Juve, Allegri removed Nonge after just 14′? Precautionary action or failure

The midfielder born in 2005 was the author of the penalty foul, five minutes after entering the pitch. The coach replaced him to protect him

Giovanni Albanese

March 4, 2024 (change at 9.36pm) – MILAN

Nonge’s match in Naples lasted only 14 minutes, and in all likelihood he will never forget it. The Belgian midfielder would have liked to have a different impact on Maradona, but instead he found himself the negative protagonist for having caused the penalty kick which condemned Juve to the knockout. “I made a mistake – wrote the young man on social media -. I take full responsibility, I apologize to my teammates and fans, thank you for the support. Time to reset, let’s stay focused until the end of the season.” Allegri’s decision to leave the field is certainly a lesson, a step towards strong growth that has certainly not gone unnoticed.

REPLACEMENT

More than an actual failure, the coach’s may have been a precautionary action towards the boy. Who, apart from the foul in the circumstance of the penalty kick, appeared to be in a bit of difficulty in an attempt to get to the heart of the match: probably also suffering the strong impact of the context. One of the most classic youth mistakes, like others that have happened in recent months in which young people have been put on the front line by explicit will of the club. Miretti, Nicolossi Caviglia, Cambiaso at San Siro against Inter or Vlahovic himself have passed through the physiological decline of the context: at Continassa Nonge will find the support of his teammates to face the moment. And sometimes even the support of social media, divided between innocentists and guilty ones.

CONSIDERATION

After Pogba’s disqualification, Nonge was permanently promoted to the first team. Allegri supported him for some time in training, until he matured to aspire to get minutes on the pitch. He made his Serie A debut against Salternitana, for about ten minutes, and subsequently made two appearances in the Italian Cup. In Naples, among other things, Juve showed up on the pitch with the team with the lowest average age: 26 years and 14 days. Some youthful mistakes had to be taken into account, even more so against Napoli who are an experienced team, in a fiery environment like that of Maradona.

SOCIAL

Despite the fans’ criticism of Allegri, following the boy’s substitution after 14 minutes, Nonge also finds support from the majority of fans who have entrusted their opinion of the boy’s match to social media. Some comments: “One consideration: what was seen with Nonge last night had already happened to Miretti (Benfica) and Fagioli (Sassuolo). The mistake that is already weighing on your mind is magnified by the substitution. But that never happens with expert players”; “Don’t worry, Jo. It’s not just your fault. But excellent words“; “He took away Nonge. He took away Nonge. He took away Nonge. He took away Nonge. He took away Nonge“.



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