The coach from Certaldo remains at the center of the Juventus two-year project even without qualification for the Champions League. In the conversation with the CEO of Exor he will push to have a competitive team, with a reinforcement for each department
The “invisible” training – team at home, but tuned in to work – left Continassa to the group of ’96, Juventus who rose to the top of Europe by sending the favorite Ajax out of the ring. Luciano Spalletti will not leave alone the team that, tomorrow evening, will play the derby from a psychologically disadvantaged position: this is what the owners in the figure of John Elkann have decided or, rather, this is how they have erased possible doubts.
empathy
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We move forward with the former Italian coach, therefore. We move forward, this is the line of the Juventus top management, with the coach who can guarantee that leap in quality that was missed in this adventure and necessary in the next one: Elkann thinks so. And, Spalletti? The Tuscan coach, immediately after the disastrous defeat against Fiorentina, had fallen into the midst of bad thoughts: even the path of resignation occupied his thoughts. Monday and Tuesday were black, very black days. Then, space for the pitch, for pride, for reaction, for example and, above all, for a horizon that takes into account the renewal of the contract until June 2028: Spalletti now looks to the derby with Toro on the agenda in twenty-four hours to get the answers he seeks from his players. What would happen in the event of another thunderous fall? Full stop: in the event, the ball goes to the Engineer and the face to face on Monday to definitively close the circle. The former Italian coach expects a vote of confidence from the locker room because he will get it from Elkann: a significant detail which, in the face of new hesitations, could have the effect of deflating them without hesitation.
trust
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Elkann is on the field and will remain there for a long time: the short circuit must be resolved. The Engineer was first intrigued, then intrigued by the game shown by the “new” Juventus signed by Spalletti: he did not expect the handbrake of the latest releases, but the blockage did not affect his certainties about the work of the coach from Certaldo. Between the two, Elkann and the former Italian coach, empathy arose spontaneously and strengthened in a short time: hence the conviction not to interrupt what began last autumn. On the other hand, the renewal of the coach’s contract for another two seasons was celebrated in the midst of the Champions League race in order to give the message of sharing well beyond the championship verdict.
answers
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The “invisible” training took place even during the most difficult week: Spalletti did not deny his method. After the derby, the coach will make his assessments and, in the conversation with Elkann, he will focus on one point in particular: the competitiveness of the team even if the Champions League remains only in the plans to come. A goalkeeper (Alisson), a capable defender with the ball (Kim on pole for Luciano), a playmaker (Lobotka his favourite), an attacking midfielder (difficult to find) and Vlahovic (difficult for him to stay): these are not conditions, but an action plan to aim for the championship when the season starts. The ownership trusts, the coach reflects, but without all those clouds from the beginning of the week: the progress of the Grande Torino match can have an impact on a future where every detail must be in the right place, but the derby can also bring out that burst of responsibility that the coach expects and hopes for.
Derby
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The signing last October 30th, then a path that turned towards beauty, results and play: the afternoon of the match against Verona sent the system into a tailspin, at lunchtime of the match against Fiorentina the omelette was served. Open heaven! Champions in retreat, Europa League on the menu from sixth place: we move forward with the former Italian coach, so the club. Spalletti gains renewed confidence in the hours in which he feels guilty for a mission hanging by the thread of the last 90 minutes with little hope of uncorking the sparkling wine. Strong destinies, strong men, the mantra of the coach from Certaldo: his men must demonstrate attachment and awareness to him in the most delicate moment. The derby is there waiting to issue its verdict: Elkann trusts, Spalletti is the right coach to start again.
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