[Observation] Tudor is dismissed, but when will the chaos at Juventus end?

Sports Weekly Special Correspondent in Italy Xiaowu

Tudor of Juventus has become the first head coach to be fired in Serie A this season. This in itself is a new thing. On the one hand, Serie A teams are more patient and frequent changes are out of date. On the other hand, Juventus's chaos shows no signs of stopping. Historically, they rarely fire their head coach midway through a season, but in the last three seasons alone, Juventus has parted ways with its coach three times.

If we go into detail, the combination of Jontoli and Motta is a pity, because it was a rare period of stability for Juventus in recent years. Both the management, the manager, the coaches, and the players were all in a stage where they were working together to achieve results. But unfortunately, the players brought by Jontoli failed to perform to their due level under Motta. After Motta left, Jontoli was also fired, so the management started again.

The lonely Tudor

Tudor and Allegri were treated similarly. They both experienced turmoil in the management. From taking office to the end of get out of class, Tudor witnessed the "airborne landing" of Comoli - a Frenchman who was rarely known in Italy. After the latest shareholders' meeting, he took over the power, and Tudor also became the coach of the "former government". After the loss to Lazio, the senior management conducted an evaluation, and the final result was no suspense. When Tudor gradually lost trust, Chiellini came forward to provide support. However, as the most important person in charge of the sports department, Comolli disappeared and did not give Tudor basic protection. This can also show some clues.

This made Tudor almost "alone", with no one to guide his behavior in a positive way. In the face of Fabregas, Tudor called him "the coach who coaches Como". In order to refute doubts about the results, he hopes to replace AC Milan with Cremona during the schedule, so that he can get 3 points by default and even rank first. Such disrespectful blame-shifting behavior immediately aroused public outrage, causing Del Piero, Marchisio, Moggi and other Juventus stars to stand up and question his remarks.

Analyzing from a technical and tactical perspective, Tudor's dismissal was not unjust. In the 8th round of this season, Juventus did not have a very convincing game. Even the exciting victory over Inter Milan was based on the personal ability of the stars. So even though Juventus once ranked first in the league, many fans had no confidence in him because the team was extremely unstable and had no distinctive characteristics. Tudor's spiritual therapy is like a shot of stimulant. After the excitement, there is only more emptiness and fatigue.

The current situation of Juventus is not the responsibility of one person.

Yildiz became the absolute core of the team under Tudor, and even wore the captain's armband in the game against Real Madrid. However, this absolute core was destroyed in an excessive way. The Turkish genius's excellent state at the beginning of the season was also exhausted after a long week of games. The last time he scored for Juventus was in mid-September. Not to mention other players, the only one who has increased the ball under Tudor is Kelly, but he has also stalled in recent rounds. After 4 consecutive games without scoring, 3 consecutive losses and 8 games without a win, the value of the team will continue to decline, so the moment has come when it has to change.

Tudor's use of new aid is particularly problematic. At the most critical stage, Tudor was still thinking of those "old people". None of the 11 starting players against Real Madrid were new players this summer. The people brought by Comolli are gradually being marginalized, and David is getting worse and worse, unable to find a basic direction on the court. Coupled with the mediocre Oponda, the two of them are doing jobs that they are not good at in a system that is not suitable for them. Tudor failed to activate even one of them, which was the result of insufficient coaching ability.

In addition, Tudor has no decision-making power on transfers, which also creates a natural contradiction. For example, Alberto Costa, whom he reused in the Club World Cup, was exchanged by Comolli for Joao Mario in the same position. Timothy Weah, who has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements, was also forcibly sold to Marseille. Under the tremendous pressure of performance, Tudor became emotionally unbalanced and lost basic control of the team. Facing the terrible situation of Lazio's defeat and a chaotic 352 formation, it became the straw that broke the camel's back.

But as Del Piero said, Juventus's current situation is by no means caused by Tudor alone. Neither the famous coach Allegri nor the young coach Motta saved the team, let alone Tudor, who was originally responsible for putting out the fire. He took over this situation without hesitation and successfully led Juventus to retain their Champions League qualification, which is worthy of the fans' respect.

At the end of get out of class, there is still some time before the national team match day in November. Now it happens to be more than a week of games, which does not seem to be conducive to the new coach's work. However, Juventus will usher in a "welfare period" in the schedule. In the league, Udinese, Cremona, Turin, and Fiorentina are relatively easy to deal with. It will not be until December that they meet the truly strong team Naples. Juventus may be able to regain the lost confidence with a high winning rate. At present, the team will have Brambilla of the second team as the transition coach. Just like Tudor, it can only be said that everyone has a mission. Tudor has completed his task, but wanting to go further is beyond his capabilities.