“Are these Juventus gamers?” – Fabio Quagliarella questions squad high quality

Former Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella has doubts about Thiago Motta’s squad, suggesting the present crop may not possess the required high quality to correctly signify the Bianconeri.

The retired participant joined the Bianconeri in the summertime of 2010 after being compelled out of his hometown membership Napoli after being stalked by a rogue cop, one thing he stored hidden for nearly a decade earlier than lastly revealing the reality as soon as the case was closed.

Throughout his time at Juventus, Quagliarella endured the tough Luigi Delneri marketing campaign (the place he cemented himself as the last word star previous to his season-ending harm), after which wonderful starting of the Antonio Conte period.

Due to this fact, the previous Sampdoria and Udinese star was round when the Bianconeri hosted a greater squad, together with legends like Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Giorgio Chiellini, which makes him surprise concerning the present squad.

“I don’t need to be imply, however there are some gamers for whom I ask myself the query ”are these Juventus gamers?’. I begin from the belief that when you play for Juve, Milan, Inter, Napoli or Roma, you need to be a powerful participant with sure qualities, so that you make the distinction,” mentioned the 42-year-old throughout his look on Sky Sport Italia by way of JuventusNews24.

“I truthfully don’t see these qualities in those that are presently at Juventus, the place there’s strain, the place you at all times must play at excessive ranges.”

Juventus made a flurry of huge signings final summer time, bringing within the likes of Teun Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz and Nicolas Gonzalez. However for one purpose or one other, most of their ‘prime signings’ haven’t been capable of ship the products to this point.

The Bianconeri have already been dumped out of the Champions League and the Coppa Italia, whereas Thiago Motta must a minimum of end within the Prime 4 to keep away from the sack on the finish of the season.