Julen Lopetegui’s candidacy as Stefano Pioli’s replacement was surprising and demonstrated a loss of context and lack of cultural awareness
Stefano Pioli’s voice trembled. It had broken during ’s goalless stalemate with at the Allianz Stadium. He put it down to shouting too many tactical instructions at his players and felt the need to interject when DAZN’s Stefano Borghi suggested his tone was down and one of resignation. Advertisement It has been a rough 10 days for Pioli.
When the Juventus board resigned last season amid the Prisma investigation and points deductions were applied, suspended, then reinstated, he still led his players to a top-four finish and gave them a chance of European football if appeals were won and UEFA decided not to impose a ban from its competitions. Other coaches would have been overwhelmed and their team would have spiralled.
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