New Juventus coach Thiago Motta has gone to extra length to make everyone feel valued at Juventus’ training centre, as he intends to learn the names and details of every member of in-house staff at Continassa.
Thiago Motta wants to be on first-name basis with everybody at Juventus
The former Bologna coach has requested labelled photographs of every club employee, so that he can learn them off by heart, according to reports form La Gazzetta dello Sport.
There are estimated to be around 70-80 members of non-playing or coaching staff on the ground in Turin.
Motta intends to speak on a first-name basis with medical staff, groundspeople, kitmen and employees in the cafeteria, among others.
It is a tactic that Motta also employed when he first started at Bologna back in 2022, which reportedly went down a treat. It is also part of creating a culture where everybody feels valued, trusted and respected.
The coach arrived back in Italy on Sunday following a lengthy summer vacation, He then got back to work immediately, touring the club’s facilities and headquarters on Monday.
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