What went wrong for Motta and why are Juventus in a ‘mess’?

Before the Italian giants sack him last week and appoint Igor Tudor quickly, Thiago Motta lasted only nine months at Juventus.

Following string-busting Serie A defeats, Motta’s departure came after losing to Atalanta 4-0 at home and losing 3-0 to Fiorentina.

With Motta also overseeing Juventus’ exit from the Champions League and the Coppa Italia, which they won last year, that appeared to be the straw.

On the BBC Radio 5 Live’s Euro Leagues podcast, journalist Julien Laurens remarked, “It was inevitable.”

You can’t lose 4-0 and 3-0 in back-to-back games after losing in the Champions League.

Motta, 42, a former midfielder for Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Paris St-Germain, was hired last year after a remarkably impressive stint at Bologna.

His forward-thinking approach to football transformed the organization from one that struggled against relegation to one that finished fifth in Serie A last year to earn a place in the Champions League.

However, Juventus rarely displayed the football style he so passionately demonstrated at Bologna.

Because I am a big fan and I adore what he did at Bologna, Laurens continued, “I felt for him.”

Additionally, questions may be raised about Motta’s involvement with Juventus’ transfer business during his time at the club.

He oversaw the £42.35 million signing of Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz after he left for Juventus.

Although Luiz started just three of the 17 league games that made up the matchday squad, the high cost suggested he would play a key role in what Motta wanted to do.

In a deal worth reportedly £10 million, Moise Kean was allowed to leave to join Fiorentina. With 15 goals, he currently has the second-highest scoring total in Serie A.

Because Juventus didn’t concede a goal in their first six games, Motta’s goalkeeper wanted to make them defensively strong.

However, it appeared to limit their ability to attack, and they also drew far too many games as a result. They started playing 19 league games unbeaten starting on September 1st, but 13 of those games ended in draws.

It almost seemed like he lost the dressing room when it came to absorbing those instructions, according to Italian journalist Mina Rzouki, who criticized Thiago Motta for some of the decisions made regarding the players’ selections.

He refused to be pragmatic in any way, whether or not, and I believe that you continue to support your philosophy despite having the second-young team that is now losing confidence.

Motta has issues both off the pitch and on the field, which makes up some of the blame for Juventus’ problems this season.

Rzouki continued, “Juventus is a mess on every level.”

They don’t have a sponsor, which just proves that you need to know everything. The long-term sponsor they had ran out, and they were unable to find another one.

Therefore, this management is performing poorly from the top up.

According to reports, Cristiano Giuntoli, the sporting director of Juventus, is under fire for allegedly making mistakes in the hiring process for players and managers.

According to Laurens, “Motta struggled to get his project going. It’s not just on him; it’s also at the players and Giuntoli, the sporting director, who are both at fault.”

Giuntoli must now make sure Tudor is the right person to change the club’s fortunes given how the Motta appointment turned out.

The former Juventus midfielder, who played there between 1998 and 2007, has a contract until the end of the season that will reportedly be automatically renewed if he earns Champions League qualification.

He has been hailed as a “fixer,” a coach who can take over changes over the course of a season and oversee swift improvements.

The 46-year-old has a reputation for being a fixer, joining clubs regularly throughout the year and turning things around, as he has done successfully in previous roles at Udinese, Hellas Verona, and Lazio.

His most recent assignment was at Lazio for three months at the end of the season.

Do you think I can fix problems? “I’m a coach,” Tudor said.

I began coaching when I was a young child, and I’ve been doing it for ten to fifteen years. I’ve also been traveling a lot, and I’m a little picky because I follow my heart when I choose what to do. I’m in the here and now.