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More of a first impression than the friendly we watched last weekend. More of a first impression than any of the interviews he’s given over the last couple of weeks. An actual first impression in an actual game that actually means something in the standings.
This is Pirlo’s day to show what his Juventus is all about. Or, at least what he’s been able to put together and try to mold this team into over the course of the last couple of weeks since preseason training got going.
The manager making his coaching debut, Pirlo, will be looking at the opponents’ sideline and seeing the completely other end of the spectrum when Juventus face Sampdoria tonight at Allianz Stadium in Turin. Pirlo’s debut comes against one of the most experienced managers in Serie A these days, Claudio Ranieri, a guy who has managed so many teams since he was in charge at Juve in the years after the season in Serie B you can’t really keep track of where he’s been.
But to say the spotlight won’t be on Pirlo is pretty much the understatement of the year.
He’s the guy they turned to replace Maurizio Sarri even though he was on the job with Juve’s Under-23 squad for all of about a week. He went from the developmental ranks as a manager to under the microscope as fast as is possible these days.
We know what the ideas are all about, but all we have are 90 minutes of a preseason friendly against a side that currently plays in Serie C to go off of so far. There’s very little on-field data to get a real feel for Pirlo as a manager, so these next few weeks are simply the chance to finally see what Juventus’ new coach wants them to do and how well he’s been able to implement that so far.
This is an exciting time for the fact that it’s Pirlo as Juventus manager. But it’s also a very uncertain time because Pirlo as Juventus’ manager means that they have the most inexperienced person in the league calling the shots.
Hopefully it works out and we can be a little happier and optimistic about things than we were a year ago. That would be nice, wouldn’t it?
A new beginning.For another page in the history books.And with the same perseverance as always.I. WILL. BE. THERE. #LiveAhead #FinoAllaFine #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/vww1YIOKaH
Official kickoff time: 8:45 p.m. local time in Italy and across Europe; 7:45 p.m. in the United Kingdom; 2:45 p.m. Eastern Time; 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time
Juventus bench: Buffon, Pinsoglio, De Sciglio, Rugani, Demiral, Arthur, Bentancur, Portanova, Nicolussi Caviglia, Douglas Costa, Vrioni
Television: RAI Italia North America (United States); RAI Italia North America, TLN (Canada); Premier Sports 2 (United Kingdom); Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport Serie A (Italy)
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SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
