Andrea Pirlo (50 Viewers)

[Boksic]

Firstly, our luck has been insane since he started with our best players being unavailable, 4 marginal offside calls that change games and a deflected goal tonight.

However, our defensive shape is all over the place and we are far too impatient in attack. I think we are close to clicking up front, we have been very close to opening teams up and look more threatening than last season but I worry that is at the expense of our defence.

But his selection choices are very hard to defend. If Ramsey isn't injured then McKennie and Berna ahead of him when we need a goal is idiotic.

 

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Amazing team here.

There's obviously something badly wrong with the Juve culture, nothing to do with the coaches anymore.

They simply can't play expansive football and it's been like that for years.

 

[lgorTudor]

I still don't wanna believe it, I love Pirlo like all of tuz, but it's painful to watch.

Who was it who said don't make me hate Pirlo when we appointed him? @lgorTudor?

I dont remember, was it you? was it me?

but it hurts to see him like this

 

[Post Ironic]

I still don't wanna believe it, I love Pirlo like all of tuz, but it's painful to watch.

Who was it who said don't make me hate Pirlo when we appointed him? @lgorTudor?

Disappointing for sure, thus far... but I’d say let’s give him some patience while we wait for Ronaldo and De Ligt to return. Sandro too. Missing some of our best players.

 

[Snobist]

Disgraceful performance. Did we even have a single attempt on target? We have looked like bunch of amateurs. In defense we are woeful, error prone, flanks are wide open on every counter, our midfield is slow, static and provides 0 cover for defense. Disappointing game from Kulu, Dybala and Chiesa. As for Demiral it should be obvious why Bonucci is and will be ahead of him in the pecking order. From tonight's game, there is not a single positive moment. Outplayed and battered in every aspect of the game. Fuck.

No we did not.

 

[Paolino]

We were so lucky tonight, they could score 5-6 goals easily. We were like an amateur team with no coach.

 

[Xperd]

I'm afraid abominations like today for example is going to continue to be a feature this season while Pirlo is still 'learning on the job'.

This is not Bari where we can continue to allow mistakes to happen.

Like I don't even get his decision to drop our most inform players in Ramsey and not even sub him on.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Meh. I can't say I'm surprised.

My biggest disappointment during the summer was when we appointed Pirlo. Simply because I expected a lot more from a club that's aiming to win CL. And no, I don't "hate" Pirlo. And yes, Pirlo is a fucking legend.

And no, I'm not saying this "just because we lost one match" "oh, look at those guys, they will celebrate Pirlo once we win the next match". Just cut that crap, I know what you're thinking and that's BS.

We're in a horrible position at the moment. I have no clue why it became so trendy to appoint ex-players to coach the teams. Is it because they went intelligent as a player? Or because they were coached by world class coaches? Both seem like a horrible piece of an excuse to sign one, even if that guy is Pirlo, Del Piero or future Ronaldo. Sure, some turn out to be good (Zidane? maybe) but overall it's just horrible and painful to see players who are inexperienced get such a huge role. Go and coach U-21 section if you're willing, if not, move on to a mid-table team. Maybe you were a legendary player but you're a noone as a coach.

If there's any bigger mistake we did it was appointing Sarri who was a disaster. And if there's any bigger mistake it was getting rid of Allegri who was literally the only capable coach we had here and who had the quality to win everything.

And hell, I'm not even putting the whole blame on Pirlo. Our team is simply not good enough. BUT it's good enough not to get embarrassed -- which we're fantastic at so far apparently. We simply look like a mess. Yes, we don't have De Light nor Ronaldo, but we shouldn't look like such a team. Seeing these matches make me facepalm and there's absolutely a huge reason why we're not winning CL. There's also a huge reason why teams such as Ajax throw us out. It's because we play like this and that is not acceptable.

We don't even look like a team but a gathered group of individuals where everyone tries to do something and fails at it. Pirlo should be replaced. And no, it's not going to be get better. And yes, I'm aware we're in a phase of rejuvenating the squad. But no, we won't make it with Pirlo here.

 

[Niku]

We are sucking, but if we went a whole season sucking with fucking Sarri, I would still give time to Pirlo.

 

[Mike-e-y]

Pirlo is out of his depth. He’s not even shown anything that looks like managerial talent in the 6 games we’ve played. A 33% win ratio as a Juve manager is a disgrace.

His system is directionless, he’s put no imprint on the team, there is no organisation in any element of our play, no style, no substance, no clue.

His substitutions when they eventually do happen manage to have a negative impact on the team. He brought Berna on FFS! Berna needs to be handcuffed, tied into a hessian sack that is weighed down with lead and thrown in the fucking river Po.

Was genuinely excited by this appointment 2 months ago but I’m not even seeing any promising signs and we’re in an important part of the season from a momentum perspective. I fear we’re going to miss the CL next year with Pirlo. He needs to be given 4 games max to turn this around. We can’t lose a season

 

[Dominic]

Come on Andrea, bring back that Pirlo high

 

[DanielSz]

I don’t think it’s fair to judge a new manager a month into the season, especially with the amount of key injuries Pirlo has to deal with right now.

 

[BayernFan]

Guess he needs time before he can be fully judged but oh dear was it some of the worst I've ever seen tonight from a top club.

 

[CarloP]

First CL home game: 6 total shots, zero on target, zero corners, another red card, huge swaths of spaces left open every few minutes, and another Berna cameo where he managed to find yet another way to shit the bed within minutes of coming on. This coming after being outplayed by Hellas Verona and Crotone for large periods. Unfortunately, the experiment has to end or this season's over already, and I say that as a huge Pirlo fan.

 

[Bjerknes]

The premise that he supposedly has that says most of the midfielders can only play in a midfield two instead of three is a warning sign for me.

 

[CrimsonianKing]

Guess he needs time before he can be fully judged but oh dear was it some of the worst I've ever seen tonight from a top club.

Pretty much this. It was horrible but Gotta give him more time.

 

[s4tch]

i get why we aren't clicking: no pre-season, many injured players, bla-bla. all valid points. i didn't expect any fireworks tonight anyway, and i'm not surprised by the result either. this barcelona has been playing the same football since forever, this is their identity, while we are trying to reinvent ours.

what i don't get is some (or rather the lack) of some decisions during the match. everybody saw that the 2 cm's are getting completely lost, especially after 60 minutes, and the attacking trio of dybala, kulu and chiesa were completely useless in winning the ball back, and weren't involved in attack either. why stick to the 2-man midfield then, when it's clearly not working? why no subs until like 70-something minutes? not to mention bernardeschi...

long way to go, coach pirlo.

 

[Paolino]

He is not right for this Job, maybe to soon for him to take on a giant club. I think he will be another Ferrara for us but hope I am wrong.

 

[CAPITANO]

Has to stop thinking he's playing playstation and play all his attackers at once, there's no balance to the side and they all get in each others space, playing Dybala and Kulu on the same side and space is just 1+1=0

 

[Badass J Elkann]

to be fair ive seen worse European nights under Cunte