“Shame”, “fear” and punishment: disaster at Juventus

Juventus’ black moment has little precedent in its history. After having changed three coaches in three years and having broken his streak of scudetti in a row (qualifying for the Champions on the horn), with the return of Allegri the Vecchia Signora has not improved anything. Yesterday, against Verona, the Bianconeri added their fourth defeat in 11 games (the second in a row) and already conceded 15 goals, their worst record since 1961.

Fighting for the first place again seems impossible (if Naples or Milan win the leadership today it will be 16 points), and the sports newspapers were furious with the Turinese.

“Disaster”, “shame”, “black crisis” were the headlines of ‘Gazzetta’, ‘Corriere dello Sport’ and ‘Tuttosport’, and they reflect the mood of the Tifosi. Allegri adds eight points less than Pirlo’s a year ago after 11 dates, and many fans on social networks ask for his head.

Cristiano’s departure worsened some problems that were already noticed in these years, but the coach did not look for excuses after the last setback. “You have to be quiet,” he told ‘Sky Sport’, “talk little and work a lot. It’s a shame to have only 15 points, but they are what we deserve.”

Paulo Dybala was, perhaps, the only good news of the last games. The Argentine has returned to show a great state of form after the injury, creating dangers against Sassuolo and Verona, and showed his face in the storm: “It is not enough to be handsome to play football. Sometimes you have to talk less and do more Being at Juve does not mean winning by default and if we are afraid, we cannot play. We do not want excuses, we are making mistakes and we have to work. “

Allegri and the club decided to act. The Juventine squad, starting tomorrow, will be concentrated until Saturday. A ‘punishment’ that the entity had not experienced since 2015, when another great crisis of results coincided with a defeat against Sassuolo. The Bianconeri need to lift their heads before the break, in the appointments with Zenit and Fiorentina. Failing again, especially in Serie A, would also mean moving away from the Champions League positions. It would be too much.