Juventus.After claiming in his autobiography that he would never pursue management, he was appointed as Juve’s head coach in summer 2020, taking over from Maurizio Sarri.Pirlo had no coaching experience and had only just written his managerial thesis, but was expected to extend the Bianconeri’s nine-year Scudetto-winning streak.He did not, finishing fourth despite possessing numerous world-class players and suffered a loss to Porto in the last-16 of the Champions League to cap off a disjointed season.Needless to say the long-haired maestro was sacked before being replaced by former boss Massimiliano Allegri.Failure when describing Frank Lampard’s stint as Chelsea manager is slightly harsh, but there is no room for mediocrity at Stamford.
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