Igor Tudor said former Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo ‘put us all on the same level’ and has decided he ‘will never be anyone’s assistant again’.
The former defender moved to the Bianconeri ahead of last season and revealed Pirlo was the one who asked him to come.
He was not happy with the way Juventus ‘kicked us out’ and not equally unsatisfied by his position under Pirlo.
“It was tough, but in the end we managed to qualify for the Champions League and we even won the Coppa Italia,” Tudor told Sportske Novosti. “Yet they kicked us out.
“I’m sorry and I don’t think it was right. But I decided one thing: I will never be anyone’s assistant again.
“Pirlo called me to Juventus. That’s how it went, there was a list with five names compiled by Juventus and [Fabio] Paratici left the decision to Pirlo.
“He chose me. But since he is very close to [Roberto] Baronio, he brought him too. And another one, an analyst, and he put us all on the same level.
“It wasn’t fair, because after all I’m a coach. But I accepted it because it was Juve.”
Both Sassuolo and Hellas Verona are looking for new coaches and Tudor said he’s interested in the position at the Bentegodi.
“We had signed for two years,” Tudor said. “Good exit? It doesn’t matter, I’ll wait for some opportunities.
“Sassuolo is a nice place, but it’s a closed club. I would like Verona, an organised club and Ivan Juric did a great job.”