Yildiz breaks Juventus aim drought, sparking new vitality underneath Tudor
Igor Tudor’s appointment as new Juventus head coach had a right away impact on Kenan Yildiz, who scored the winner to present his aspect all three factors towards Genoa within the Croatian supervisor’s first sport in cost.
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The Turkish star discovered the online within the first half by showcasing his spectacular abilities, bursting into the opponent’s field with tempo earlier than beating his direct marker and unleashing a fierce right-footed try previous goalkeeper Nicola Leali.
epa11997435 Juventus’s Kenan Yldiz scoring the 1-0 opening aim throughout the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus FC and CFC Genoa, in Juventus, Italy, 29 March 2025. EPA-EFE/Alessandro Di Marco
Yildiz’s aim towards Patrick Vieira’s aspect was his first since early January, when he scored within the Derby della Mole towards Torino. Nonetheless, past a prolonged aim drought, how he has instantly benefited from Tudor’s tactical shift.
Yildiz enjoys recent Juventus begin underneath Tudor
, the coach’s determination to deploy the attacking midfielder in a extra central position appeared to raise his sport, offering him with larger freedom in comparison with the large place he beforehand performed underneath Thiago Motta.
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As a trequartista, Yildiz was free to roam behind sole striker Dusan Vlahovic and obtain the ball in additional harmful areas.
epa11997437 Juventus’s Kenan Yldiz celebrates scoring the 1-0 opening aim throughout the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus FC and CFC Genoa, in Juventus, Italy, 29 March 2025. EPA-EFE/Alessandro Di Marco
The Türkiye worldwide admitted that Tudor’s arrival has introduced “a variety of vitality” in a post-match interview, suggesting that the current tensions together with his former supervisor are already behind him.
Yildiz remained on the bench for the total 90 minutes in Motta’s last sport in cost, as Juventus have been outplayed by Fiorentina in a 3-0 defeat. Reviews that emerged after the coach’s dismissal instructed that the Italo-Brazilian boss had provoked the Bianconeri expertise a number of instances throughout coaching classes, telling him, “You’re not Messi.“