The Long Awaited Debate: Who should be our coach next season?

By: agiamba | May 13th, 2010

This question has been suggested several times in the last few weeks….and I apologize for holding out, but I did want to wait till a bit closer to the end of the season to ask it……who should be our coach next season? We’re at a turning point in our history, a new great manager could bring us back to the top of Serie A, whereas a shit one could doom us to midtable mediocrity for years. For me, this is undoubtedly the biggest question of the summer, bigger of a question than if Marotta will sign (at least for the near-term future) or any players that we might go out and grab. I give to you my personal views on the coaches, then there are two pools, and finally, as always in the comments section I’m interested to hear your views.

Not even going to bother considering Zaccheroni staying. Failing to reach 4th is not really his fault…but he hasn’t given us ANY reason to keep him on.

Massimiliano Allegri: Definite possibility.
PROS- He’s young, ambitious, tactically savvy, and does well to bring out the best in players. Matri, Acquafresca, Jeda, Biondini, Ariaudo, Marchetti, all have taken a step forward in their careers under him. As he was sacked by Cagliari, he could easily join Juventus with no messy negotiations. Personally, I see a lot of 1992-1994 Marcello Lippi in him.
CONS- Lack of experience is the most obvious, as he’s only been coaching in Serie A for a bit over a year and a half. Started his Serie A career with 5 straight defeats, Cellino readied the ax, but he turned it around and finished an impressive 9th last season. Cagliari did very poorly in 2010, picking up 2 points from 10 games. It could be due to his inexperience, or it could be due to him already planning on joining a bigger club this summer, the reason he was fired. Milan is rumored to be interested.
PREFERRED FORMATION- Moderate preference for the 4-3-1-2.

Rafa Benitez: Unlikely
PROS- We’ve been over this quite a bit, so I won’t go too far in-depth, but he’s an excellent tactician who instills defensive solidarity in his teams. Proven experience both in league and cup play, at the highest level with Liverpool and Valencia.
CONS- As I said here, I am quite opposed to Benitez. His chief failing, in my opinion, is a failure to coax the best out of players, or in general, shift transfers and young players into the first team. With the Old Guard retiring soon, we’re going to need to replace them. We also have a bright crop of young talent, and in my opinion he’s not the man to build a team that way. Sometimes overly defensively-minded and plays for draws.

Fabio Capello: Unlikely
PROS- One of the most experienced coaches in the world, who has won pretty much everywhere he’s gone. Won league and CL titles, an excellent disciplinarian who instills defensive solidarity into his teams, he may be criticized for catenaccio but he wins.
CONS- Like Hiddink, I think at his age he’s done with managing club teams, which I have a suspicion is Lippi’s feelings as well. Seems like he wants to stay with England. He has a mixed record with young players, and of course there’s the baggage of him leaving after Calciopoli, although that’s less of a problem for me then most of the players leaving. Weaker record in recent years in cup competitions.
PREFERRED FORMATION- Strong liking of the 4-4-2.

This dude always has some serious specs.

Gigi Del Neri: Definite possibility.
PROS- Has taken Samp on a fantastic run this season, whether they finish in the Champion’s League or not. Kept Atalanta in Serie A and in some years, pushing for a Uefa Cup spot whereas they are relegated the year after his departure. A solid tactician, who’s teams play compact and united. I thought he had problems with getting his teams out of trouble, but he did fantastic with Samp this January, tactically rearranging the team to get out of a 4-game slump. (Dropping Cassano to play more physically, with Pozzi up top) Experienced Serie A coach, though little experience at the highest level. Looks exactly like one of my best friends fathers in 15 years. (Who is Scottish)
CONS- As I said, he sometimes seems a bit too rigid and thus unable to get his teams out of sticky situations, but he did well at Samp. Failed to save Chievo in 06-07, and failed during his brief tenure at Roma, though the capital club was in extreme turmoil at the time so little can be blamed on him. Speaks with a heavy accent, and I, like Cassano, have a hard time understanding his Friulian tone. Big question for Del Neri is, if Samp makes the CL, will he leave for Juventus?
PREFERRED FORMATION- Strong liking of the 4-4-2.

Didier Deschamps: Unlikely.
PROS- Knows Juventus as a player and a coach. Flexible with formations. Young, ambitious, with proven success both at the league level and cup at the highest levels. Took Monaco to the CL final, and just ended Marseille’s 18-year trophy drought by winning Ligue 1 and the Coupe de la Ligue. Tactically savvy, good at man management, to me, he’s one of the best young coaches in the world.
CONS- Big “if” to see if the management would take him back…or if Marseille would let him leave. Otherwise, there aren’t any real cons that I can think of.
PREFERRED FORMATION- Slight preference of the 4-3-3 over 4-4-2, though it could be that he thinks French teams are more apt to it. Tactically flexible.

