Pirlo's Juventus does not take off. The Bianconeri are still undefeated in Serie A, but in the eight games played (excluding the 'win' against Napoli without playing), they have only won three times. Those from Turin have drawn five times, leaving points against very affordable rivals such as Crotone, Spezia and Benevento, and now the first criticisms of the 'Maestro' are beginning to arrive. According to the 'Corriere della Sera', “the honeymoon is over”: the lack of experience and the difficult season we live in are no longer excuses for the coach, who suggests “structural defects” in his team. The newspaper wonders if Pirlo “understood what it means to guide a group in decisive moments,” and explains that there would be a communication problem: “He doesn't talk much about tactics and the field, he leaves most of the work to his second, Tudor “.
Dybala and Kulusevski, for example, “are not clear about what the coach wants from them” and the same thing happens with several midfielders. 'Panorama' saw the coach “from predestined to victim”, and the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in the last league match tied in Benevento is causing much controversy. According to many, although it is the Portuguese who decides when to stop, Pirlo had to take him at least to the bench to get him out in case of need. Without the Portuguese, Vecchia Signora in this championship has not won once.