The former Juventus star came to Tudor’s defense: They don’t look better under Spalletti

Former Juventus playerč and Tudor’s partnerč, Alessandro Birindelli (51) in an interview with Tuttosport defended the Croatian coach and his dismissal, which, according to Birindelli, was not fully justified. The Italians asked him to evaluate Spalletti’s performance in the “old lady” so far.

– It is always difficult to give immediate assessments. However, as happened with Tudor, the coach always gets a little time and never gets the complete picture. It seemed that after Igor’s departure there were certain developments, that Juventus needed a different direction. Let’s just say that he hasn’t found the right characteristics yet to leave a strong mark – he said.

The two former teammates shared the title for nine years, from 1998 to 2007.

– Assessments about Igor were also too hasty. However, it is difficult to fully understand everything. So far I think he was right: the results are still not coming, and what we saw under Spalletti doesn’t seem any better. Let’s wait a little longer before passing judgement. I cannot say whether there were any special reasons: the truth, in my opinion, lies somewhere in the middle. The coach must bear part of the blame, and there must have been omissions within the club, in the selection of players – said Birindelli.

– There is no leader on the field, and that exhausts you moreć at the first difficulty or at a difficult moment. First of all, you cannot find guidelines, a clearer path to follow – concluded the former defender. Juventus.