Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has warned many of the team's stars they face being axed from the club if performances do not improve after visiting the Continassa training centre.
The Binaconeri slumped to a surprise 2-1 defeat at Hellas Verona on Saturday, allowing title rivals Inter Milan to return to the Serie A summit following victory in the Milan derby the following day.
Agnelli knows how to be an excellent mental coach and has spoken with Juve's key stars including Cristiano Ronaldo, Giorgio Chiellini, Matthijs de Ligt, Gianluigi Buffon and also under pressure boss Maurizio Sarri.
Following Agnelli's training ground address, Buffon attempted to motivate the players most disappointed by the Verona result in the aftermath of his talks with the president.
In June there could be a technical revolution. Miralem Pjanic must find a way to rediscover his best form to take command of the midfield having struggled with his fitness this term.
The president, after listening to Pavel Nedved and Fabio Paratici, came to the training centre and followed a small part of the session demanding maximum commitment from the squad.
The likes of Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi, Federico Bernardeschi, Douglas Costa, Alex Sandro and Gonzalo Higuain are all players who are at risk of being moved on in the summer.
Juventus are at risk of not winning even a trophy this term, having won the Scudetto for the previous eight years, a failure Agnelli has already stressed to the team he wants to avoid.
The Italian Cup game against Milan on Thursday will measure the psychological state of the players.
It was Nedved and Paratici who yelled at the team but Agnelli's presence served to convey the importance of the meeting - errors will no longer be tolerated.
MaireBurns000
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To be Frank, juventus needs some fresh legs at their midfield because most of their midfielders are getting older each day, considering the high pressing game many coaches and their teams play, it's very difficult for juventus to play against such teams, for example Lazio. Juve should get lively and creative midfielders that can feed their attack with the ball and sarri should also work on his tactics and things might turn out to be a better one for em. Good luck!
Amanda-
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Pjanic, Matuidi, Coast ( because he’s always getting injured) Higuain, Danilo , De Sciglio, biggest flop Ramsey, old Sami and weak Rugani are the names I should be seeing on this list
Chongloi4Juv
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This warning should be done earlier than that and warning is not enough as some midfields are pushed to their limits. Two good midfields must be signed immediately or else Agnelli warning will be in vain.
Sidharth20
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Juve must offload various players and replace them with better players ... Juve must sell Matuidi (15M) , Khedira (5M) , Ramsey (15M) , Bernadeschi (25M) , Rugani (30M) ... They can get 90M from these players ... Must sell Higuain or Douglas Costa (I recommend Higuain 20M) ... Which adds up to 110M ... Use that to get Pobga ... Mertens and Munier ... Matic can also be bought for a temporary 2 year deal
SINGAM23
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whilst it's been proven that Old Lady loves Old Boys.... perhaps Leo Messi won't miss the flight to Turin next winter