Former Juventus player Massimo Mauro visited Continassa today, also to support an initiative in memory of Gianluca Vialli. Speaking exclusively to TMW, he explained: `Juventus was very thoughtful in placing a light installation for Gianluca with quotes from his book. And through my foundation, they funded research on ALS. Dr. Scanavino offered us coffee, and we reminisced about Gianluca.`
`There`s something in the works, but we`ll discuss it in due time.`
`I was happy to greet Giuntoli and other staff I`ve known for a long time, like the administration ladies, but I didn`t see the team. I caught 5 minutes of training, just a glimpse.`
`Much improved. In the first half against Roma and Lecce, we saw a Juventus that was both attractive and effective. The second halves were more challenging, but overall, things look better than a month ago. When you change coaches, it`s because you felt something wasn`t working. Clearly, the players have changed something because they are the ones on the field. There`s no doubt Tudor has made two or three useful adjustments.`
`In a big team, everything is the result of many people`s work, the quality, and the environment. Every club suffers after a significant change. Consider Inter, Milan, post-Boniperti Juventus, and post-Ferlaino Napoli. All needed time to rebuild. Juventus changed 10-15 players in the summer, so time was necessary. Thiago Motta exaggerated a bit, not respecting the established rules in football management. From a management perspective, if you change many players, perhaps don`t do it disregarding the rules. I don’t doubt he’s a good coach; he had great experience as a player and on the bench. The season started badly and ended worse; it happens. But I liked Tudor a lot; he knows the environment well, and it was certainly easy for him to fit in.`