Massimiliano Allegri continues to be criticised on several fronts: accused of proposing an obsolete football and of being an arrogant. According to journalist Massimiliano Gallo, Alleghi is a luxury outcast, a coach who has not bowed to homologation.
It is by no means certain that Allegri is willing or able to continue sitting on the Juventus bench next season. Too much criticism, legal troubles and the corporate earthquake have certainly worn him down.
So, a week ago, Allegri exploded live on Sky Sport, at the end of Juventus-Nantes. Outraged by a comment from the studio, the Juventus coach blurted out his now famous reaction: ‘I’m sick of hearing your bullshit. Such intemperance has only increased the rancour towards him on the part of many insiders.
Corriere dello Sport journalist Massimiliano Gallo spoke about it to the microphones of calciomercato.it, broadcast on the Twitch TVPLAY channel. ‘Allegri has not bowed to homologation,’ he began. For the signature of the Corriere, the Tuscan coach pays above all his own coherence, that is, the fact of not having wanted to marry the new tactical fashions, invoked by all the fans and incensed by the insiders.
“What do you expect? He didn’t conform to the prevailing football that is in vogue today. If you make forty passes in a row people get excited. Allegri is now part of that small but notable circle of coaches, where you have Mourinho and Ancelotti, who still play by the old rules,’ the journalist continued. ‘Goals count, not scoring and exploiting the opponent’s weaknesses. Apart from the bad manners he used on Sky, he is the standard-bearer of football restoration. Just see also what he said about football schools… Allegri bears the cross of being different. He is slaughtered for it. He coaches Juventus who have found themselves in the middle of a storm. Despite this without the 15 points he would be second. “
Allegri the outcast: “That’s why he’s not liked “
“The massacre of Allegri is made, or of Mourinho who is third in the table,” the journalist explained further. “How is this possible? Roma don’t make 35 passes in a row, even though they scored a beautiful goal on Sunday that nobody celebrates. This is cultural resistance. They are marginalised. Luxurious, but marginalised. Yes, Allegri is an outcast. “
“The problem is that football has no rules, and sporting justice goes to the tune of public opinion. You know, it’s all a bit ridiculous in my opinion,’ said Gallo in reference to the capital gains investigation.
According to the journalist, Napoli is not the main candidate to win the Champions League. “Everyone got a bit carried away. That Napoli suddenly went from being a seventh place team in August and after five months, for charity of extraordinary play, they have to win the Champions League and the championship seems excessive to me. We are exaggerating. Winning the Champions League means overcoming seven hurdles, including pressure. Even City didn’t make it. “
