Juve: Fans Are Wondering About Spalletti After His Strange TV Appearance

Juventus’s loss to Sassuolo is sparking strong reactions from fans, including criticism directed at coach Luciano Spalletti. The Tuscan coach has come under fire for some of his decisions, as well as for his attitude and the comments he made after the match.

Visibly tense after his team’s loss, Spalletti had a confrontation with Sky reporter Giovanni Guardalà before answering questions. The journalist tried to ask him a question, but the former Napoli coach immediately interrupted him in a confrontational tone: “Don’t cry, don’t cry.” The reporter replied: “I’m not crying—as if I would cry. I’m asking questions.” Once the situation had calmed down, Spalletti then answered all the questions, including those from the studio.

On social media, fans immediately commented on the exchange, highlighting the Juventus coach’s extreme nervousness. “The fans are the ones crying, coach—not you!!”, “When you lose to Sassuolo in the 200th minute, at least have the courage to take some criticism”, “The usual sour grapes from a coach who’s now a shadow of his former self”, “Someone who loses like this should have the decency to shut up and take it,” “Letting off steam with reporters after a loss doesn’t seem like very classy behavior to me,” “He’s gone crazy,” “Every time he loses or feels bitter inside, he has to make these outbursts,” “He’s run out of leeway.”

Anger is mounting, and people are beginning to whisper Antonio Conte’s name as a possible replacement. Juve CEO Carnevali has, for the time being, confirmed his full confidence in Spalletti: “He’s an extraordinary coach, one of the absolute best. Changing coaches isn’t my style; we have to try to plan and build. We need to give him time and be patient, knowing that we’ll have to swallow some bitter pills.”