The trial of false capital gains is pending, the results on the field have fallen again, and there are even internal discords. Today's Juve's external troubles have not yet been shaken off, and internal worries are looming. The chaos of this old giant has not yet come to an end.
[Not a "reversal", but a "rematch"]
Although April ended on a losing streak, Juve still made some gains off the pitch. The 15 points previously deducted for inflated capital gains were temporarily returned on appeal, which means that the Bianconeri have not only returned to the Champions League, but even distanced themselves from their four-place rivals. Of course, just like the original verdict, the result of this appeal is also controversial, Juve fans are celebrating, but many opponents of Juve believe that this is a conspiracy, represented by Roma manager Jose Mourinho, believing that this is another example of "Italy's black hand is out of sight, and the Agnelli family covers the sky with one hand".
But both the "Zhaoxue faction" and the "conspiracy faction" actually misunderstood the meaning of this judgment. The significance of this judgment begins with the body that made the ruling, the Italian Olympic Committee's Guarantee Tribunal. The authority of this body is limited to monitoring the review of procedural errors, and does not analyze and judge the merits of the case. In other words, they rejected the demerit decision, not because Juve were not guilty, but because the "15 points deduction" was procedurally irregular.
For cases received, the Safeguarding Tribunal can also make only three types of rulings - annulment of trial, dismissal of retrial, and affirmation of the original judgment. If the result of the appeal is the first, that is, the cancellation of the penalty and the closure of the case, it can show that Juve is completely exonerated; But in fact, Juve only got the second one, 15 points are temporarily returned, returned to the court to continue the trial, and there is still (and almost certainly) the possibility of deducting points in the future. If this series of trials is compared to a football match, Juve can not talk about "reversing" the FA prosecutor at all, at best, the referee declares the previous match result invalid and everyone replays.
Moreover, this "rematch" was not complete, and the Safeguarding Court rejected the punishment imposed on the club, but maintained the grounding order for executives such as Agnelli and Palatić. In other words, even the Safeguarding Tribunal held that Juve's violation in the false capital gains case was conclusive and should be punished, but only if the procedure was reasonable and the punishment was commensurate. It basically means that the Juventus team's previous defense strategy has basically failed, because they have always wanted to plead not guilty, but now the Bianconeri have been proven guilty from all angles.
[Numbers are not important, the key is "pain"]
And how many points will Juve be deducted in the end? The answer is, no one knows. This is not because the Italian court casually ordered the mandarin ducks, but the focus of this penalty, not in the specific number, but to make Juve feel "pain" for what they did, in professional terms, that is, the punishment must have "damage", so that Juve can suffer from existence to nothing, suffer real losses.
At present, it seems that the target of the judicial body's "pain" for Juve to feel this "pain" is next season's Champions League qualification. Therefore, how many points Juve will deduct in the next trial is actually unknown, depending on how many points Juve will have before the end of the season (or when the results of the retrial are released) from fifth. If it is 9 points higher, then deduct 9; If it is 3 points higher, 3 points will be deducted; If the higher points are more than 15, then the retrial penalty is upgraded instead, which is not unreasonable.
Of course, Juve do not necessarily have to pass the league ranking to enter next season's Champions League, and the Bianconeri are still playing in the Europa League, and the Europa League winner also has a ticket to the Champions League. However, the fictitious capital gains case is also being watched by UEFA, and Juve's financial irregularities are almost solid, which also means that they have also violated the UEFA Financial Fairness Act in the past. It cannot be ruled out that UEFA has also punched hard, imposing a ban on Juve for violating financial fairness.
The current situation is quite cruel for Juve's players and coaches. They are not directly responsible for Juve's series of infractions, but the punishment for Juve also fell on them. They are like the mythical Sisyphus, trying their best to push the boulder to the top of the mountain, but it is almost certain that the boulder will roll back into place, and their hard-earned points and victories will most likely be taken back by the end of the season. After the 15-point temporary return, Juve's results were not significantly boosted, first by Napoli, and then by Inter from the Coppa Italia.
[Unload the mill and kill the donkey, someone wants to drive Allegri away?] 】
The false capital gains case is a major "external trouble" that Juve is currently facing; But in addition, the Bianconeri also have serious internal friction. Losing to Inter Milan's "Italian national derby", Juventus played listlessly. In the previous three conversations, Juve doubled the Nerazzurri in the league, and the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final was also a 1-1 draw, but in the second leg suddenly groggy, it is hard to believe that it is more like a problem of emotions and attitudes just due to technical tactics and form. Allegri said directly that his players were "asleep".
But the Juve coaching staff led by Allegri did not seem to be sober up anywhere, but was put on the front page for repeated defense-breaking. Against Napoli, Allegri's assistant Landucci insulted Napoli manager Spalletti for being a "bald donkey"; Away to Juve, Allegri spat at Inter's two senior executives, Marotta and Bachin, and denounced each other as "a bunch of garbage who will eventually finish sixth".
The exposure of the manager's defensive remarks is a dangerous sign, not only indicating that the team is unstable, but also suggesting that there are differences in the management of the team. Because usually, this kind of mutual scolding is not easy to get into the news, but is solved internally between clubs. Allegri is in the headlines, probably because Juve have disintegrated from within and some don't want to see him in the dugout next season.
Allegri did have some ugly games this season, such as giving Monza his first Serie A win and being beaten by his opponents for the season. But on the other hand, in such a team with natural anger and natural disasters, the "technique and tactics" on the field have long been not the main determining factor. Most players should be thinking now about whether they want to move to European competition and whether they will be implicated in various judicial investigations. Allegri has been able to maintain the morale and unity of the team, which has not been easy. This has to be questioned, and it can only be said that Juve are still out of control.