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Allegri: Champions bring out my best
Juventus boss Max Allegri claims managing “great champions” brings out the best in his coaching abilities.
Allegri turned 50 on Friday, and ahead of entering his fourth season at Juve, the former Milan boss discussed the challenges that faced him in Turin.
“On the morning of July 16, there were several things going on, the national team… and then I got a phone call to meet with Juve executives in the afternoon,” he told Premium Sport.
“I didn’t understand it. I found out Conte had resigned when I was on my way to meeting their President that evening.
“They asked me if I was available and had rested enough because I thought the team still had a lot to give.
“They had three years of success in Italy and I thought they could do better, even in Europe.
“I always prefer to train great champions because I can have proper dealings with them.
“Ibrahimovic? He’s a special and extraordinary player, but sometimes he’d demand that his teammates do the things he did on the pitch.
“I tried to make him understand that not all players are the same in a football team.
“Buffon? He’s different from the others. He’s still the best in his position and has a future in directorship, perhaps with the FIGC.
“I talk to him, I confront him on things and sometimes he needs the Coach’s support.
“I like to joke and have a relationship with the players, one that’s not friendly but always respectful.
“There’s nothing wrong if the Coach starts to play basketball or challenges a player to five-a-side.
“The Juventus DNA is a winning one and, above all, there’s a great discipline here, there are rules to be respected. This is very important for the players.
“President Agnelli is young and has great ideas, he’s very good at mixing family tradition with his business affairs abroad to make Juve a world-level club.”
‘Bonucci would’ve been Juve captain’
ax Allegri has confessed that Leonardo Bonucci would have become Juventus’ captain if he did not leave for Milan.
Bonucci sealed a stunning transfer to Milan earlier in the summer, despite being an integral part of Juve’s defence for the past seven years, and Allegri – on his 50th birthday – admitted he was “really sorry” to see him go.
“Bonucci’s departure? I’m really sorry about it,” he told Premium Sport.
“Leo would’ve been Juventus’ future captain, the man of the dressing room to convey what Juve were about to the younger lads. But he made a choice.
“The club and Coach won’t blame him [for leaving]. No-one’s to blame.”
Allegri: ‘When Milan sacked me…’
Max Allegri identifies his sacking by Milan as “the most important moment of my career”.
The Juventus Coach won the Scudetto with the Rossoneri in 2011, but he was sacked in January 2014 after a run of poor results.
“As a Coach, you learn the most from failure,” Allegri wrote in his essay for the Players’ Tribune.
“When I think of the most important moment of my career, it did not have anything to do with the Scudetto or the Champions League.
“It was the day I walked into the offices at Milan and I was fired. It was not a surprise by any means. I knew I was going to be sacked.
“They were respectful. They told me face-to-face that I would no longer be the Coach, but that didn’t take away from the disappointment.
“You know in your head that being fired is just part of life as a Coach, but it doesn’t stop you from feeling, in your heart, that you failed.
“When I left Milan, I saw it as a failure of my work.”
Allegri: 'I almost resigned'
Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri admits he considered resigning after the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.
The Bianconeri were beaten 4-1 in Cardiff, and the tactician discussed the aftermath in a lengthy essay for the Players’ Tribune.
“When I watched Mario Mandzukic’s strike arch over the Real Madrid goalkeeper, I thought, ‘Wow … maybe’,” Allegri wrote.
“Then it hit the back of the net, and I thought, ‘OK, maybe this is our chance’. It was a magnificent technical sequence from our players in the build-up, and just a beautiful finish from Mandzukic. In my mind, it is a goal that will never be repeated.
“It shows the difference it takes to be a club in a Champions League final. You can’t just be great. You have to be special.
“We have special players. Unfortunately, Real Madrid have many of them. By the second half, I knew we just didn’t have the tools or the pieces we needed.

“We had two players who could barely stand on their feet due to injury, and Real Madrid played a very smart match. They were relaxed. They were comfortable.
