According to Gazzetta, Thiago’s project can be summarized as ‘a dream and a flop.’ The project failed to take off due to three main unachieved objectives, deteriorating relationships with the squad, and persistent missteps. This lethal combination of stumbles, eliminations, false moves, and strained player relations proved fatal.
At the Stadium, suffering has never been appreciated, and since December, every home slip-up has been met with whistles, virtually leading to the #MottaOut sentiment. The eliminations in January and February worsened the situation. The Supercoppa trip to Riyadh ended prematurely, the Champions League round of 16 was only narrowly missed with PSV’s comeback crushing any hopes of international glory, and the Coppa Italia semi-final was lost to a reserve Empoli side, who achieved the unthinkable by winning on penalties in Turin.
It was then that Motta spoke of «shame.» The defeats against Atalanta and Fiorentina delivered the final blow. These negative records transformed cracks into chasms. Now, without the empathy so valued by the players to bind them together, recovery seems almost impossible.