Some Juventus fans may be calling for Max Allegri to be sacked after a dismal start to the Serie A season, but there are several reasons why that is not even a consideration for the club.
The Bianconeri are feeling the pressure following a 1-1 draw away to newly-promoted Venezia, which leaves them in sixth place and a long way off the top four.
Failure to secure a Champions League spot would make this a total disaster of a campaign for the Old Lady, not to mention financially as well as in terms of sporting results.
However, there are no suggestions that Allegri could be sacrificed at the Bianconeri altar, because his position is rock solid.
This is Allegri’s second stint at the club after 2014-19, when he was dismissed despite winning five consecutive Serie A titles and reaching the Champions League Final twice.
It is widely believed that decision was prompted by Fabio Paratici and Pavel Nedved, who convinced President Andrea Agnelli they needed a more exciting style of football.
That experiment failed, as while Maurizio Sarri won the Scudetto and Andrea Pirlo got the Coppa Italia, both coaches complained the players were simply not suited to this approach and reticent to adapt.
Agnelli seemed to realise that results were paramount and style not exactly something that has ever been in the Juventus DNA.
It was the President who recalled Allegri and signed him to a long-term contract that runs to June 2025.
That deal is worth a great deal of money in wages and sacking him would be financially very difficult to justify, especially this early into the contract.
So while some may be trying to get the #AllegriOut hashtag trending in Italy on Twitter, it would be an absolutely last resort course of action.