Juventus are making ready to nominate Igor Tudor as caretaker coach, however the Croatian’s final two managerial experiences are elevating a couple of issues amongst the membership’s supporters.
After a sequence of abysmal ends in current weeks, it seems that the sentence has lastly been pronounced, with Thiago Motta recognized as the principle wrongdoer. The supervisor is thus anticipated to be sacked over the following hours, thus making means for the Croatian who will attempt to restore the membership’s hopes of securing Champions League soccer for subsequent season.
The 46-year-old represented Juventus again in his heyday, and returned as an assistant supervisor for Andrea Pirlo within the 2020/21 season.
Afterwards, he loved a strong marketing campaign as Hellas Verona’s head coach which earned him a serious step as much as Olympique Marseille. However regardless of yielding strong outcomes and ending third in Ligue 1, Tudor nonetheless determined to depart the French membership.
For his half, OM president Pablo Longaria mirrored on the supervisor’s determination whereas acknowledging the difficulties he endured throughout his time at Velodrome.
“I wouldn’t want what Igor suffered on my worst enemy,” mentioned the previous Juventus director through Calciomercato.
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“He discovered himself at a membership the place everybody was in opposition to him, from the within and out of doors. Many individuals organized themselves to extend the strain in opposition to him. Folks have been asking for Jorge Sampaoli to return, whereas others wished to offer energy to the gamers.
“There have been requests to fan teams to oust the coach. After I returned to Marseille, I felt that pre-season was just like the thirty seventh matchday of the championship, you needed to play your life. It’s not regular.”
Tudor then took over from Maurizio Sarri when the latter resigned from Lazio in March 2024, however he solely lasted on the membership for 3 months earlier than agreeing on a mutual termination with Claudio Lotito.
The rationale behind this determination was the Croatian’s need to revamp the squad by changing 10 gamers, whereas the membership wasn’t keen to embark on a squad overhaul on this magnitude.