Former Juventus midfielder Alessio Tacchinardi has heaped praises on Bianconeri caretaker manager Igor Tudor following the club’s victory in the Croatian’s first game in charge.
Tudor replaced Thiago Motta following the former Bologna manager’s underwhelming eight months reign in Turin. Under Motta, Juve struggled to put up decent performances, recording the highest number of draws in the league up until the time of writing.
Tudor’s first appearance in the dugout saw the Old Lady grind out a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Genoa on Saturday. Highly rated youngster Kenan Yildiz’s 25th minute strike was enough to seal a much needed win.
Following the win, Tacchinardi, who made 261 appearances for Juve between 1994-2005 and played alongside Tudor within that time, took to social media platform Instagram to praise the impact of his former teammate.
“Juve is back! It was a very difficult, very complicated match. There was tension, the managerial change, a new formation, and Bologna who had won their match,” Tacchinardi posted.
“Genoa had put all the teams in difficulty. I liked what I saw from Juventus. It was a hard-working Juve, who got their hands dirty, a Juve that ran and fought, who helped each other every time there was a mistake.
“Applause, thumbs up, all together fighting and battling together, until the last second. I finally saw the vertical, fast and ferocious plays, a monstrous Yildiz, a crazy Thuram, I liked Locatelli a lot. Then my idol is Renato Veiga because he is spectacular.
“But Igor, in a short time, has made an important impact. We will certainly have to grow, improve our physical condition because they went man-to-man to press from all parts of the pitch, and it is not easy if you are not in great physical condition. But well done, Igor! Great start.”
Juventus currently sit in 5th position with 55 points. They are one point behind fourth placed Bologna while three points separate them from Atalanta in 3rd. Their main goal will be to secure Champions League qualification ahead of next season.
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