"Need a lift Alessio?"
In his pre-game press conference Zaccheroni stated that “There are regrets that I was unable to improve the situation in the table”. He went on to add “I hoped to find fewer difficulties. A Coach is only as good as the choices he can make, but unfortunately I rarely had choice because of the number of injuries.“
In the most bizarre fashion the then said “It’s difficult to begin again, as this is a team sport and not one of the players had a good season. If the club asks my opinion, I’ll give it to them, but I didn’t see any players who salvaged their season.”
In the most bizarre fashion the then said “It’s difficult to begin again, as this is a team sport and not one of the players had a good season. If the club asks my opinion, I’ll give it to them, but I didn’t see any players who salvaged their season.”
The first thing about it is to remind people that the team was undefeated at the start of Zaccheroni's reign, when only 14 first team players were available, & only started losing when the coach did have choices to make. Indeed it is those very choices that have been the most widely criticised points of the coach's mistakes.
Then hearing him say no player had a good season, an easy - & perhaps lazy - explanation of the lowly league position. Then consider the form of Buffon, Chiellini, Marchisio & Del Piero. Where would Juve be in the league without that foursome this season?
Another brilliant piece of news yesterday was the resignation of Alessio Secco from his role as Sporting Director. This was expected as Monday's appointment of Beppe Marotta as Director General basically made him redundant in any case.
With the departure of Secco & Zaccheroni the future will begin as soon as Saturday's final game is over, a last day of a season Juventus & her fans will want to quickly forget, & one everyone connected with the club hopes will never be repeated.
All in all an interesting day ahead of perhaps the most meaningless Milan-Juve game in history.
"Hey Mister, recognise us?"
Then hearing him say no player had a good season, an easy - & perhaps lazy - explanation of the lowly league position. Then consider the form of Buffon, Chiellini, Marchisio & Del Piero. Where would Juve be in the league without that foursome this season?
Another brilliant piece of news yesterday was the resignation of Alessio Secco from his role as Sporting Director. This was expected as Monday's appointment of Beppe Marotta as Director General basically made him redundant in any case.
With the departure of Secco & Zaccheroni the future will begin as soon as Saturday's final game is over, a last day of a season Juventus & her fans will want to quickly forget, & one everyone connected with the club hopes will never be repeated.
All in all an interesting day ahead of perhaps the most meaningless Milan-Juve game in history.
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