Allegri firmly in the saddle despite disgrace against Haifa: “The problem is the group”
Massimiliano Allegri
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Massimiliano Allegri continues to receive the trust of Andrea Agnelli.
The glorious Juventus are in crisis. Club boss Andrea Agnelli is not thinking of a change of coach.
In addition to the stuttering start in Serie A (only 13 points from nine games), Juventus Turin is also having an extremely difficult time in the Champions League. On Tuesday evening, the Bianconeri lost 2-0 at the blatant underdog Maccabi Haifa, who has now caught up with Juve in terms of points. With a five-point deficit to PSG and Benfica, the chances of a place in the last 16 of the Champions League are only theoretical – instead, Turin must see to it that they end up in the group ahead of Haifa. What a low point!
However, despite the disappointing results and outrageous performances that Juve have been putting in for months, Massimiliano Allegri seems to remain firmly in the saddle. “Today is a difficult night,” said club boss Agnelli after the embarrassment against Haifa Sky sports to, “but it’s the whole phase that’s difficult. This is the moment when you take responsibility – I’m here because I’m ashamed. I’m definitely angry, but I’m aware that football is a Team sport is, you win and lose with 11 players, and we have to start from that principle again.”
When asked about Allegri, Agnelli emphasized that the current situation is not “about one person or one man”. “It’s not about players, physiotherapists, doctors or anything else. It’s a question of the whole group,” the club boss made clear. “It’s nine games in thirty days, now we have to position ourselves well for the second half of the season in which we have to play the leading role. I’m talking about the group, there is no individual responsibility.”
“If you don’t win a tackle, it can’t be the coach’s fault,” Agnelli said, defending Allegri. “It’s hard for me to imagine a change at Juve: Allegri is Juve’s coach and he will stay. We have a group of 80-90 people – he has to have the ability to regroup and find the qualities that this team has.”
Agnelli reiterated that the problem isn’t the coach, it’s the ‘entire group’. “We’re talking about the general attitude, about so many games against teams that we should be sportingly superior to, but we weren’t. It’s a psychological problem that we have to be ashamed of and apologize to the fans for. We have to have profound Thinking about it because we know we all have qualities, both individually and as a group.”
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Allegri firmly in the saddle despite disgrace against Haifa: “The problem is the group” released.