Juventus, Spalletti mirrors Tudor: transfers ignored, unrest grows | OneFootball

The defeat against Napoli not only highlighted Juventus’ weaknesses, but also underscored an increasingly evident parallel between Luciano Spalletti’s management and that of his predecessor, Igor Tudor.

Juventus, Spalletti mirrors Tudor: transfer market ignored and almost identical numbers. Technical unease is growing

This similarity concerns not only technical choices, but also the implicit judgment on the club’s summer operations and, above all, the numbers. Numbers that tell the story of a Juve far from the standards required to compete at the top.

An underutilized transfer market: Tudor’s shadow over the present

Spalletti’s decision not to rely on Jonathan David and Lois Openda when Vlahovic is unavailable has inevitably opened up a front for discussion. Openda, whom the coach himself recalled as “costing 45 or 50 million euros,” has been sidelined precisely when the team would need a natural striker. David, who only came on during the match, effectively allowed Yildiz to be repositioned in his most congenial role, that of attacking midfielder, enabling the Turk to have an impact in the equalizing goal.

The technical message seems clear: reduced trust in the new signings, a dynamic reminiscent of what happened with Tudor. The former Juventus coach had often hinted that he considered the transfer market incomplete or inadequate (“Complicated market,” he said at the end of August), highlighting the poor alignment between technical requests and club decisions.

Today, the script seems to be repeating itself.

Worrying numbers: Spalletti and Tudor moving at the same pace

Beyond the statements, it’s the statistics that highlight a merciless continuity between the two tenures. After eight matches, Spalletti’s Juventus posts figures that almost perfectly overlap with those of Tudor’s team after eleven games.

Points average

Spalletti: 1.6 points per match

Tudor: 1.5 points per match

Offensive production

Spalletti: 1.5 goals scored per game

Tudor: 1.4 goals

Defensive data

Shots conceded: Spalletti 8.5 per match, compared to Tudor’s 14.1

Goals conceded: identical, one per game

The only figure that has clearly improved is the number of chances conceded, but overall defensive effectiveness remains insufficient. The structural limitation is clear: Juve continues to concede goals with a regularity that undermines every attempt at growth.

A Juventus still without an identity

The comparison between Spalletti and Tudor captures a team trapped in a gray area, where the new coach’s ideas have yet to take shape and the issues of the previous regime have not been overcome. The absence of Vlahovic is significant, but what is most concerning is the difficulty in making the most of expensive resources that are functional to the technical project.

Juventus thus finds itself suspended between tactical choices that struggle to produce results and a transfer market that once again seems poorly integrated into the coach’s vision. The risk is ending up in the same limbo that led to the coaching change a few months ago.

There is still time to correct course, but the signal sent by the similarities between Spalletti and Tudor is clear: Juventus must break out of this spiral of unintentional continuity as soon as possible, before the gap with the top teams becomes definitive.

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