Gian Piero Gasperini: Definite possibility.
PROS- Plenty of Juventus history, as he grew up in the Juve youth team and later coached it. Excellent at developing young players and bringing out the best of older ones- Marco Rossi, Sculli, Thiago Motta, Bocchetti, Criscito, Palladino, Mesto, Papastathopoulos, Moretti, all have done well under his coaching. Attacking-minded.
CONS- As he is attacking-minded (Reflected in his formation) his team tends to be defensively unsound, and that is reflected by the fact that Genoa has the 2nd-worst defense in the league right now. Has difficulty getting a consistent run of positive results.
PREFERRED FORMATION- 3-4-3, with plenty of wing play from the midfield and forwards. Top 3 tends to be two winger-forwards flanking a forward.

“If you ax me from the World Cup, I swear to God…”

Marcello Lippi: Unlikely.
PROS- There are few men in the world that know winning, or Juventus more than Marcello Lippi. Phenomenal coach who has won the Scudetto every year with Juve except the two years of his departure. Fantastic league experience as well as cup experience, given his strong CL runs and of course, the 2006 World Cup. Great at creating cohesive teams and team unity. Does well to get the best out of players, and is no tactical slouch although that takes a backseat to his cohesiveness.
CONS- I, like many others, share some concern in his recent call-ups. Suggested Juve sign Grosso, Cannavaro, and Ferrara and that clearly has not worked out well. Might not want to return to club management.
PREFERRED FORMATION- Tactically flexible, though I’d say he prefers the 4-3-1-2. Played it most of his time at Juventus, though he also played 4-4-2 on occasion and formations like 4-3-3, 4-4-2, and 4-3-1-2 at the 2006 World Cup.

This man is always impeccably dressed.

Cesare Prandelli: Moderate Possibility
PROS- The Wenger of Italy, in that he has a tremendous track record at Verona, Parma and Fiorentina in developing young players or rejuvenating old careers. Launched Adriano, Gilardino, Mutu, Frey, Marchionni, Bonera, Paolo Cannavaro, Bresciano, Ferrari, Jovetic, Melo, Gamberini, etc…clearly a specialist in man-management. Great experience in Serie A, consistently bringing his teams to the top of their potential, and has moderate experience in Europe, a strong Uefa Cup and CL run in the last few years. Has a Juventus history, as he played for the team during much of the 1980s.
CONS- He’s a Viola coach, so it’d be hard to pry him away and I think he has plenty of affection for the team. Has a relatively poor record against the big teams in Serie A.
PREFERRED FORMATION- Tactically flexible, though in recent years has shown a clear preference for the 4-2-3-1.

You can take the man out of Italy…..but you can’t take the Italian out of the man

Luciano Spalletti: Unlikely
PROS- Tactically savvy, very experienced in Serie A and the Champion’s League as well. Definitely overachieved with Roma, now in Russia coaching Zenit St Petersburg and doing very well there.
CONS- Teams are defensively and psychologically fragile, and when things go poorly he doesn’t seem to know what to do. Definitely more of a tactician than a man manager.
PREFERRED FORMATION- 4-2-3-1.

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ishaq96

looks like secco is leaving juventus.
Jose

According to Tuttosport our golden squad is going to be

-----------Buffon------------
Cassani--Luisao--Chiellini-PDC
Pepe--Palombo--Marchisio--Vargas
-------Amauri----Dzeko---------

If that is the best Marotta can do then no thanks. I like Cassani there, I know little about Pepe and Palombo but Vargas and Dzeko no thanks. I really want to see a strong defender playing with Chiellini, Kjaer, Rannochia and even Bonucci would be good, anything else is a gamble that Juve should not take.
ooBia

LOL, that's the spirit Blanda.

Forza Juve
Blanda_Amania

I'm ready, ooBia. I've got my crack o' dawn cocktail on ice (fridge). Milanese drink wine, right Alessio? That's my "team eats" effort. I think it should be free swim day. Everyone in the pool. Toss the 2nd and 3rd string in to give them an opportunity to sell themselves.
ooBia

Remember guys, Milan game tonight. It was moved for security reasons. They didn't want fans collide in Milan should inter, God forbid, win tomorrow. Same for Lazio.
ishaq96

like the idea of Del Neri coaching our team next season.I see some of you are skeptical about him,but in my opinion our success next season depends on the transfer targets.We are getting Samp's sporting director,why not get the pair that actually is responsible for Sampdoria's awesome transfer market and season this year? Marotta and Del Neri did it with a far lower budget then is gonna be at their disposal at Juve.I also admire the work that Spalleti,Gasparini and Mazzari are doing,they are making a dish, out of breadcrumbs.Del Neri knows we don't need prima-donnas,we need hard working,Deschamps-like types,there's plenty of that around Italy,in teams that are not playing in Europe.We won the Champions with Torricelli,Di Livio,Montero,Tacchinardi types...We will rebuild next season starting with management and Del Neri..Forza Juve!!
beppe dimarco

as juve fans we should be united, and not show hostility towards any juve fans - this being marco. Marco does give some valid points such as juve need to play more attacking football, and i agree with him that Amauri still is a top striker who can score goals. I also liked Marco's story of Amauri - very very funny. I hope to see more of it.
ooBia

Okay Amauri is the best thing since 2-ply ass wipes. Can we stay on topic now!

