Juventus coach Max Allegri was torn to shreds by Daniele Adani, Antonio Cassano and Christian Vieri, who called the coach a ‘dead man walking’ who ‘made Simone Inzaghi look like Johan Cruijff.’
The Bianconeri were eliminated from the Coppa Italia semi-final 2-1 on aggregate, losing 1-0 at San Siro after a dire performance in which Andre Onana was practically never tested.
That performance and the general negative approach that Allegri brings to his football has seen questions raised over his future in Turin.
Adani has always been amongst the most critical of his style of tactics, getting into some on-air shouting matches with the coach during his time as a television pundit for Sky Sport Italia.
Speaking to Vieri’s Twitch channel Bobo TV, Adani really put the boot in.
“Allegri makes Inzaghi look like Johan Cruijff in comparison. His objective in life is to stop the other team winning. Do you know why that game ended 1-0? It’s because Inter stopped playing in the second half and sat deep, just like Juventus did in their golden era, and the second half was in fact shameful. I hope whoever was transmitting it on international TV cut off the signal to save us embarrassment.
“A team like Inter ought to beat this Juventus 4-0, they were playing against a Dead Man Walking. I think Gianni Agnelli was turning in his grave seeing that Juve performance. I’ll be honest, though, not even I believed he could be worse than last season, but that’s where we are.”
Former Roma and Real Madrid star Cassano has hit the headlines lately for his very public arguments with Jose Mourinho, but is even more vicious when it comes to Allegri.
“Juventus defended in the hope of reaching extra time and perhaps penalties. I can accept that from Cremonese, but not Juve. They play bad football, Allegri and his staff have got to go,” said Cassano.
“I get the feeling with these recent disrespectful comments towards Napoli and Inter that Allegri can tell he’s going to get sacked at the end of the season. He’s an embarrassment and cannot represent Juve.
“His football ideas are still the same as 30 years ago. In the two-year hiatus he went fishing, but the other coaches use that time to study. I think of coaches like Thomas Tuchel, Marcelo Bielsa, Roberto De Zerbi, who clearly love football and study it from day to night. Allegri never has done, because he just doesn’t care.”
Ex-Juve striker Vieri was also unimpressed with the approach taken by Allegri in Turin.
“It is honestly sad to watch Juventus players in these conditions. Whatever they do, it is almost accidental or a fluke, they have to rely on the opposition making mistakes. There are no ideas.”