Leonardo Bonucci, former Juventus and national team defender, spoke on “La Tripletta” podcast to comment on Juventus’ current situation, particularly their defeat against Atalanta.
ON THE DEFEAT AGAINST ATALANTA – “It broke my heart, to be honest. I saw a team in trouble, except for the first few minutes of the match. It was clear it wouldn’t be the game we all wanted to see. It was a tough game to watch, I was with my desperate children. Today is a hard day for us Juventus fans […]. Conceding a penalty goal somewhat altered the game plan, at least initially they were in the game. Then in such matches, you need to understand the moments, the enthusiasm and desire to recover leads you to open up, but a team like Atalanta punishes you for that. Both the coach and the players need to learn from these games that Juve must improve in every aspect.”
WHAT’S MISSING – “Today there’s a lack of incisiveness. Thiago’s style of play is pleasing, but in some games, they struggle to finish and yesterday was one of those games. The players lack experience and personality, they need to grow.”
THIAGO MOTTA – “Thiago Motta needs to learn that coaching Juve is a different world and he needs to understand the areas to improve to provide the team with all the knowledge he showed at Bologna. When he took over from Sinisa (Mihajlovic, ed.), he struggled just as much, if not more. However, Bologna plays for certain objectives, while Juve plays to win. Now he is under pressure, he needs to take a step forward in management and also in communication. Last night “sad” and “disappointed” no… You have to be pissed off because it was a s*** show!”