The bianconeri think about the confirmation of the Croatian technician, who arrived as a ferryman. But the stories of his colleagues in the big names of the Serie A suggest a different epilogue
In less than a month he redesigned a team that seemed to be over on an inclined plane. Not only the 7 points conquered in the first three games, Igor Tudor’s Juventus changed its face showing how the performance of the bianconeri could be improved quickly after the months of the Thiago Motta era, culminating with the exemption in the last national stop. A trend that brought the debate on the future of the Croatian technician, which has a contract as a “ferryman” with Juventus option at the end of the club world championship.
Clear pacts and no expectations. Tudor accepted the precarious conditionis fully aware of this and as a mantra continues to respond to every solicitation that its future is always and only the first commitment: official or training. Around, however, the discussion turned on and not only for the results that put the team in the floating line with respect to the essential goal of a place in the next Champions League.
And now? The first consideration is that the times for a choice are not yet ripe. The Juventus recovery must be consolidated to secure at least the fourth place and also to further deepen the knowledge between the coach and the surrounding environment. It likes his Juventinity, pragmatism also translated into simplicity and verticality of a football model and the communication, direct and clear, both in defending his work and sending messages to the locker room.
Tudor would not be the first ferryman confirms for having done well during the interregnum period. On the contrary. Limited, however, this large companies are not a good viaticum because the previous ones illustrate a situation in which the subsequent failures were much higher than the operations that have been successfully. Also to Juventus.
Juventus, the Ciro Ferrara case in 2010
In Turin they still remember the parable of Ciro Ferraracalled to replace Claudio Ranieri who had not won a game for two months and who risked not going to the Champions League. The milestone earned by the former defender with a couple of victories in a row in May 2009 and subsequent confirmation of the people of people, followed by exemption in January 2010 with a more than negative balance: outside the Champions League itself, very far from the upper area of the championship ranking (33 points in 21 days) and in the end also eliminated by the Italian Cup at the hands of Inter.
Ferrara was sent away and in his place was Alberto Zaccheroni without, however, that the situation improved: season closed in seventh place, new ribaltone and Delneri tried in a big one for another championship outside everything, perfect launch for the beginning of the era of Antonio Conte and the nine consecutive badges.
Vincenzo Montella, from the Italian Super Cup to the Junner
Similar path, that of Vincenzo Montella with Milan. The airplane had been the last coach of the era Berlusconi also signing the last trophy with the Italian Super Cup conquered to penalties in the final with Juventus. Once the Chinese Yonghong Li and the Fassone-Mirabelli duo had taken over, he had found himself in the uncomfortable position of coach under contract but inside a completely different corporate and sports project.
Fassone, at the time CEO of the Chinese Milan, repeatedly confessed to having confirmed it precisely by virtue of the long -term agreement and also of the consideration that, after all, the work done was not to be thrown away. But without conviction. Result: exemption on the 14th day, seventh in the standings and with only 20 points conquered. In his place Rino Gattuso, in the end sixth.
AC Milan, however, also tells the story of a successful transplant. Dates back to the winter of 2001 when Carlo Ancelotti He took Fatih Terim’s place in free fall. Not to be a pure ferryman, but because he was about to sign with Parma and Galliani decided to sign it immediately even at the cost of risking burning it in a second half of the season difficult to rearrange. However, the prologue for the best years of the new millennium of the Devil with the Champions League conquered in Manchester and Athens together with much more would have been the prologue.
Hector Cuper and Walter Mazzarri, burned by Moratti and Thohir
Last big burn from confirmation without full conviction, Inter. By Moratti first and Thohir then, after a few years but with two quite similar stories. The first door to Hector Cuper who had landed in Milan with the miracles made on the Valencia bench in the curriculum. Survivor to May 5, 2002, stumbled upon in the Champions League semifinal lost against Milan which would then go to take the cup in Manchester, the Argentine was however confirmed despite the annoyance of the president and the disappointment of the Inter people. Wrong choice: exemption in September after 6 days without glory and a narrow draw remedied in Brescia.
It also touched a Walter Mazzarrichosen by Moratti and put under contract and then found himself the Inter of Thohir to coach. It would have been better to say goodbye to June 2014 with the return to Europe, instead the story went on to close with mutual dissatisfaction after a rainy 2-2 at San Siro against Verona who certified the sliding of the Nerazzurri to the ninth place in the standings.
