Page 2 | “Motta’s Misjudgment: With Two Captains Gone, Is Juventus’ Locker Room in Disarray?”

- Marco Tardelli is back, and goodness gracious, it’s another week of cringe for Juventus. Has he ever bothered to explain what’s gone awry for the Old Lady in those last couple of matches against Atalanta and Fiorentina? “If only it were just those two games, we could consider ourselves lucky. The bond between Thiago Motta and the squad clearly seems to have frayed: there’s simply no dressing room cohesion left,” he remarked. How does one begin to untangle such a tricky situation? “It should’ve been sorted ages ago. Now it’s a bit tricky, perhaps too late; the disconnect is just too great, and I’m not seeing any hope in mending those ties.” Tardelli went on to point out that the club has missed its window: “They never intervened when they should’ve, and they still haven’t taken effective action since that loss at the Franchi.” And what about accountability for a season that’s fallen flat? “Everything at Juventus is out of sorts right now, and it runs deep. The club had two captains, Danilo and Rabiot, and they’ve let them slip away. Now, they’re stuck with seven or eight leaders in a team that lacks the character to stand up when the going gets tough. And the players?” “Honestly, they seem completely left to their own devices, starting with Vlahovic: a striker of his caliber should never be warming the bench—everyone loses out in that scenario.” Surprised to have not seen him in action in Florence? “Matches like the one against Fiorentina aren’t worth over-analysis. They should be filed away. More importantly, one must have an honest chat, look each other in the eye. It’s the only way to claw back at least a scrap of dignity as we see the season through.”  © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA - Resource: "https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/juventus/2025/03/18-139282878/motta_non_ha_capito_la_juve_due_capitani_via_non_c_pi_spogliatoio/2