Between 2014 and 2019, Juventus enjoyed one of their most successful periods under Max Allegri.
The Livorno native extended the winning dynasty started by his predecessor Antonio Conte and added another plethora of trophies to the club’s cabinet, including five Scudetto titles and four Coppa Italia triumphs.
While European glory was still eluding him, at least the Bianconeri were incredibly close to lifting the Champions League trophy at the time.
But regardless, the management finally decided to change the air by replacing the former Cagliari and Milan manager with Maurizio Sarri in a coup led by Pavel Nedved and Fabio Paratici.
But despite all the success achieved at the time, Allegri’s friend and mentor Giovanni Galeone claims his pupil was never really loved at Juventus.
The former coach of Udinese and Pescara also revealed that Max could have gone to Real Madrid, but perhaps he was “lazy”, and chose to return to an environment that was too familiar.
“Allegri was supposed to sign for Real Madrid, but maybe he got lazy,” Galeone said in an interview with Repubblica Bologna via JuventusNews24.
“Max was never really loved at Juventus, not even when he was winning all those championships.
“At that time, I had a different team, I had fantastic players. There were football teachers, but not anymore today.
“When you finish fourth and are 16 points below first place, you can’t talk about winning the Scudetto immediately the following year, the gap is huge.
“We needed more clarity, it is not enough to call the coach to win, you have to protect him from the press and the public. And if you are talking about a four-year project and signing 35-year-old players…”
