16 of the Champions League for the third season in a row added to their misery.

Juventus at the end of the 2021/22 season again failed to meet their Scudetto expectations. Even worse, if the previous season debutant coach Andrea Pirlo was deemed a failure qw he missed the Serie A title despite presenting the Coppa Italia, Allegri ended up in all competitions, ending the campaign without a title for the first time in the club’s decade.

This season, the hope of resurrecting under Allegri is still there. The coach got more time to rebuild his team, bringing in the players he wanted for his scheme.

But the result remains the same, Juve again hobbled to start the 2022/23 season. 2 wins in 11 matches in all competitions, scattered in eighth position in Serie A, even worse, Juve’s game does not reflect them as a big club.

Allegri’s Juve tend to play safe, not aiming to win but to avoid defeat. If it is done against clubs that are stronger on paper, it is understandable, but the ‘cowardly’ pattern of play is even more often displayed against smaller teams.

The latest example is when they struggled to catch up to achieve a 2-2 draw against Salernitana at home, Monday (12/9). Despite the VAR controversy, Juve didn’t deserve to be in that situation, with their big name and reputation.

The famous Italian journalist, Carlo Garganese, was furious to watch Juve’s game under Allegri’s era, and did not even hesitate to call him the “dinosaur coach” due to his outdated pattern which was completely ineffective and showed no results.

With his chaotic coaching philosophy, there is no solid defense, chaotic ball possession, formation choices that tend to be monotonous, not daring to take extreme decisions. This mindset makes it difficult for Juve’s young talents such as Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa to fulfill their full potential.

The hashtag #AllegriOut have resurfaced since the last few weeks, illustrating how frustrated most cJuventus supporters are and their wish of having the coach fired immediately.

hanging coaches is not a guarantee of improvement, but at least a refresh is needed as Juventus have been stuck in the nuances of pseudo-romance with Allegri for too long.

The problem is, the wishes of the fans do not seem to be in line with the Juventus management. If you look at what Chelsea did, dismissing Thomas Tuchel at the start of this season just because of some negative results, even though the coach was successful in presenting the Champions League trophy, that kind of thing seems too far fetch to be happening in Turin.

The club’s financial factors are the difference. Juventus, despite their status as one of the wealthiest clubs in Italy and Europe, has no tradition of changing coaches. They are still too profitable than experiencing loss with the results on the field.

Firing Allegri at this point would be a burden for them. With a salary of 9 million euros per season, then removing the 55-year-old coach will require a large compensation fund.

Juventini’s desire for the club to bring in a coach who has a winning mentality, especially in the European arena, who has won the Champions Leagu, the trophy they really crave, it would be a challenging matter to materialize.

Not only because of financial factors as described above, but also due to Juventus’ tradition under the leadership of president, Andrea Agnelli which tends to only recruit Italian coaches. Since France’s Didier Deschamps was last managed in the 2006/07 season, Juve have never been handled by a non-Italian coach since.

Let’s say the scenario of Allegri’s dismissal comes to play, then there is no guarantee that Juve’s management will move to approach unemployed top coaches like Tuchel or former Real Madrid tactician, Zinedine Zidane.

So, if wanting to gamble on bringing in another Italian coach, then the criteria are those who have fresh ideas and have an attacking mentality, for example, Domenico Tedesco who recently split from RB Leipzig or Roberto De Zerbi, the former captain of Shakhtar Donetsk.

To be sure, Juve need a refresher from the coach’s side as the tactics used by Allegri are currently too outdated and it’s unsuitable for modern times.