Motta hanging on for expensive life – Will Juventus gamers battle for him?

Sadly for Thiago Motta, he now finds himself in an unenviable spot, as many imagine a defeat towards Fiorentina would spell the top of his Juventus tenure.

The Bianconeri suffered three stunning defeats by the hands of PSV Eindhoven, Empoli and Atalanta in current weeks, with every serving as a painful blow for a marketing campaign that by no means actually took off.

So whereas Cristiano Giuntoli and the remainder of the administration had been staunchly defending the under-fire tactician earlier this season, Motta now seems to be like an remoted determine in Turin with little or no help.

Therefore, if Juventus had been to return defeated from Florence on Sunday night time, this would possibly show to be the ultimate nail within the 42-year-old’s coffin.

Due to this fact, Calciomercato wonders what’s going by the minds of the Bianconeri stars in the intervening time, and the way they are going to react.

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Will the gamers resolve to present all of it out on the bench in a determined try to avoid wasting what’s left of this depressing marketing campaign, and consequently maintain their supervisor within the dugout, or will they present indicators of complecency, as some is perhaps intrigued the see the again of Italian Brazilian tactician who may not essentially be the most well-liked determine within the locker room, no less than if rumours are to be believed.

It ought to be famous that Motta has reacted in a different way to the aforementioned defeats, leaving observers to marvel concerning the nature of his relationship with the gamers. The supervisor took the blame for the Champions League elimination, claiming the crew had the precise method, however then had a huge outburst after the Coppa Italia exit.

In any case, Juventus followers will anticipate the gamers to behave professionally, no matter their emotions in direction of the coach, particularly contemplating the significance of the fixture towards their arch-rivals Fiorentina whereas being embroiled in a decent race for fourth place.