In recent days the news has circulated according to which Allegri, if he wins the Italian Cup, could remain on the Juventus bench next season too. Question: uDoes a club like Juventus FC, and above all an astute Sports Director like Cristiano Giuntoli, wait until May 16th to decide how to plan the next season? The answer is no, because Giuntoli started thinking about Juve a few months ago and has already decided that Allegri will no longer sit on the bench (no matter what the cost, in terms of severance pay) but Thiago Motta.
Which, in the press conference, Allegri himself was induced to talk about with a question/bait: what he thought of Bologna’s season and if he had heard how Juric had expressed himself about Thiago. Allegri was a bit Cirobottesque and responded by saying that he hadn’t listened to Juric (“Motta is a genius, his background brings him to a great team and I’m curious to see what he will do”) and that Bologna went beyond expectations, but Juventus is still ahead of him in the standings. Yes, by just one point, not by 10. In the rearview mirror, Juve has been seeing Motta and his Bologna for weeks.
Allegri also added that Juventus’ DNA cannot be changed and will remain unchanged. Of course, because in Juve’s DNA there will always be only one thing: the ambition to win, always. “Winning is the only thing that matters” is the mantra of the Juventus club. However, the way in which victory is achieved can be changed. Not only with defense/counterattack and extemporaneous plays by individuals but with a very offensive game proposal, and in this sense Marcello Lippi has written pages of victories. But let’s just look at how De Rossi’s Roma have changed for the better as they face Juventus tomorrow evening. Demonstrating how much the hand and footballing ideas of a coach can impact a team, which has remained the same as Mourinho’s. Precisely what Giuntoli hopes will happen with Motta at Juventus, having a squad that – due to economic needs – will be modified but not overturned, but which the new technical course must and can have a significant impact on.
