Juve, Pirlo yes, no, maybe: the Gazzetta poll of former players and VIP fans

Now that the Scudetto is really “gone”, thinking about the future is inevitable. Judging the work of Andrea Pirlo is complex due to the extraordinariness of the year and perhaps premature, given that the twelve missing matches can shift the assessments on the Juventus year from a “not very happy but acceptable transition year” (with the Italian Cup and second / third place) and “failure that conditions the future” (without the cup and above all without Champions League qualification). However, we asked a qualified “jury” of experts, supporters and former Juventus players to comment on the causes, responsibilities and solutions for the Juventus moment. And the degree of confidence in the current technician in a future perspective: there are those who do not need to wait for the end of the season and do not hesitate to give Andrea Pirlo a second chance and those who suspend judgment, hoping that the end of the season avoid major problems.

LUCA TONI

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I would go on with Andrea, he is certainly not the only culprit. Juve is struggling in the middle of the field, they have to intervene there, seeing how much they can spend and who can sell. It is not easy, of course, and one cannot think of taking De Jong, who is very strong. The heaviest defeat? The one with Porto, not Benevento.

RAFFAELE PALLADINO

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If they have decided to take a path they must move forward, both at the management level and as a coach, to build a long-term future. Refounding everything, even as a market philosophy and technical guide, it may be that you do not win for a year, maybe even two. Because it is not certain that Juve will return to the Scudetto next year …

SANDRO CAMPAIGN

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Pirlo faces bigger problems than him and, to be in his first year, he is doing well: he deserves confirmation. The signs, from last year, were clear. I have faith in the club, they have to make smart choices. A symbol? The Tevez-Morata-Llorente attack, built with little and decisive in Europe. I expect solutions of that kind.

DINO ZOFF

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I don’t think there have been any particular errors. The team is new, after winning nine league titles each championship becomes more difficult, it’s part of the game. Pirlo is young like the team, you have to give everyone time to find a balance, a balance. Andrea is a smart guy, I think he can do well in the future, it’s right to give him time.

DOMENICO MOROCCHINO

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Marriages go into crisis in the 7th year, here we are already in the tenth: I believe it is a physiological step in the renewal. I would confirm everyone, from the management down, I would look for a thinker and an encounter in the middle. Pirlo has absolutely no faults, he had to adapt to emergencies, he also made 3-4 boys from the youth sector debut, something new for Juve. He paid for episodes.

PAOLO BELLI

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A renewal has been planned, so you have to be patient (us fans first) and don’t make the mistake of not believing in this strategy. I would keep everyone, according to the coach, and give time to grow and gain experience, but I would expand the squad, buying a central, a midfielder and a striker to support the young players.

MASSIMO MAURO

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Inter, Milan and even Juve, in another era, took 7-8 years to rebuild. It is normal for Juve to be in trouble. For me, however, Paratici is among the most competent, even if it is certainly difficult to live the daily life of a team, and Pirlo is the least to blame. I would go on. Of course, you can’t lose this way with Benevento.

FRANCO CAUSIO

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Right now it’s normal for the fans to be angry, but the cycles end. Agnelli has won 9 league titles of the last 10, Paratici has brought great players, Pirlo has never had the full team. He made mistakes, but when Arthur, the Brazilian midfielder, makes a horizontal pass like that, what’s his fault?

PEPPE POETA

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Go on with Pirlo and even more Paratici. Juve have seven Under 23s in the squad, they didn’t have Dybala and Arthur, they were limited by many injuries: there are many things to evaluate well. As a sportsman I have total confidence in the company, it is not a defeat to question the project. A year of reconstruction also goes through difficult times.

JOSE’ ALTAFINI

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Market mistakes have been made, perhaps more courage was needed with sales. In the past, Juve sold champions like Zidane, Trezeguet, Pogba, but replaced them well, today those who come off the bench don’t make a difference. Pirlo was great, but he still doesn’t have the attitude of a coach. But anyone in his place would have found the same difficulties.

ALESSIO TACCHINARDI

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From today for Andrea the bonuses are over, the exams begin and the scenarios change. The season can still be positive with cup and 2nd place, or veer towards the terribly bad. I hope that the real Pirlo will come out now, that he will go and record at the most delicate moment. He has time, I believe it. It is clear that if this were the situation in May, Agnelli could make a revolution.

LINUS

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The main (understandable) mistake was that of discontinuity: instead of continuing to grow progressively, do an All in. With Cristiano. Which is an indisputable totem, but also immovable and this has conditioned everything. It would take a healthy self-criticism and the pragmatism of the past. Perhaps the weakest link is Pirlo himself, but I say this with great regret.

MAXIMUM VESTS

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New team and technician, difficult to get results quickly. The signings of the midfielders are the real problem: Arthur has no speed of thought, Rabiot and Ramsey are wrong investments. But what is missing is the soul, the desire to fight. Ronaldo has covered the problems, but alone he cannot do it. A general mea culpa would be important to start over.

SERGIO BRIO

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Having said that winning for 10 years in a row was unthinkable, bad choices were made in the composition of the team, with players not up to par, especially in the middle. But also many wrong choices, players out of role, always pierceable bands. The club will evaluate Pirlo, in general there is a need to reflect, I don’t see many bases from which to start again.

MARCO BORRIELLO

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It is true that when the Lady calls it is difficult to say no, but last summer I was in Pirlo, at the beginning of my career, seeing the great renewal of the team I would have taken a step back, starting from the Under 23. But it is his only “fault”. The cycles end, but the management in recent years has earned more than a few bonuses.

EVELINA CHRISTILLIN

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The club must assess Pirlo at the end of the season. Without the Italian Cup and out of four for the Champions League, it would be, I fear, an obligatory choice. This year pink is not up to the previous ones for quality in between and quantity, but the management is the same that won 9 league titles and CR7 is still one of the top three top players in the world.