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Extended Clip - Has Max Allegri Destroyed Dusan Vlahovic At Juventus?
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Over a year after rejecting Arsenal to join Juventus in a deal worth €80 million, Dusan Vlahovic looks like a shadow of himself which leads Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese ask how much of it is Max Allegri's fault.
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Blauwitsch's Juventus Move: A Record Fee and Growing Concerns
00:00:02
Speaker
Welcome to the Italian football podcast. We have to talk about Dusan Blauwitsch because this is a problem now. This is becoming a big, big problem for Dusan Blauwitsch and for Juventus.
Past Glory vs. Present Struggles: What Happened to Blauwitsch?
00:00:18
Speaker
And he's been there now for over a year. He joined in January 2022 for a fee that will reach 80 million.
00:00:26
Speaker
euros becoming the most expensive winter signing in the history of Zepp Seriat. Juventus thought it was something of a coup. He rejected Arsenal to join UVA. He was just coming back, coming off the back of scoring the most goals in a calendar year in Seriat for over 60 years. He was posting numbers like Harlan and Lewandowski numbers.
00:00:48
Speaker
I mean, people forget, you know, because when they watch him now, just what an absolute phenomenon and sensation this guy was.
Is Blauwitsch Unhappy at Juventus?
00:00:58
Speaker
You know, people were talking to this guy like potential Ballon d'Or winner, people were saying. I mean, more than a year on, how do you look at how do you look? He looks so unhappy. I mean, it's just...
00:01:15
Speaker
He does not look like someone who's enjoying his football. He doesn't look like he's in harmony. He doesn't look like he's happy. It just doesn't give off. The vibe around it is not very comforting and encouraging.
Does Blauwitsch Regret Choosing Juventus Over Arsenal?
00:01:35
Speaker
We know he wanted to join Juve and he really wanted to join Juve and that's why he rejected Arsenal. And I always thought that Arsenal was not the perfect fit for him, being based on an Arsenal play. I don't think he's that kind of a striker. But I wonder if he isn't regretting that. I'm sure he is.
00:01:55
Speaker
because Arsenal are playing some of the most interesting and exciting football and they can actually go on and win the Premier League. That's not an impossibility when you keep winning late. And they're doing so without a real number nine and you're thinking, well, I'm sure Blauwitsch.
00:02:12
Speaker
could have adapted somehow, even though he's not. I think, for example, someone like Alexander Isak or Victor Osseman is better adapted to the style of football that Arterta plays at Arsenal and Wlawicz, I think he still could do something for them.
00:02:27
Speaker
But we're looking, we're reviewing that for the prism of, of, of Vlawovic now and not a year
Performance Decline: Blauwitsch's Regression at Juventus
00:02:32
Speaker
ago. Um, you know, and I think he would be regretting it because I think we'd be looking at a very different Vlawovic now. If it had come to Arsenal, uh, then, then the Vlawovic who's a complete shell of the player that he was at Fiorentina, let alone being a,
00:02:45
Speaker
a player that you would think going to a bigger club would become a much better player. It's not even that. I mean, he's not only stagnated, he's regressed massively in everything at UVA in every single facet of his game. I mean, obviously the hard numbers show it in terms of the goals. You can see the number of goals that he scored at Juventus compared to the number of goals he scored at Fiorentina. And
00:03:08
Speaker
I mean, his form is horrible and he's got no goals in the last four games, but in nine games this year, in 2023, he's only scored in two of those games. In his last 14 games, the event says he's only scored in four of those 14 matches. So the numbers, the goals show it, but just look at his overall game and you really just have to watch him.
Technical Struggles and Striking Concerns
00:03:30
Speaker
you know, just to see this. But from a technical and tactical point of view, he doesn't look close to being a top player. His first touch is heavy. To be fair, his first touch was always something that probably needed working on at Fiorentina. But it hasn't improved. Not only has it not improved, I think it's quite worse. He's too static. His movement is poor.
00:03:50
Speaker
He's always standing with his back to goal all the time. And when the ball comes, he doesn't protect the ball. He doesn't link up well at all. He struggles bringing others into play. He's not involved in the build-up at all. But he looks slow and heavy-footed over one to two yards. And he's not a slow player. He's got pace. He's quick. But over one to two yards, he just looks very lethargic.
00:04:14
Speaker
That's the thing. It looks lethargic. That's the thing. And that to me suggests that, is there something more going on that we don't know about?
Criticism of Blauwitsch's Positioning
00:04:23
Speaker
um has a problem but we're talking about something this is something that's happened since he's since he's joined you know it's not something that's happened just since that groin injury it was like it was a groin wasn't it right injury that he would have carried into the world cup um but you know it's everything about him you just like his reading and positioning on crosses i mean he's got costage one of the best crosses in the world putting balls in for him you can ask for a better crosser you know but you look he really can't he's very ecstatic and we know each other from the Serbian national team as well so
00:04:50
Speaker
Yeah, Capello was saying this last night on the on the culture club that that that he can't doesn't seem to know how to get away from his marker, which is very worrying.
Is Allegri to Blame for Blauwitsch's Lack of Development?
00:05:00
Speaker
He's just gone backwards since joining the UVA is his overall game. He hasn't improved his weaknesses and his games have regressed. And, you know, that is you okay, you could maybe paint some of the blame on the player. But for me, it's on a legory, you know, it's on a leg.
00:05:14
Speaker
I mean, I made them I made the mistake last night. I made the mistake. I have to put my hands up. People say some people say, you know, the top of the fans have a go at me over could have said ski. Well, I double down and could have said ski because I believe that's because I believe in it. I still believe in what I said. I made the mistake of predicting with with with with with with Lowovich.
00:05:34
Speaker
I made the mistake of predicting that he would soon become a world that he would develop into a world-class player when he's when and I made a mistake because and I will never make that mistake again because I should have never said that when his manager was a leg we because a leg we can't develop young attacking players he can't develop young players
00:05:50
Speaker
He can, according to him, which I love him for, he said in the pre-match press conference, he was asked specifically this question by a gazettello sport journalist, and he said, well, actually, I've changed since I became a grandfather. Let's hope that he's not teaching that guy his grammar. It's like the matter is. I love the way he said it. I mean, the question was so, oh, now you're starting to play young players now and you
00:06:17
Speaker
you know you're playing, you know, you become a young player's coach and he says, yeah, and he's so sarcastic, puts his arms, you know, crosses his arms and goes back and says, yeah, I've changed as I become a grandpa. I love him. He's your sweet max.