In a recent episode of “Viva el Futbol” on Twitch, Antonio Cassano shared his critical views on Juventus’ current situation and Thiago Motta’s management. The former Italian star expressed concerns about the team’s direction and the quality of their players.
Cassano began by stating, “The path taken is not right, I don’t see a path. Many players are not Juventus material. Today I still don’t see a path. I expect, not everything immediately because you’re not Guardiola, but an idea. What can you notice or not notice today? The idea might be to circulate the ball very slowly, but it deflates everything for me. I only see Cambiaso throwing himself into midfield and becoming the extra man. If Juventus doesn’t unlock the game early, they struggle, but people follow positive results even though they haven’t put in good performances to date.”
Regarding Thiago Motta’s impact, Cassano commented, “We’re not talking about Conte, who creates in a day what others create in six months. Baroni has built something important, his place is demanding. But at this moment, what are you looking for from Thiago Motta? A minimum of what I saw in Bologna, and today I don’t see it. You’re looking for a project, and I still don’t see it today. I’m clinging to the fact that many players in Juve can’t play the game that Thiago would like to play. I said Milan and Juve wouldn’t finish in the top four, and now I have this fear.”
On Juventus’ playing style, Cassano added, “Four years ago, Juventus hired one of the top coaches for game ideas, Sarri. I immediately said that Thiago should be careful not to end up like Sarri. Juve today is 7 points behind the leader, even Napoli started from zero. Seven points is a lot. Other teams have taken a path, Juve hasn’t. Parma wasn’t organized but knew what to do.”
Cassano singled out Conceicao as the only one currently adding value, saying, “At the beginning, Juventus didn’t concede much because they stayed behind the ball line, scoring on the first counterattack. Now it’s emerging that Juventus has great difficulties.”
Finally, Cassano didn’t hold back in his criticism of Dusan Vlahovic: “He continues to be poor. Frantic, afraid to have the ball, struggles to move. He can do something in the penalty area, but he’s not for a big team. Overpaid, but I like him zero. Retegui is much better, Castellanos is much better.”
