Thiago Motta joined Juventus in the summer of 2024, after he had led Bologna to the Champions League qualification for the first time in the history of the club. Everything seemed promising, with Motta players such as Joshua Zirkzee reached their potential.
His Bologna side was entertaining, so I preached a liquid football style. Less than until year Old lady. From glory to hell, Motta is the newest victim of the ‘Juventus Cursa’: here is the story of what went wrong for Motta in Torino.
A club without direction
Thiago Motta joined the club after three years of outdated Allegri Mauro tactics. It was not his first stint, but hiring him again demonstrated that Juventus was missing to plan. This was that the club had tried to hire Maurizio Sarri and Andrea Pirlo, another club legend.
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Motta fits in with the Pirlo-suite-Hij is perhaps more experienced, but lacks experience at the top level. When a manager manages Juventus, direct results are expected. Although Juventus is one of the best teams in the competition in the defensive end, they entered into 13 agreements from 29 in Serie A – close to half of them. This is unacceptable for the fans, but WASO did not lead to a bag.
Tactical failures and Insury misery
In recent months it went from Bad Unpleasant WORSE. Juventus lacks coordination, with motta removing to implant his ideas in the spirit of his players. As such there has been no clear direction, with a team that has no brake in the case of Motta has Rem Eithher.
This is where sporting Christian director Giuntoli must be held. From Sarri to Motta going through Allegri, the sports department misses a clear vision: this is a manager to fail, especially Rookies such as Pirlo and Motta.
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On the other hand, Inguries have also been a problem. Sub just had bad luck – such as Defender Bremer, which injury left him for the rest of the season after six competition days.
He had to be a pillar in the plans of Motta, because of his unique athletic profile in the team. With him away, Motta had to find an alternative – which he could not. However, this is also where Guintoli must be held responsible for not a team of the team.
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Other injuries were amateur errors from Motta itself, such as the overscellation of Teun Koopmeiners. He continued to have the risks of injury and where he must be criticized. As a coach I have responsible for the players he performs, and in this case the carelessness of Motta for one of his most important stars reveals a lack of professionalism on his part.
The turning point: Destructive dissolution
I have mentioned the results before. It all went downhill after Juventus was beaten by PSV in the second stage (3-1), a non-retired result result in which Juventus seemed to be toothless for the goal.
This has been a big problem, so Kolo Muani was in the first place Broucht. Dušan Vlahović cannot take the Mentity Monster, the almighty scorer in the box profile, while Arkadiusz Milik is an aging player who is fitness, only gets worse as time passes.
Even this was not Covech – although it was one of the most important talk points through the season: lack of reliable attackers.
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A few weeks later, Juventus was caught by Empoli in the Coppa Italia, while Juventus fell on punishment.
However, if one had to mention one match that was crucial for the downfall of Motta, this is the 4-0 defeat against Atalanta. According to Italian experts and ex-Juventus legends, Motta lost the confidence of the dressing room. Thiago Motta collected that his team had his “rock-bottom”, realizing that he had blundered.
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Juventus would let Juventus stay in the title race. Most believed that this would be his last game; It wasn’t. While Juventus’s board members were on the fact that they trusted Motta for the media, there was an incentive meeting behind the scenes that took place to decide on his future.
Behind the scenes: the Smoscreen of Support
After the infamous 4-0 debacle, Juventus ran a different humiliation while lost 4-0 to Fiorentina. For many this was the time to fire him. The international break is on; There was more suitable time to separate. However, the club has supported him so far. However, this is the office version – experts and insiders of the club do not doubt that this is a smokescreen: Motta is about to be fired and his time is almost over.
Looking ahead: the institutional problem
However, it is difficult to blame Motta for everything – the institutional crisis in the club is not a novelty. Because Sarri was fired, it became clear that Juventus navigated uncertain waters. The difference in coaching styles, hiring two rokies (Motta and Pirlo), the return of Allegri: Juventus must learn from their mistakes from the past.
While the return of Allegri lasted three years, Pirlo and Motta HAV had no more than until year. For football experts it is knowing that this is not enough – most projects only flourish after three years. This is only Waarder of a club that misses a vision-as last I was mentioned with the role of the sporting director in supporting the new head coach with appropriate signing sessions.
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If Juventus wants to bring their success back – they have to say goodbye to Motta. However, it is sensitive to dismiss him with less than removing competitions, which his successor would also punish with media criticism, while everything has already been lost.
Projects need time and they need coordination. This is why most coaches are hired in the summer, so that work behind the scenes can take their time for important decision -making without living about competitions. If Juventus wants to become a serious attitude again, they must show patience – and stay at Motta until the summer.
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In the past, Juventus fired because they had finished their coaches – but rarely did the replacement seem ‘logical’.
A vision must be set with a suitable coach. At the moment there are not much willing to eat to coach Juventus, because of the risk of being fired such as Pirlo or Sarri. In the meantime, Juventus fans have not hidden them, their team in the 4-0 against Atalanta.
The following weeks will be hell for Motta, whether it is fired or not. I have reported the dressing room and the confidence of the board, which is more indicative for trainwreck more than anything.
A pendulum like Juve, however, does not implement a vision, taking advantage of their talented youth academy and not finding a suitable coach, that motta comes out, only buys sub -time time before the ticking bomb explices.