Juventus: Carlos Tevez Slams Spalletti and Names Italy’s New Head Coach

Former Juventus forward Carlos Tevez, after watching Argentina’s match against Cape Verde in Miami live, commented on the difficult times facing Italian soccer and Juventus while speaking to reporters on the scene: “It’s unbelievable that Italy isn’t here—have you finally chosen a head coach? Antonio Conte all the way. Only he can get you out of this situation. He’d do well right from the first year—he’s always done that. Then we’ll have to see how the second and third years go, but you have to bet on him without hesitation. “He was the best coach I ever had,” according to La Repubblica.

“Allegri? He’s very good too; I got along well with him. But it’s true, sometimes I accused him of being too defensive. Just like Scaloni, right? Let’s leave it at that.” “El Apache” is very critical of the Albiceleste for their performance against Cape Verde: “Not good tonight. Not good at all. We only have Messi—we are only Messi—a gift from God. But did you see that goal he scored? Leo isn’t of this world. Thank goodness he’s there.”

Returning to Italy and Serie A, Tevez harshly criticized Luciano Spalletti and expressed regret over the Bianconeri’s failure to qualify for the Champions League: “I saw that Juve didn’t make it to the Champions League. What a disaster. They’ll have to rebuild all over again. Spalletti? I don’t like him. Because he lacks passion. Conte has passion. I like people who have passion. Put Conte in charge of the national team and he’ll know how to bring out the best in them. You have to develop good players yourselves.”

He also endorsed Paolo Maldini for the executive position at Coverciano: “I’ve heard you might bring in Maldini as technical director. See, he’s the best in that role—just look at what he did at Milan. I’ve met him in person; he’s really sharp. If you could pull off the Conte-Maldini duo, you’d be all set.”