It was a “don’t beat me up” Juve, to quote the 883, as practically everyone is doing. And the “don’t beat me up” was the great invitation, deliberately arrogant and certainly angry, that the group addressed to the whole environment. Including fans. Yes, because the whistles at the Stadium didn’t seem unfair for even a moment, but not understanding the context could create some difficulties for Thiago Motta, who is as young (for the bench) as these guys he coaches. And which were absolutely decisive in Udine.
And so, the Juventus victory was almost a rebellion. As if to say: we show you, here and now, exactly who we are. And who is it, Juventus? Indeed: what is it? A swing, that’s for sure. But also a team that, if it maintains what it showed in Friuli, has everything to make the cut. To keep yourself connected to the moment, with your antennas straight and the healthy recklessness that helps all possible, potential, important comebacks. Here: only continuity will tell us if Motta’s team has got the idea of chasing in their heads. At the moment, too many different clues do not provide us with any evidence. If anything, they confuse and pollute them.
Yet there is something, more than something, that Juve must bring to Turin from the match against Udinese. The first: not having conceded a goal, which makes all the difference in the world. The second: a bit of luck, which objectively turned again (the post that became an assist for Okoye’s own goal and then for Savona, the crossbar itself for Lucca). The third: Thiago’s choices are finally finding continuity, and are then providing solutions. Very important, solutions.
Motta persisted with his idea and never wavered. By making strong choices: Star on the left remains a right intuition. Thuram has returned to good levels. Weah it was a discovery. At times the coach seemed to be going at 150 kilometers per hour on the ring road, at times too slowly on the motorway. But he kept his pace, a pace that the team absorbed and ended up rejecting only when head and legs didn’t go together.
Throughout this first part of the season, an absolute truth has emerged: Juventus is a strong team if 100% connected to the coach’s beliefs. Or with a central defense worthy of their ambitions. Or with a center forward who can replace Vlahovic. Three elements, yes, ready to provide overwhelming evidence. They represent everything the club is missing to get the most out of this year.
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