Told you already. His tactics got them 4th. A team that won 9 years in a row he got them to come 4th. Injuries, you mentioned Arthur, who had played more last season than he did for Barcelona the year before, cuadrado that had his second highest number of appearances for 7 years. Old players being crap, same ones that won the league season before.
sugar coat it whatever way you want, you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. The guy has one year experience of which he completely failed hence him being sacked.
I really dont believe you watched them. Either that or you didnt understand what he was trying to achieve and how the older players (mostly) failed him...
FORWARDS
Pirlo wants to press teams high up the pitch and then drop back to defend.
He cant press high up the pitch because:
Ronaldo doesnt press + no point only Morata pressing up top.
Therefore he had to go immediately deep with a press which is 10th in the league statistically. Something that does not follow his tactical plans.
DEFENCE
Then you have Bonucci/Chiellini who arent good enough. If you watched 50% of the Juventus games then you can see that with your own eyes.
Chiellini is gifting goals away and Bonucci is done. The only thing they succeeded in doing was sitting very deep when they played and this also nullified Pirlos tactic of pushing forward -- with Danilo as a utility player coming in (hardly a top player) and Sandro playing about half a season.
De Ligt was injured and Demiral needs a player next to him who is a calming influence...the older players let him down there.
Cuadrado is the only player at the back who consistently played well...but only for half a season as a typical right back.
Again, if you watched 50% of the games you would know this.
So neither the defence or forwards were able to follow his plans
Kind of an obstacle dont you think?
MIDFIELD
Bernardeschi is rubbish.
Ramsey was freqently injured and showed high levels of ability occasionally
Rabiot grew into his role over the season.
Bentacur was basically Gomes in terms of consistency
McKennie arrived unfit and unconditioned and yet Pirlo managed to develop him as the legs in midfield even though he didnt last for full matches as he doesnt have the stamina to carry the midfield on his own.
Its quite funny you mention Arthur playing more for Juventus than Barca...if you watched both teams...you would see that they started him about the same amount of times.
Kulusevski and Chiesa were two shining lights of the season. If you watched the matches you would often see the space that Pirlos tactics created for them out wide.
But yeah...you say you watched the games but cant actually explain why Pirlo's tactics werent good.
"He lost games" isnt a critique of a managers tactics....
He won 2 trophies and got them champions league with a squad decimated by injury and suffering from age and a lack of quality in depth.
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