Juventus now find themselves fragile For 29 years they had not conceded so many goals

Chiellini: “The difficult moments are overcome with the union within the group” The distance from the top marks a negative record never reached in the era of 3 points

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Without defense. In double meaning. Metaphorical, because this Juventus has no alibi and textual, because the unexpected fragility becomes a key to interpreting the crisis. Let’s start from the second point, from the twelve goals collected in ten games, too many for any top-tier team and even more for those who had made a flag of solidity: “The winner is the one who concedes fewer goals” is the mantra of Massimiliano Allegri.

There is no trace of his bunker, the old wall has fallen apart: from 1992-’93 the bianconeri did not suffer many goals in the first ten days of Serie A. The issue was addressed yesterday in a technical meeting without tension – analysis and no reckoning, confrontation and no trial -, together with the lack of incisiveness, the wrong attitude, the gaps that re-emerged against Sassuolo and, this time, not masked by the result. The effect is clear: after not even a third of the championship the distance from the top marks a negative record – never 13 steps below in the era of 3 points -, so the Scudetto becomes a mirage and also the Champions area, now four points away, begins. to blacken thoughts.

It is undeniable that Juventus pay for ancient mistakes, especially a midfield not up to the ambitions that Locatelli alone cannot transform and an attack without a real reference (Morata is unrecognizable, Dybala only returned now), after all Allegri has inherited a team that finished fourth for the broken cap and no more Cristiano Ronaldo.

Having said this in his defense, and acknowledging that the reconstruction and rejuvenation project requires time and sacrifices, even the coach has clear responsibilities: a tactical identity is lacking, the swirling change of formations does not help and the structural limits are not compensated by effective schemes. He brought order to the locker room, but that’s not enough, now we need ideas. He will be able to find them, and meanwhile he will be able to convey serenity even in such a dark moment, but time is running out and the pressure increases.

«You need to be able to recognize and analyze difficulties in a balanced way – analyzes Giorgio Chiellini on LinkedIn -, then you have to look for solutions: you can overcome a difficult moment, but you need to be united within a working group. Balance and clarity are always needed. If a work group shares and is convinced of what it is doing, even if the idea is not entirely correct, then it brings it to fruition. If the idea is correct, but the working group is not convinced to carry it forward, it cannot be successful ».

It starts again from Verona, against the team of Igor Tudor, Juventus for seven seasons and deputy of Andrea Pirlo last year, linked to Juventus, but certainly not happy for the last experience, for the exemption that involved him and that he considered it unfair and for Pirlo’s hierarchies that he aligned him with the other staff members forgetting his professional career.

He had promised himself not to be an assistant anymore and in Verona, where he replaced Di Francesco, he is proving his worth and will seek revenge, the dream is to hook Juve who have only 3 points more. It will be a more complicated exam than expected, especially for the defense: the Gialloblù attack, with 22 goals, is the third in Serie A, and in the Tudor segment the best ever. –