“Pirlo, the honeymoon is over and the players are confused”, headlines the Corriere della Sera. Few tactical indications, poor incisiveness in topical moments.
“(…) Did Pirlo really understand what it means to lead the group, in key moments? The starting problem, according to the impressions of some Juventus players, is communicative, a bit like it was with Sarri. work is in the hands of Tudor, his deputy. While the other collaborator Baronio makes himself heard during the matches – we read in the piece by Nerozzi and Tomaselli -. Pirlo’s ideas of a proactive and modern football, like the group, because they involve a change of mentality: the team is receptive and well-disposed to this. But between theory and practice of “liquid” football, which Andrea talks about in his Coverciano thesis, there is a risk of a strong gap. Pirlo’s too many silences. seem to weigh above all on the construction of the midfield and the attack, for which there are very different movements and positions compared to Sarri. And so the group perceives the difficulties of the individuals: Dybala and Kulusevski for example are not always clear what they want from them the coach, on a tactical level (…) “
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