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Few the weeks leading up to the 2022 World Cup, it seemed that the position of Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri was more than in doubt. The Bianconeri started the season off poorly with disappointing results in both Serie A and Champions League campaigns. The European journey has been a disaster, with Allegri’s side eliminated in the group phase, losing twice against Benfica and Paris Saint Germain and also away against Maccabi Haifa. Five defeats and only one win at home against the Israeli team led to a lot of criticism around the Italian manager. Things were not good enough also in the domestic league, with Juventus losing against newly promoted team AC Monza away on Sept. 15.
Allegri being dismissed seemed inevitable, but the club decided to trust the manager once again. On Oct. 8, the Bianconeri lost at San Siro against AC Milan, but then from that moment on they won every Serie A clash, all eight of them, and didn’t concede a single goal.
But how Allegri manage to turn things around ahead of key Scudetto clash that will take place on Friday against Serie A leaders Napoli?
Allegri was always considered one of the most successful Italian coaches around. That’s the main reason why he was called back at the club in the summer of 2021 after a two-year break from coaching. Juventus won trophies with both Maurizio Sarri (one Scudetto) and Andrea Pirlo (one Coppa Italia and one Super Cup) but the feeling around the club was different and Allegri was called back by President Andrea Agnelli to oversee a new cycle. Juventus’ motto is “winning is not important, it’s the only thing that counts,” and there is no better coach than Allegri that can embrace their idea of winning.
Over the past years, he repeatedly said that the winner is the one that is remembered at the end of the day, and it’s not important how you achieve that success. Many former players and commentators criticized…
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