Third consecutive game without victory for the Juventus, and the script repeats itself: the hashtag is depopulated on Twitter #SarriOut, a clear sign that the black and white people have once again identified the culprit in Maurizio Sarri. The Tuscan coach, accused for some time of not being able to give Juve a game, is now mainly in the sights for the defensive collapse suffered by the champions of Italy in recent matches.
The backlog of the Old Lady, which has always been the basis of the Juventus successes of the last decade, it creaks fearfully: the bianconeri between amnesias and gaps have suffered 9 goals in the last three games, and have lost the best defense record in the league (35 goals have been conceded against Inter’s 34).
Despite the three goals conceded against Sassuolo, Szczesny was the best on the pitch and with his saves in the final saved Sarri from a defeat that would have exposed him even more to controversy. The first half with the neroverdi was a shock for the Juventus: according to Opta data, the Old Lady conceded 16 shots in the first part of the race, it is the worst figure in the recent history of the bianconeri since the 2004/2005 vintage.
In addition to the disturbing passivity and blackouts that the team has shown in recent games, Sarri is also concerned the physical condition of its players. Chiellini, who returned in a hurry to take the place of the accossato Bonucci, it lasted only one time and then he was replaced for a discomfort in the calf, De Ligt have a shoulder problem, demiral it is still far from the best form. The only intact central seems Rugani, on which Sarri does not rely too much.
And the Scudetto fight could rekindle: on Monday Juventus hosts the Lazio for a big match that can prove decisive, then the bianconeri will stop in Udine. Inter and Atalanta are not so far away.
“The conquest of the Scudetto? The odds in football are like making a stake, they don’t guarantee you anything: the goal or the center or not the center. The situation is that we have to play five games and we have to make nine points, we have to think about winning three games, “explained the black and white coach, who after three flops cannot take another misstep.
OMNISPORT | 16-07-2020 08:24
