“You are not Messi” – How Thiago Motta addressed Kenan Yildiz

“You are not Messi” – How Thiago Motta addressed Kenan Yildiz

Former Juventus coach Thiago Motta definitely wasn’t essentially the most beloved determine in Turin, as he hardly made himself any favours together with his questionable man-management expertise.

The Italian Brazilian has been sacked from his position after solely eight months in cost. Whereas the workforce’s woeful leads to latest weeks have been the primary purpose behind his dismissal, his unpopularity within the dressing room definitely didn’t assist his case.

The 42-year-old was accused of being too brusque whereas addressing the squad. The gamers additionally didn’t respect the way in which he handled Nicolo Fagioli and Danilo who have been pushed out of the membership in January.

Therefore, Motta by no means endeared himself to the gamers, and their lack of response upon his sacking was telling sufficient.

Furthermore, Sandro Sabatini reveals a training-ground incident that summarises the supervisor’s method. The Italian journalist claims that Motta tried to place Kenan Yildiz in his place by reminding him he’s not precisely on Lionel Messi’s degree.

“Yildiz, at a sure level, evaporates in Thiago Motta’s hierarchy,” recalled Sabatini throughout his look on the most recent episode of the podcast ‘Calcio Selvaggio (through IlBianconero).

“He’s a younger man, he discovered himself tossed round left and proper and on a few events. Throughout a coaching session, Motta informed him: ‘Who do you assume you’re? You’re not Messi’”.

Whereas we can’t be totally sure whether or not these alleged feedback ensued or not, all of the clues that emerged, both in latest days and even whereas Motta was nonetheless in cost, depict a transparent picture.

It merely seems that the previous Bologna coach had misplaced the plot and had only a few allies on the membership, and that’s principally of his personal doing, as he did not forge amicable relationships together with his gamers who hardly put up a struggle in Florence whereas their supervisor’s job was on the road.