Appointed Senior Coach of Juventus Turin in March 2025, Igor Tudor, a former club defender between 1998 and 2005, quickly imposed his brand. From his first match, he led the team to a 1-0 victory against the Genoa, ending a series of worrying defeats. This success was made possible thanks to the daring tenure of the young Kenan Yildiz, who scored the only goal of the meeting in the 25ᵉ minute. Tudor also made a significant tactical change by adopting a training in 3-4-2-1, promoting high pressing and increased intensity in duels, inspired by Gian Piero Gasperini's methods. These adjustments immediately revitalized the team, instilling new energy and a positive dynamic.
The second match under the direction of Tudor ended in a 1-1 draw against AS Roma, a team then in great shape with a series of seven consecutive victories. Manuel Locatelli opened the scoring for Juventus with a spectacular distant shot, before Roma equalized in the second period. Despite this result, Tudor was satisfied with the progress of his team, highlighting a significant improvement both on the physical and mental level. He also emphasized the importance of team cohesion, organizing events to strengthen links between players. These efforts have considerably improved morale within the club, positioning Juventus equal provisional points with Bologna in fourth place in the classification, and thus reviving the hopes of qualification for the Champions League.
His method pleases players a lot
Juventus found lucidity and legs, the maximum that could be obtained in ten days for Igor Tudor, which started with a fundamental result to rekindle confidence. This confidence that comes back from Rome appears as a powerful sedative, capable of calming, more than exalting. Not just just isolated euphoria, but the feeling that things finally move in the right direction. Maybe not the best possible, not that of a clear and decided change. But it is indeed a positive atmosphere: it is more than simple survival than installs Igor Tudor, even if still Juve still has work to do: “I have been here for 10 days, emotion after a while decreases and you have to think about work. We hold it, we think of all the details and a short time ago to enjoy it. It is a work that from the outside seems the most appreciated, but from the inside less“Said Tudor after the meeting against Roma. Igor Tudor at least knew how to make sliced choices, in the hope of making a great end of the season.
Between the official installation of a new device in 3-4-2-1, the empowerment of certain executives like Kenan Yildiz or Dušan Vlahović, Igor Tudor has already imposed his paw. The Croatian coach sees big and does not just want to play the service firefighter. He works with the aim of being held in office at the end of the Club World Cup: “I agree. Today, we lacked structure with Bremer and Gatti, so we have to pay attention. We will see in the future, there is certainly enough to improve from this point of view. I really liked the first half, we pushed well. They changed something in the second, but in the end, we wanted to win more. We always want to win, but since the start of the season, the team has been there and we are on the right track. The draw gives us confidence». Igor Tudor tries to design his idea of Juve, knowing that this could be a long -term project: “I work as if I was going to stay ten years”. At least, Juve knows where it is going.
