Some Juventus fans were unhappy with their team’s performance in their last friendly game against FC Nürnberg.
The fixture ended in defeat for the Bianconeri in their first match under new manager Thiago Motta.
Motta has been training his team for weeks and hopes to win the league this season.
Fans had expected a win, but the result was disappointing. Many seemed to overlook that it was one of the weakest Juventus sides that could have been fielded.
Motta started the game with several youngsters and new signings, focusing primarily on giving several players some much-needed playing time.
However, some dissatisfied fans were heard chanting for the return of Max Allegri, which annoyed journalist Paolo de Paola, who warned against not supporting the team through all challenges.
He said, as quoted by Tuttomercatoweb:
“I saw someone cheering Allegri, but to certain fans, I say that standing on the shore with a rifle pointed at your team is counterproductive, it makes no sense to judge a friendly in which a large part of the team was made up of kids”.
Juve FC Says
We will always have some fans who only want to support the team when the results are positive, but we still expect the team to have a good season.
The level of panic and criticism after basically the first game against a professional team, with a lesser level of players when regulars aren’t even back yet, lesser level of fitness and still getting used to playing together was absolutely embarrassing. It will be probably be around the middle of the first season before we see things gel to maximum. After that it’s very fair to be letting them know it’s not going well imo. As for those still cheering for allegri and celebrating a loss, go and follow where he is next if it’s more important to still be ‘right’ and be anti-Juventus. Most simply stopped watching his performances while celebrating the few good results. Please don’t be embarrassing, and holding us back, we need to get back to the levels we have been in the past. Forza Juve.
“Vincere non è importante è l’unica cosa che conta”
After 4 terrible years, don’t ask for “don’t criticize”!
We – and Juventus – need results, these are compulsory. There is no room for explanations. Watchable soccer wouldn’t be bad either.
But anyone who wants Allegri’s return is mentally ill.
Fortunately, we don’t have to see him anymore in Turin.
New coach an tactics may play a role but I expect Juventus or any other 1st division team in one of the best 5 leagues in Europe to defeat a second division team, even if they had 2 more games to prepare. Aug 10th will provide the answer after they play Schalke…