Ex-Juventus star compares Thiago Motta’s scenario to Marcello Lippi’s in 1999

Ex-Juventus star compares Thiago Motta’s scenario to Marcello Lippi’s in 1999

Thiago Motta has been underneath rising strain at Juventus in current weeks, as his staff continues to wrestle to satisfy the membership’s excessive expectations.

Juventus, historically certainly one of Italy’s top-performing sides, was anticipated to be extremely aggressive this season. Nevertheless, their performances have fallen quick, leaving each followers and membership executives pissed off. Whereas the squad possesses the standard to attain higher outcomes, Motta has thus far been unable to maximise the potential of the gamers at his disposal.

With the staff failing to search out consistency, questions are being requested concerning the supervisor’s capacity to steer Juventus ahead. Motta will ultimately need to justify how he has utilised the sources supplied to him. Following their current defeat to Atalanta, strain has intensified, and plenty of supporters have began calling for his dismissal.

Former Juventus midfielder Angelo Di Livio was lately requested whether or not he anticipated Motta to resign, drawing comparisons to Marcello Lippi’s choice to step down in 1999 after a loss to Parma. Addressing the matter, Di Livio responded, as quoted by Calciomercato:

“Marcello Lippi’s speech was utterly completely different, as a result of we had been coming from a profitable cycle that was now over. Right here the challenge began this 12 months and sadly we’re seeing what is occurring. I’m not going after Thiago Motta: it’s true that he has not managed to convey the enter that Juve wants, however there are nonetheless many video games to go and we have to get fourth place. We can have the opposite discussions in the summertime.”

Regardless of the present difficulties, it seems unlikely that Motta will contemplate resigning within the close to future. He’ll as a substitute stay targeted on salvaging Juventus’ season and securing a top-four end, which stays an important goal. With a number of matches nonetheless to be performed, he can have the chance to show issues round. Nevertheless, ought to outcomes fail to enhance, Juventus might be compelled into making tough choices concerning the managerial place on the finish of the marketing campaign.

For now, Motta’s future stays unsure, however his capacity to information Juventus to a Champions League spot will possible be a decisive consider whether or not he retains his function past this season.