TURIN. All in retreat until Saturday. Massimiliano Allegri does not discount his Juventus: after the defeat against Verona, the second consecutive and fourth since the beginning of the season, the Juventus coach decided in agreement with the club to bring the team into retirement. An ancient remedy, back in fashion this season as the previous matches in Bologna and Lazio indicate, but which is a real novelty at Juventus. Dybala and his teammates will be closed for the whole week in the JHotel, the club’s hotel near Continassa, to better prepare for the double challenge, Champions and league, in Zenit and Fiorentina. “There is shame for the 15 points in the standings, but they are what we deserve”, was the harsh analysis of Allegri after the 2-1 at Bentegodi. “Words are not needed, there is very little to say – he added – We are in the middle of the table, but I am also convinced that we have the ability to get out of this situation”.
The retirement, in the intentions of the coach and the club, must serve to regroup the team and find the road to victory. Paulo Dybala also expresses a concept similar to that of the coach, who on social media is questioned by fans with the hashtag #Allegriout. “I know that words are not enough, but we must get up and we need to be all united to overturn the situation”, writes Joya on social media.
From tomorrow, therefore, all at work, without distractions. The bianconeri will live together on the eve of the Champions League against Zenit St. Petersburg. And together they will stay until Saturday, when Fiorentina arrives at the Stadium, the last match before the new stop for the national teams. At Juve the last retreat dates back to 2015. And, even in that case, the technical guide was entrusted to Allegri: the Tuscan opted for a hard punch after the fall of Sassuolo, even at the time the period was the end of October. A choice that turned out to be effective: Juve that year managed to turn the page by lining up 15 victories, a march that allowed them to reach the final Scudetto.
The feat is very difficult again this time, the distance from the top could reach 16 but Juve cannot offer other performances like against Sassuolo and Hellas Verona. «We must come out with pride and work» the method according to Allegri, who despite everything is beginning to see his first goal of the season. Against Zenit St. Petersburg, in fact, the passage to the knockout phase of the Champions League could arrive: it will be enough to conquer at least one point in the match on Tuesday to snatch the pass for the round of 16. The next few hours will also serve to assess the conditions of Chiesa, who remained in the pits due to a muscle problem. Ramsey is also in doubt, while attempts will be made to recover at least for the Kean bench. From the next two matches at the Stadium we will understand what Juve’s future will be. And everyone’s help is needed to cancel an ever so difficult start to the season. Not even for a trained technician like Allegri.