Thiago Motta Sacked As Juventus Coach, Igor Tudor Introduced As Alternative

Thiago Motta was sacked as Juventus coach on Sunday after lower than one season in cost with former participant Igor Tudor changing him, the Italian giants introduced. “Juventus FC announce that Thiago Motta has been relieved of his duties as males’s first crew coach,” stated a press release by Juventus. “The club would like to thank Thiago Motta and all of his staff for their professionalism and for the work they have carried out in recent months with passion and dedication. “Juventus additionally announce that the crew will now be led by Igor Tudor, who will take cost of his first coaching session tomorrow, Monday, 24 March.”

The decision to dump Motta followed a 4-0 defeat by Atalanta — their heaviest home defeat since 1967 — and a 3-0 loss at Fiorentina in the team’s last two games, leaving Juve a disappointing fifth in the Italian top flight.

On the back of these results, the club’s directors used the current international break to have discussions with Motta, which led them to the decision that he was no longer the best fit for the role.

But the seeds of doubt in the club’s mind go back to well before March.

After leading Bologna to the Champions League last season, Motta, 42, arrived to much fanfare in Turin back in July of last year. But the honeymoon period did not last long.

His team rarely thrilled and collected 13 draws in the league, while expensive summer recruits like Douglas Luiz and Teun Koopmeiners failed to live up to expectations.

A situation which was exacerbated by Motta’s frequent tinkering to his starting XI — he deployed 39 different formations over the course of his 42 matches in charge.

And the Italian-Brazilian coach also made some odd choices, notably by relegating Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic and Turkish phenomenon Kenan Yildiz to the bench.

Last month, Juventus were knocked out of the Champions League by PSV Eindhoven in the play-off for a place in the last 16 and the Italian Cup, of which they were the defending champions, when they lost to Empoli in the quarter-finals.

In addition to poor results, a big hit to Motta has doubtless been the perception of many of the club’s faithful that, under his leadership, Juve have lost part of their DNA.

The team no longer live up to their motto of ‘Fino alla fine’ (Until the end) — having drawn or lost 87.5 percent of the matches in which they have fallen behind.