Everything started quite well, with two victories in two days. And too bad if the star recruit of the summer, Randal Kolo Muani, had not scored, Juve could rely on a solid defense, without any goals conceded. Then there was the draw miraculously snatched against AC Milan (1-1) and the rout last night on the Sassuolo pitch. Twice, Juve came back to score, with two brilliant shots from Zhegrova, her first two goals since her arrival a year ago.
Unfortunately, there was only this to get their teeth into on the Turin side, and the time has come to question it. “The attack poses a problem, the defense too: Spalletti must start almost from scratch”ton Sports Mediaset. “Juve, a real disaster”laments La Gazzetta dello Sport. Having barely started, the season is already taking a bad turn, the team lacks a leader, which Locatelli’s long-term injury has not helped.
Already the rumor of a change of coach
In this slump, the attackers are expensive, starting with Randal Kolo Muani, once again widely criticized. “An indecent match”squarely tackle Tuttosportwhen Corriere dello Sport judges it “flat, soft, harmless”. His sidekick Nick Woltemade is just as criticized, after several wasted opportunities.
What is this Juventus 2.0, supposed to return to the Champions League at the end of the season, really worth? Luciano Spalletti defended his players after the match, in particular Kolo Muani, for whom he demanded more good balls. But here he is already under pressure, with the shadow of Antonio Conte lurking. The managing director, Giovanni Carnevali, appointed last summer to succeed the Frenchman Comolli, has even already come out of the woodwork to respond to the rumor. “Spalletti is an extraordinary coach, one of the best of all time. Changing coaches is not in my nature. We must build and build. We need time and patience, knowing that we will have to accept difficult decisions. In football there are cycles, periods of glory and periods of difficulty. Our goal? Earn. Words are useless. » Juventus will continue on Thursday in the Europa League, against NEC Nijmegen then against Atalanta in Serie A.
