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Maurizio Sarri kicked out of the coaching chair Juventus. Could it be because of Sarri’s selfishness in the philosophy of the game.
Sarri was only able to serve Juventus for one season. He was fired after failing to bring Juventus forward in the Champions League, even though he had won the Scudetto.
Sarri’s arrival at the start of last summer heralded a new era for Juventus’ play. Sarri carries a game philosophy that requires players to move dynamically: attacking in one unit, even in defense. The 61-year-old coach’s philosophy is known as Sarri Ball.
The understanding of football brought by Sarri made Juventus players struggle to apply it. Not infrequently the Old Lady often slacked off in the midst of a match up to seven defeats in the 2019/2020 Italian League. Moreover, Juve is the team with the oldest squad among other Serie A contestants, with an average age of 29.1 years.
Maurizio Sarri as if he didn’t want to negotiate for a moment with his understanding of football, even though the Juventus players were struggling to apply it. Sarri always uses 4-3-3 in the game, although it turns a little bit to 4-3-1-2. The implementation of the game must also be the same: players must be dynamic.
Leonardo Bonucci, who has been captain of Juventus for most of the season replacing Giorgio Chiellini, admits that the players are struggling. He revealed that after Juventus managed to lock the Scudetto.
“It was the most beautiful title, because it was the most difficult. We started a new era, a new philosophy, experienced many difficulties. But we continued to give our best so far, even when there were so many mistakes,” Bonucci told Sky Sport Italia.
“We sometimes struggle to interpret the coach’s philosophy. But we are still a team, we work as great people more than great players. Now we will try to rest for the next 10 days and then prepare for the next challenge,” he continued.
Maurizio Sarri should probably be following in the footsteps Massimiliano Allegri while serving as coach of Juventus. Allegri at that time did not immediately demand that players change the game scheme in the era of Antonio Conte.
The former AC Milan coach actually let him run with 3-5-2, the old way of playing, while slowly changing it to 4-3-1-2 or 4-2-3-1. This also affected Andrea Pirlo’s expulsion from the Juventus team in Allegri’s second season. Just like when Allegri left Pirlo while at Milan.
Allegri’s success in negotiating with the players at Juve at that time, made him rich in tactical options. He even managed to bring Juventus twice to the Champions League final although he failed twice after losing to Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Pirlo is now a replacement Maurizio Sarri at Juventus. The 41-year-old man has absolutely no experience coaching a team. However, Pirlo has indicated that he will adjust his tactics to the availability of players.
“About the formation, it really depends on the players, but I like 4-3-3, everyone has to attack. A lot of possession of the ball, I want the players to pass a lot, even behind the bench if necessary!” Pirlo said in an interview with Fabio Cannavaro a few months ago.
“I like 4-3-3, but of course if you realize the players can’t use that formation you have to adapt and use them in a different system. If you are too strict with the system and the players can’t do it, then you just waste- waste of time and cannot give their best, “Pirlo added as quoted by the Italian Football.
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