by Flavio Zane
Juve U20, le parole di Magnanelli
On the one hand, the irrepressible enthusiasm of a feat close to being repeated, as precisely that of Bologna, on the other, a drag and resistance of a team in search of itself, which is Juventus now in the hands of Igor Tudor. Not without forgetting the two Roman teams, Lazio and Roma, which, with different paths, are chasing Champions League qualification. With Atalanta seemingly having gained an important margin, the last available spot for Europe’s top competition will in all likelihood be the preserve of these four teams. With five days to go in the league, however, Juve appears perhaps the most psychologically tested competitor, at least looking at the defeat in the last round of the championship against Parma, a cold shower compared to the three encouraging games with Tudor at the helm.
The most worrying point of Juventus’ latest appearances on the pitch is probably the offensive department, as stated by the coach himself at DAZN microphones in the post-match of the match against Parma. For the coach, there would be a lack of nastiness to engrave in the penalty area and nothing would be served, since the advent of Tudor, by putting Dusan Vlahovic back in the center of the Bianconeri village. An attempt, probably the last, to reverse a story, the one between the player and the bianconeri team, that seems destined to end at the end of the season. Perhaps, accelerated by the latest muscle problem that could keep him out at least in the next game.
Moreover, the decision to bet again on the Serbian forward inevitably reduced the space of Randal Kolo Muani, already declining in the last part of the Thiago Motta management, this after a resounding impact with Juve itself. Not to mention Francisco Conceicao, who went from being a great footballing intuition destined for redemption, to a player tactically out of the plans and destined to return to Porto.