“To reach the final, you need talent and luck. To win it, you need to be the better team. And this may sound strange, but I actually walked off the pitch that night with peace of mind. Because I knew we weren’t the better team. It was as simple as that.
“I left Cardiff with the team and returned to Italy. The next evening, when I got home, I had to ask myself a very hard question: Is this the end of the road? Is this as far as I can take this team?
“I wondered if I should write the final chapter to my story at Juventus. Part of me was thinking about walking in on Monday and respectfully resigning.”
After discussing his upbringing, his early career and his reasons for being a Coach, Allegri reveals what caused him to remain in Turin.
“When I thought about this Juventus squad, my decision became quite personal. I know I still have a lot to prove. And I know I still have a lot to teach.
“So that night, before I went to bed, I decided that if the club was on board with my strategy and we could move on together, then I would stay on.
“The next morning, my head was clear. I went to my office at 7 a.m. and had my espresso. It was a new season, with new opportunities. A lot has been said in the media about this team and the players. What we can do. What we cannot do.
“For me, I look at Paulo Dybala and Gigi Buffon. In a way, they are the symbol of this team.
“I see Dybala, like a bright boy about to start his first year in school. Buffon, with a World Cup, is about to get his Masters degree.
“One with his career ahead of him, and one near the end. One who wants to show that he can be one of the greats in Europe. One who is already a great, but wants to end his legacy on top.
“I know we can shed the scabs from Cardiff. I know we can have a great season. I know we can have a great Champions League campaign.
“So now we just continue to work. We’ll try to make it to opening night at La Scala once again. The good thing about the opera is that there’s a new show every year.”
Allegri: Champions bring out my best
Juventus boss Max Allegri claims managing “great champions” brings out the best in his coaching abilities.
Allegri turned 50 on Friday, and ahead of entering his fourth season at Juve, the former Milan boss discussed the challenges that faced him in Turin.
“On the morning of July 16, there were several things going on, the national team… and then I got a phone call to meet with Juve executives in the afternoon,” he told Premium Sport.
“I didn’t understand it. I found out Conte had resigned when I was on my way to meeting their President that evening.
“They asked me if I was available and had rested enough because I thought the team still had a lot to give.
“They had three years of success in Italy and I thought they could do better, even in Europe.
“I always prefer to train great champions because I can have proper dealings with them.
“Ibrahimovic? He’s a special and extraordinary player, but sometimes he’d demand that his teammates do the things he did on the pitch.
“I tried to make him understand that not all players are the same in a football team.
“Buffon? He’s different from the others. He’s still the best in his position and has a future in directorship, perhaps with the FIGC.
“I talk to him, I confront him on things and sometimes he needs the Coach’s support.
“I like to joke and have a relationship with the players, one that’s not friendly but always respectful.
“There’s nothing wrong if the Coach starts to play basketball or challenges a player to five-a-side.
“The Juventus DNA is a winning one and, above all, there’s a great discipline here, there are rules to be respected. This is very important for the players.
“President Agnelli is young and has great ideas, he’s very good at mixing family tradition with his business affairs abroad to make Juve a world-level club.”
‘Bonucci would’ve been Juve captain’
ax Allegri has confessed that Leonardo Bonucci would have become Juventus’ captain if he did not leave for Milan.
Bonucci sealed a stunning transfer to Milan earlier in the summer, despite being an integral part of Juve’s defence for the past seven years, and Allegri – on his 50th birthday – admitted he was “really sorry” to see him go.
“Bonucci’s departure? I’m really sorry about it,” he told Premium Sport.
“Leo would’ve been Juventus’ future captain, the man of the dressing room to convey what Juve were about to the younger lads. But he made a choice.
“The club and Coach won’t blame him [for leaving]. No-one’s to blame.”
Allegri: ‘When Milan sacked me…’
Max Allegri identifies his sacking by Milan as “the most important moment of my career”.
The Juventus Coach won the Scudetto with the Rossoneri in 2011, but he was sacked in January 2014 after a run of poor results.
“As a Coach, you learn the most from failure,” Allegri wrote in his essay for the Players’ Tribune.
