La Gazzetta dello Sport explains how Thiago Motta’s relationship with a part of the Juventus dressing room has collapsed in latest weeks, involving the likes of Dusan Vlahovic and even Andrea Cambiaso.
Empoli shocked Juventus on Wednesday, beating the Bianconeri on penalties within the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, qualifying for the semis for the primary time ever.
Motta blamed himself after the match however was additionally extremely crucial of the gamers.
Gazzetta has reported that Motta might be beneath scrutiny till the tip of the season,
Motta’s harsh post-match feedback additional highlighted tensions between the coach and a few gamers, and Gazzetta defined what’s behind their poor rapport.
One of many gamers who’s sad with Motta’s administration is definitely Vlahovic.
‘Earlier than the Supercoppa, the coach had criticized the Serbian’s perspective, who then discovered himself sidelined for a number of weeks,’ the pink paper.
‘Beforehand, there have been circumstances of Fagioli and Danilo, who had been each offered within the January switch window. Douglas Luiz publicly spoke about misunderstandings firstly of the season.
‘To not point out the problem of the rotating captain’s armband and the demotion of Federico Gatti within the hierarchy,’ Gazzetta continued.
‘Gatti was the primary to put on it firstly of the season however hasn’t even been thought of up to now month, with even the beforehand outcast Weston McKennie being most well-liked over him. There have been ups and downs with (virtually) all of the gamers, together with his protégé Andrea Cambiaso.’
Based on the report, Juventus gamers respect Motta’s tactical concepts however usually are not precisely followers of his strict strategies.
Motta stated throughout a post-match interview that some gamers are demanding however give nothing again. Based on Gazzetta, the coach to Teun Koopmeiners, Nico Gonzalez, and Vlahovic.
The primary two had been subbed off within the second half in opposition to Empoli and booed by the Allianz Stadium crowd, whereas Vlahovic remained on the pitch for 90 minutes however missed the goal within the penalty shootout.