I mean, Alessio and Roberto work their asses off to put really quality articles and all you care about is how big Amauri's package is. Fuck off now.

As for our next manager, I'm really nervous about each and every possibility. All of the realistic options sound good on paper, but how good are they in reality given that we have incompetent starters in each line (save for GK). So I think it's really a matter of who will be realistically coming this summer as much as who will be our next coach.
Marco

i know all you secretly love the amauri troll... i mean who doesnt? he has the full package
al

Bwahahahaa.... I am so sorry for Bologna.

http://www.tuttojuve.com/?acti...

Alessio Secco is reported to be the DS of Bologna.

In a side note, Secco has been with Juve for 15 years!
P3trarch

With some luck tomorrow is going to be a good match and that's all i'm wishing for.
bianconeri

Isn't marco the troll's "older brother" lol
bulle

Marco reminds me of Jimmy from South Park, no offense man!

Really starting to hope it's gonna be Del Neri. From all the realistic options he really is the best. The realistic options at the moment are Allegri, Gasperini, Zaccheroni and Del Neri. Del Neri would bring some much needed stability and even though he might not win the Champions League next season, he is exactly what the team needs. He makes the tough decisions of benching the ones who deserve it for the good of the team. I can see him benching Del Piero and playing Giovinco, something most coaches don't have the guts to do.
Jose

So, Leonardo is out of Milan after tomorrow's game. Now Milan and Juve are fighting for coaches, hopefully we don't get leftovers.
Blanda_Amania

Thanks, Jorid, for clarifying the Trez story for me. Sounds like he was having fun with it so I can comfortably LOL!
Blanda_Amania

LOL@ Amauri loving! Thought I popped in on the wrong blog for a sec there. Call up list?! Where? Who?
Andy

Come on guys you all know im a funny guy

Can't speak for anyone else, but I'm laughing *at* you. You're funny like a kid with downs syndrome trying to run through an obstacle course.
Daniel

Whoa, for the first time this year I can actually count to 11 on the called-up list for a match ^^
Hope we win. :P
Gaetano

Wow ballwant, I actually like that suggestion. 433 with the front 3 being seba,pazziniand iaquinta.
Balwant

It will be interesting whatever coach comes in what the differences will be in tactics I prefer a 4-3-3 as it will give greater flexibility to our players
Balwant

Marco you are a one funny guy that is a very well told story I can just picture it iaquinta being the slave. I will definately sign your petition
Jorid

Marco: You're boring bro, let it go already.
Marco

ATTENTION EVERY JUVE FAN:

this is a petition to all of those who want my humour on this blog. Come on guys you all know im a funny guy and i think i really do genuinely add something to this blog.

CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!!

PS HECTOR ALSO, YOUR A TOP BLOKE AND TALK A LOT OF SENSE!
Marco

i like to add a bit of humour to this depressing blog.
regard this as a gift to all my fans.
Marco

i like to add some much needed humour on the blog. regard this as a gift to all my fans out there!
Marco

sniffing iaquinta's back side and wiping his ass for him is even worse
Sofia

Trez is hilarious! LOL LOL I love his answers haha! I don't understand who these cops were! Do they live under a rock or something?! Why would you need to ask Trez what his name is?! LOL Funny shit up there in Torino!
Jorid

