Former Juventus coach Fabio Capello has advised Thiago Motta to be more adventurous if he wants to remain as the manager of the club.. Capello stated this on the backdrop of the team’s exit from the Coppa Italia against Empoli.. In a chat with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Capello warned Motta that his tactics won’t work at Juventus.. Read Also: Done Deal: Belgian Club Royal Antwerp Sign Nigerian Duo. “Juventus lacks balance and this makes them too vulnerable. Against Empoli, Motta changed their attitude. The team tried, rightly, to play more vertically, to speed up the play. A change in approach that should have been made much earlier. In Bologna, Motta’s game was based on horizontal passing, a long and patient build-up, which then found acceleration in the final twenty metres thanks to the atypical skills of Zirkzee.. “This strategy also worked in Bologna due to the attitude of the opponents, who were certainly less closed and more proactive, compared to the type of matches Juventus has to face.. “At Juve you have to take more risks, you have to find a way to be less readable. The thirteen draws in the league are also the result of this attitude: points dropped by the wayside due to an approach that was too obvious. Motta should not be hesitant to change course, also because he has no shortage of elements to speed up the game.”
