Juventus have decided against sacking Massimiliano Allegri despite a poor start to the season and La Gazzetta Dello Sport highlights how Andrea Agnelli’s decision has not to do with the club’s finances only.
The Bianconeri lost 2-0 against Maccabi Haifa last night, undermining their chances to qualify for the Champions League Round of 16, a target that Max Allegri has always achieved during his coaching career.
President Andrea Agnelli confirmed his trust in the coach last night, saying that the Bianconeri would not sack him. So what’s behind the club’s decision?
We’ve already widely discussed how Allegri’s €7m-a-year contract plus add-ons does not make it easy for the Bianconeri to relieve the coach of his duties, mainly because the Tuscan tactician has still two and a half years left in his contract with the Serie A giants.
However, that’s not the only reason Allegri will remain in charge, according to Gazzetta.
First, there aren’t many coaches available in the middle of the season. Zizou Zidane and Thomas Tuchel are the most notable ones, but Juventus don’t want to make such a crucial choice for the future of the team in the middle of the campaign.
In other words, they don’t want to get a permanent replacement for Allegri just yet as they are aware that the next coach will have to guide Juventus through the next few seasons. If things get further out of control and their current boss is sacked before the end of the campaign, Juventus will more likely pick an interim boss (the article mentions Claudio Ranieri or Paulo Sousa), choosing a long-term replacement for Allegri in 2023.
Second, Allegri and Agnelli have a solid bond, the decision to recall the 55-year-old in 2021 was shared by the club president and his cousin John Elkann, the CEO of Exor, the holding company with a controlling stake in the Serie A giants. They are still convinced that Allegri can turn things around, so the Italian tactician won’t leave, at least for now.
Agnelli has been at the helm of Juventus for more than ten years and this is one of the lowest points reached during his tenure. During his first season as the club’s president in 2010-11, Agnelli didn’t sack Luigi Delneri despite a terrible season that saw the Old Lady end in seventh. The ex-Sampdoria boss kept his job until the end of the season and was then replaced by Antonio Conte in the summer of 2011, beginning a new golden era for the club.
While insisting that Juventus would not sack their coach, Agnelli confirmed last night that the club would make their assessment at the end of the season.
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I detest that agnelli horrible man and allegri sack the board and get del piero in as president the fans Shud stop going to see them play until board and manager goes all clowns
Agnelli is a genius. He knows deep down that Zidane and Tuchel will go nowhere near a bush league team dedicated to prime mountain goat 1G calcio fiesta. They should stick with PhD Maccabi Max Saint Haifa. Rolls Royce Max might have hit an iceberg, but he will steer the ship into CALMAAA!!! waters and then they will be stuck at sea. With a crew of Roberto King Carlos Sandro, bricklayer Cafu Danilo and Rabiot Zidane there is always hope lol.