In life as in sports, there comes a time when the need for change becomes intolerable, and the signs become too obvious to ignore.
After more than two miserable years in which the club continually slipped into the abyss, it is time for Juventus to break the old and stubborn mentality and allow a new era to emerge.
With the likes of Juan Cuadrado and Leonardo Bonucci in their final moments, and a veteran like Ángel Di María who lacks the fitness (and perhaps even the determination) to lift the club out of its sorry situation, Max Allegri has finally turned to Young. .
In yesterday’s game in Lecce, the coach pushed two teenagers into his starting line-up (Fabio Miretti and Matias Soulè) while two other youngsters came off the bench to combine for the biggest winner (Nicolò Fagioli and Samuel Iling-Junior). .
While Federico Gatti isn’t exactly a youngster at the age of 24, it’s refreshing to see him gain playing time at the expense of older players.
For a manager who is known for his lack of interest in young players, seeing the growing number of youth products taking part in first-team matches is a sight to behold and a reason to celebrate in itself, regardless of the end result. .
But before acknowledging Allegri’s “renaissance”, we must remember that the strategist is currently operating with a depleted squad, with the likes of Chiesa, Pogba, Di Maria, Paredes, Locatelli, Bremer and Vlahovic all unavailable.
So at this point we can only wonder if Max has truly embraced the youth revolution or has simply bought himself enough time before reverting to his old favorites once they’re available.
Naturally, only time will reveal the answer to this question. But in the meantime, the youngsters have a golden opportunity on their hands, and whoever seizes it is sure to carve out a permanent place for themselves in the manager’s tactical intrigues, even if they’ll have to share it once the injured players return to action. . At least he will be in the fold.
So let us hope that the youth revolution proves to be a genuine and fruitful movement rather than a false dawn in an endless dark tunnel.
