It has been two weeks since Juventus ended the adventure of Thiago Motta on its sidelines. She replaced it with a certain Igor Tudor, former of the Maison Bianconera (1998-2007). Arrived with a beautiful coast and a lot of enthusiasm after his good results in Bologna, the former midfielder of PSG will not have last long in the Piedmont. He failed to transmit his team ideas to his team, nor to offer him a strong identity. The results did not follow either, and, faced with the rising rumble of the locker room, the management preferred to part with it to save what could still be.
Despite the efforts made by Juventus during summer and winter Mercatos, Thiago Motta left the old lady to a 5th place in Serie A, released by Empoli in the Italian Cup and eliminated from the Champions League from the finals against the PSV Eindhoven. He denies it in the Corriere della will be But his results were not up to expectations. “I don't agree when I hear about failure. Our work was interrupted while we were at a point in the fourth place in the ranking, which was, at the start of the season, the priority objective. ” Things did not go as planned.
Motta defends herself
The former Italian international also rejects the rumors of a cloakroom that he would have put himself on the back. Besides, very few players sent him a message of thanks on social networks. “The one who says it is a liar. At Juve, I had excellent relationships with all my players ”he retorts, quoting certain elements on a case-by-case basis. “Yildiz, when I did not play it, it was to protect it in its moments of weakness. I never told him that he shouldn't feel like Messi. With Vlahovic, the relationship has always been good. Dusan was not happy when he did not play, but he always respected my choices. Koopmeiners? He was overloaded from the start from too many expectations. I'm sure he will always be able to do better. “
According to him, the 42 -year -old technician must have mainly faced the opposite winds inherent in institutions like Juventus. “I had to listen to during this period not technical criticism, which should always be taken into account, but personal attacks.” During this interview, he also denied having had an altercation with Cristiano Giuntoli. According to the Italian press, Turin Sports Director said they were ashamed of having recruited him as a coach. “I have never had this conversation, and I never had a dispute with the director, never. These are lies that I do not intend to let pass. ” This has the merit of being clear.