^^^Cocaine is one hell of a drug.
Marco

lol at all the iaquinta trolls
Marco

hector, this is excellent news. And by the way as everyone else agrees….”oh what a great article this is alessio, top drawer once again”. You are are a great man!..however i really do believe you are spot on hector, as i think fellow juve fans do not share that privelage we all have of having amauri as our striker. he is a very beautiful man.
Once upon a time on the shore of the Brazilian gulf, there was a man born and raised caused the AMMMMAUUURII! he was taught to play samba football and played with power, pride and passion. He ventured far and wide on his magic carpet which flew to various Italian hunting grounds where he would feast on his victims after killing them with his wildebeast predatory insticts. Then his companion, the genie from the lamp would arise and give him advice to call for the greatest privelage of them all – to get italian citizenship. Amauri was the rescue of Italy, like how Moses was to his followers and split the red sea in two halves. songs were sung of amauri and his troops such as “LEEETTTT MY PEOPPPLE GO”. Amauri had the nations blessing and was the king of turin, as he stole Italian ladies hearts with his ultra smooth and straightened hair, along with his waxed bottom, which he would gently rest on Iaquinta’s face. King Amauri the first of Turin he was labelled and rightly so!! as he sacrificed his fine goalscoring form to play for the old divine lady. However perhaps the greatest characteristic of our leader – Amauri was his combustion steam engine like determination and drive to set Juve free. As a result he is on the verge of an italian call up and lives in Buckingham palace, whereby his butler- vincenzo pampers him, and even does a bit of ironing for him.
We should appreciate the work amauri has done for our team, and make love to him.
Marco

hector, this is excellent news. And by the way as everyone else agrees...."oh what a great article this is alessio, top drawer once again". You are are a great man!..however i really do believe you are spot on hector, as i think fellow juve fans do not share that privelage we all have of having amauri as our striker. he is a very beautiful man.

Once upon a time on the shore of the Brazilian gulf, there was a man born and raised caused the AMMMMAUUURII! he was taught to play samba football and played with power, pride and passion. He ventured far and wide on his magic carpet which flew to various Italian hunting grounds where he would feast on his victims after killing them with his wildebeast predatory insticts. Then his companion, the genie from the lamp would arise and give him advice to call for the greatest privelage of them all - to get italian citizenship. Amauri was the rescue of Italy, like how Moses was to his followers and split the red sea in two halves. songs were sung of amauri and his troops such as "LEEETTTT MY PEOPPPLE GO". Amauri had the nations blessing and was the king of turin, as he stole Italian ladies hearts with his ultra smooth and straightened hair, along with his waxed bottom, which he would gently rest on Iaquinta's face. King Amauri the first of Turin he was labelled and rightly so!! as he sacrificed his fine goalscoring form to play for the old divine lady. However perhaps the greatest characteristic of our leader - Amauri was his combustion steam engine like determination and drive to set Juve free. As a result he is on the verge of an italian call up and lives in Buckingham palace, whereby his butler- vincenzo pampers him, and even does a bit of ironing for him.

We should appreciate the work amauri has done for our team, and make love to him.
Jorid

Some of the answers on the Vecchia Signora forums are priceless(Nevio Scala, De Biasi, Bora Milutinovic, Atzori bahahahaha).

Monday can't come soon enough.
Balwant

Someone from work keeps loggin onto my web page and posting things under different names. By the way I have a sneaky feeling juve is going to win 2-1, the next coach will be del neri
Gaetano

True Jorid. Zac is old but weak as well. You can see it in his face during games.
Gaetano

Hector lol

amauri lovers unite!
This guy cracks me up. What ever happen to ballwant?

Trezegeut is my hero. Acting smart lol.is anyone going to watch the gAme tomorrow???
Jose

Wow Alessio, that is really wishful thinking, I would like it to be Deschamps just as much as you do, I just don't see it happening, but if you are right... I'll be buying you a beer next time Juve come to play in Canada.

I think Del Neri will mean we sell Diego. Moggi has never been a fan of him, first of all he said Diego was a player that was hard to place because the team had to revolve around him. Then he said that Diego is not a champion so maybe Andrea Agnelli shares that belief as well, time will tell. I just think selling Diego so quick will be a huge financial loss (we won't get more than $15m for him) and I don't know if the management is willing to do that.

One thing that I like about Del Neri is that he is older and is more likely to receive the respect of the players. I think with Ferrara everyone was friendly and this had everyone too relaxed. I dislike Mourinho's diatribes but in his team everyone knows who is the boss, and they respect him and listen to him (even though he sometimes is a wacko). Juve were like that with Lippi (even when he wasn't getting the results) and also with Capello. After that, I think we have picked coaches that are too friendly. I don't see that being the case with Del Neri, he benched Cassano and I think he will bench Del Piero if he had to, and that buys you respect in my books.
Hectorrrr

I have some inside sources close to the club and they say Amauri is close to agreeing a new 6 year contract with the view to becoming a coach possibly striking coach. Watch this space as this is leaked information.
alessio

FIFA agent Bonanini thinks that Juve's next coach isn't one of the ones that has been speculated about...
http://www.vecchiasignora.com/...

Perhaps Andrea Agnelli has learned from Moggi a bit. A few months ago Moggi was asked if he gave advice to Andrea, and he said, "Of course, he's my friend. I told him never reveal your real targets." Maybe the Del Neri thing is a whole smokescreen while we get Deschamps? :) (hopeful, I know)
alessio

I'm guessing they were both tipsy. Trez's responses are fucking money.
Nnahoj

Oh I get it now.