“When I think of the most important moment of my career, it did not have anything to do with the Scudetto or the Champions League.
“It was the day I walked into the offices at Milan and I was fired. It was not a surprise by any means. I knew I was going to be sacked.
“They were respectful. They told me face-to-face that I would no longer be the Coach, but that didn’t take away from the disappointment.
“You know in your head that being fired is just part of life as a Coach, but it doesn’t stop you from feeling, in your heart, that you failed.
“When I left Milan, I saw it as a failure of my work.”
Allegri: 'I almost resigned'
Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri admits he considered resigning after the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.
The Bianconeri were beaten 4-1 in Cardiff, and the tactician discussed the aftermath in a lengthy essay for the Players’ Tribune.
“When I watched Mario Mandzukic’s strike arch over the Real Madrid goalkeeper, I thought, ‘Wow … maybe’,” Allegri wrote.
“Then it hit the back of the net, and I thought, ‘OK, maybe this is our chance’. It was a magnificent technical sequence from our players in the build-up, and just a beautiful finish from Mandzukic. In my mind, it is a goal that will never be repeated.
“It shows the difference it takes to be a club in a Champions League final. You can’t just be great. You have to be special.
“We have special players. Unfortunately, Real Madrid have many of them. By the second half, I knew we just didn’t have the tools or the pieces we needed.

“We had two players who could barely stand on their feet due to injury, and Real Madrid played a very smart match. They were relaxed. They were comfortable.
“To reach the final, you need talent and luck. To win it, you need to be the better team. And this may sound strange, but I actually walked off the pitch that night with peace of mind. Because I knew we weren’t the better team. It was as simple as that.
“I left Cardiff with the team and returned to Italy. The next evening, when I got home, I had to ask myself a very hard question: Is this the end of the road? Is this as far as I can take this team?
“I wondered if I should write the final chapter to my story at Juventus. Part of me was thinking about walking in on Monday and respectfully resigning.”
After discussing his upbringing, his early career and his reasons for being a Coach, Allegri reveals what caused him to remain in Turin.
“When I thought about this Juventus squad, my decision became quite personal. I know I still have a lot to prove. And I know I still have a lot to teach.
“So that night, before I went to bed, I decided that if the club was on board with my strategy and we could move on together, then I would stay on.
“The next morning, my head was clear. I went to my office at 7 a.m. and had my espresso. It was a new season, with new opportunities. A lot has been said in the media about this team and the players. What we can do. What we cannot do.
“For me, I look at Paulo Dybala and Gigi Buffon. In a way, they are the symbol of this team.
“I see Dybala, like a bright boy about to start his first year in school. Buffon, with a World Cup, is about to get his Masters degree.
“One with his career ahead of him, and one near the end. One who wants to show that he can be one of the greats in Europe. One who is already a great, but wants to end his legacy on top.
“I know we can shed the scabs from Cardiff. I know we can have a great season. I know we can have a great Champions League campaign.
“So now we just continue to work. We’ll try to make it to opening night at La Scala once again. The good thing about the opera is that there’s a new show every year.”
Didn't most of all feel like he felt at the end of the game, completely beaten? Personally I lost all interest in football after that game, I was about to tell myself not to bother anymore. Luckily, right when the season is about to start I am regaining that enthusiasm to see my team play again 
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The lose of the cup was solely on Allegri, when one player fails, it's him, when one time a multiple failure is happening it is coincidental, but when the entire team fails, exactly under the same circumstances, it is the coaches fault.
Allegri has committed the very same mistakes he did in the CL final.
The Barzagli choice as RB today wasn't forced, he did it on purpose, he wanted to prooved that the CL final wasn't in his shoulders, but it was too, the sooner he realised that and change tactics, the better for all of us!
Allegri has committed the very same mistakes he did in the CL final.
The Barzagli choice as RB today wasn't forced, he did it on purpose, he wanted to prooved that the CL final wasn't in his shoulders, but it was too, the sooner he realised that and change tactics, the better for all of us!
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