The amazing moment during the Coppa Italia Final when Massimiliano Allegri, the now-former Juventus manager, threw off his suit jacket, removed his tie, and started to unbutton his shirt out of a fit of wrath will have been broadcast into homes all over the world.
One thing was certain to come of such a public collapse: Allegri’s dismissal from the team soon after the Bianconeri’s victory, which was secured by a goal from Dusan Vlahovic.
Allegri has a history of being a bit of a hot head, so even by his standards, this was an incredible outburst.
Allegri’s reaction will make it difficult for her to work somewhere else
That is just inappropriate behavior for a large and illustrious club like Juventus, and that is not the model the team will have expected the manager to establish for his players.
“The Bianconeri issued a statement on Friday following Allegri’s alleged verbal altercation with a journalist,” Fabrizio Romano revealed to CaughtOffside during his special Daily Briefing.
“This has prompted allegations of legal action, but people, I have no idea what’s going on with threats and prosecutions. This is legal things, I honestly don’t know.
“As far as football is concerned, I know that Allegri’s actions infuriated Juventus, which was a major factor in their decision to break up with him right away. Allegri was scheduled to be fired in June anyhow. Without a question.
“Juventus is in advanced negotiations with Thiago Motta, who they want.” The team has extended a three-year contract offer to him in recognition of his outstanding work in securing Bologna’s Champions League qualification.
Even though Allegri will now be free, it’s hard to see how any club—even one of the more illustrious Italian or European teams—would think that the 56-year-old would be a good fit for them.
From Thiago Motta’s perspective, he must make the most important choice of his professional life.
Few people can accomplish what he can, and personally, I can see how proud he must be.
But there has to be something about his unique bond with Bologna.
His legacy there would be damaged if he led the team to the Champions League for the first time in its existence just to abandon them before the start of the next campaign.
Being a young manager, Motta will have ample opportunity to oversee the Old Lady in the future.