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Extended Clip - Juventus 2-0 Inter Milan: Max Allegri safe until 2023
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After Juventus recorded their 4th straight win in the Serie A over Inter Milan in the Derby D'Italia, Carlo and Nima debate whether or not Max Allegri will stay at the Bianconeri and ask if they can still compete for the Scudetto?
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Transcript
Allegri's Future at Juventus: World Cup Break Speculation
00:00:00
Speaker
We'll move on to Allegri. You've said on previous shows that you think that Allegri could go during the World Cup break. Yeah, I did preface that. Do you feel now that it's likely he's going to now stay with this win? No. If you remember last week, I think it was on Thursday, Paul, I said, I think a lot of rides on this game. I prefaced that if they get rid of him, it will be during the World Cup break and it will be him resigning.
00:00:29
Speaker
But I prefaced that and gave a caveat there saying it depends on where they are before when the World Cup break comes. And the way it looks like they're going to be at is within top four, inside top four, and that the team is starting to perform and has overcome adversity.
Juventus Defensive Strength and Recent Form
00:00:51
Speaker
And they have. Their attack is still not good enough, but defensively, they are outstanding. Seven goals conceded in 13 games. That's the best in the Serie A, if I'm not mistaken. I do have to caveat that seven goals. Now, they were overperforming their expected goals against by almost double early running season, although I have to say the defense has improved a lot in recent games, but they have, you know,
00:01:16
Speaker
they should have considered a lot more. Well, that's fair enough, but they haven't got, they haven't, and they haven't delivered, played good football and they haven't won, been good enough, but they've overcome their difficult period. I think you can say that when you win four games in a row and one of them is against Inter, that they are in their form now and they've done so by playing a 3-5-2, by playing in low blocks, by playing
00:01:41
Speaker
um, they've been compact and they've got outstanding. I mean, when I likely said that this Juventus was born to play counter-attacking football, I agree with them. I think he's absolutely
Serie A Standings and Player Comebacks
00:01:49
Speaker
right. They're expected goals against this season, by the way, Juventus is 14.74 and they conceded seven. So it's over double. They're expected goals against it. I mean, that was, Perrin was magnificent actually in the early weeks of the season. And a lot of people actually feel he should, should, should have been the Juventus number one. Um, you should, you know, you should have kept his place when she came back. So
00:02:11
Speaker
Yeah, I would I don't we that that that needs to be taken into account. That's fair enough. But but I agree with that. But at the end of the day, you have the best defense in the city. You now have a defense and you know what your defense is. You know what your lineup is. You've got Pogba, Blauwitsch, Keza, Di Maria all coming back from injury after the World Cup. You're 10 points off Napoli, if I think, if I'm not mistaken, you're back in the race for top four.
00:02:39
Speaker
You have a month, two months to recalibrate and work on that, and then you have a January window where you can work and try to strengthen. I'm not saying that Juventus are winning the Serie A title, absolutely not, that would be ludicrous to say, but I wouldn't count them out.
00:02:58
Speaker
I'm not counting them out. I think Juventus and our outsiders now, Napoli, are the clear favourites. We're going to get to them. I think it's a two horse race between them and Milan with Juventus, the possible third horse. Unfortunately.
00:03:13
Speaker
Yeah, unfortunately, I think Allegra is going to stay now.
Criticism of Allegri's Methods vs. Youth Focus
00:03:16
Speaker
I think this win guarantees that. Oh, he's definitely staying. He's definitely staying. He nearly doesn't sack mid-season. He never has. He's always said that, that he doesn't, which is an outdated way of working, but here's what it is. Personally, I would still
00:03:35
Speaker
I would still bring in someone new. I think that, you know, this four match winning run, even the win last night is despite a locally, it's not because of him, you know, a lot of these, a lot of these things were forced on him. He's only playing the youngsters because he was forced to say he can't, he still did it.
00:03:52
Speaker
Well, he didn't have a choice. We had this discussion last week. Of course he had a choice. He could have played McKinney yesterday. I mean, he could have played... McKinney's injured. No, I know, but you know what I mean? He could have played... Well, there's no one else. There's no one else. There's no one else. They're all injured.
Tactical Success and Criticism of Allegri
00:04:06
Speaker
You know, anyway. But at the same time, he could have played a 4-4-2, but he didn't. He played a 3... Like, he can't just constantly bash... Well, he still does. In defensive position. In defensive phase, he still does play 4-4-2. Oh, my God. No, you have... You can't...
00:04:22
Speaker
Like, because everyone does it. It's fluid. Even Spalletti when, you know, changes between them. Look, it's it's it's you can't just take a dump on Allegri. You got to give credit where credit is due. And yes, he's done things the very outdated and old fashioned and, you know, roundabout way to get to where he is. But what I saw yesterday against him, there wasn't just a win and they were lucky and he said it himself. We were lucky in the first half and they were.
00:04:51
Speaker
But I also agree with what Simon Inzaghi says. I don't believe in luck. You just have to do better. And you ever did better. Listen, I'll give a legary credit when I see them challenging up near the top and doing what they should be doing and not getting knocked out of the Champions League with three points after six games. And that's when I'll start giving them credit.
00:05:08
Speaker
I'm not going to give him credit after he wins just one game again. No, I'm not giving him credit after just one game. No, I'm just saying. Even in this game was 1.2 to Juventus and 1.7 to Inter. So, you know, I'm not saying that Juventus played a bad game, they played a good game, but they were lucky, still a bit lucky to
Juventus' Recovery and Allegri's Role
00:05:26
Speaker
win this game. I think a draw
00:05:27
Speaker
But that's what I mean. Yeah, that's fair enough. But as Simonin Zaghi said, and I agree with him, and I thought that was very self-critical of him and say that, look, I don't believe in bad luck and good luck. You just have to do better. We have to do better. And I agree with that. And sure, you know,
00:05:43
Speaker
And I think Allegri's done really, really well, and I think he stays. I started doubting him for sure on this podcast, saying maybe it's looking so dreary and horrible that maybe he should leave. But sometimes you've got to hit rock bottom before you can go upwards. And Juventus have hit rock bottom, and now they're going upwards, and they will finish in the top four. There's no doubt about it in my mind that they will.
00:06:06
Speaker
I don't think they're going to, as I said, they're an outsider with an outside chance to get involved in the Scudetto race. But there is something there. There is something there, and you can't take that away from him. And he has been able to steer this Yuba from chaos back to on the right path.
00:06:30
Speaker
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