Legendary Godfather

Genoa's current results are not very unsatisfactory. They are only ranked 14th in Serie A, very close to the relegation zone. So much so that in October last year, they had just fired their head coach David Ballardini and invited back their old acquaintance Croatian Ivan Juric!

Juric is indeed an old acquaintance of Genoa, and he could not be more familiar with him.

Because this is his third time as the head coach of Genoa since 2016.

He first coached Genoa in the second half of 2016, but he was fired only in February 2017. But what people didn't expect was that just 2 months later, this guy was invited back to continue coaching. However, his performance in leading the team in the new season was not satisfactory, and he was fired before 2018.

Well, in October 2018, Genoa fired Ballardini again and invited Juric again.

It can be said that Juric has become the royal tinker of the Genoa team.

He can be regarded as inheriting the legacy of his predecessor Ranieri!

I wonder how long Yuric can last this time?

Anyway, at this time, Genoa fans are not very optimistic about the Croatian. They all also know that this guy is just a substitute if they don't have a good candidate in Genoa. It's hard to say that he will be fired before the season is over.

And so far, the results he has led the team are also very unsatisfactory.

Since he took over the Genoa team on October 9 last year, he has led the team in a total of 11 league games. His results are 1 win, 5 draws and 5 losses, and only scored 8 points. At present, their points are 20 points, which means that he does not have as many points as his predecessor Ballardini, and Ballardini has only led the team for 7 games.

Ballardini coached Genoa this season with a record of 4 wins, 4 losses and 12 points.

Of course, there are also many people who claim that Ballardini's good performance in leading the team took advantage of the schedule, because when he was coaching, the team did not encounter any strong teams and were all weak teams. When Juric took over the team, Genoa's opponents were teams such as Juventus, Inter Milan, Roma, Naples, Fiorentina and Sampdoria.

Therefore, it is understandable that the results of Yuric's team are like this.

In particular, his first game after taking over the team was against a strong team like Juventus. At that time, Juventus was the team that had won all the leagues, and then when they faced him, they were forced to a draw!

Some people still think there is something about Yuric.

However, for now, Genoa fans are not satisfied with the results of Juric's leadership.

Because this result is indeed quite flattering.

No matter how many strong teams you meet, it won't be justified if you only get one winner in these ten games.

It is said that during this winter break, Genoa Club has considered

We need to change the head coach and prepare to fire Juric. But because Genoa has not found a suitable head coach candidate in the market, Juric still remains as Genoa's coach!

Even at this time, there are still many Genoa fans calling on the club to simply find Ballardini to replace Juric. At least when facing weak teams, Ballardini can still score points steadily. It is impossible to say that he will easily avoid relegation this season, and may even squeeze into the top ten of Serie A.

These Genoa fans are quite anxious because they are afraid that this guy Juric will directly relegate Genoa.

In their opinion, judging from the statistical road map of Juric's current team, the possibility of leading the team to be relegated is very high!

If Tong Yi remembers correctly, Genoa was really close to being relegated this season. They seemed to have competed with Empoli, who was ranked 18th and was relegated, to the last round. At the end of the last season, the two teams were tied on 38 points. Genoa relied on the advantage of conceding one less goal than Empoli to successfully avoid relegation.

Then Juric was fired!

At this time, these calls for the club to fire Juric and recall Ballardini again were indeed prescient for the Genoa fans.

However, it is obvious that the top management of Genoa Club will not slap themselves in the face.

They finally got Barardini away, how could they bring this guy back again?

Why don't you invite him and be ridiculed by Ballardini?

And they also believe that although there is nothing amazing about Juric's coaching, there should be no big problem in leading the team to avoid relegation.

Therefore, they would not be happy if they were asked to throw their faces to the ground and be trampled by Ballardini at this time.

They have no other requirements this season, just avoid relegation.

In any case, bringing back Ballardini will not allow the team to qualify for the European competition, so what is the point of continuing to toss?

Totally unnecessary!

Genoa's senior management still supports Juric.

At this time, Juric was interviewed by media reporters. He said, "To be honest, I am full of confidence in leading the team to avoid relegation! Our team has this strength, and my players are also in good condition. . The results in the first half of the season were not ideal, mainly because I faced too many strong teams after taking over. After the start of the second half of the season, everything will be on track. Maybe it is impossible for me to lead the team to qualify for the European Cup, but I can lead the team There is no problem at all for the team to avoid relegation!”

It can be seen that this Croatian is really very confident.

This is also Gena

That’s why the top management of the Asian Club believes in him!

After all, they have collaborated three times in the past few years, and everyone is quite familiar with him. How can they still not understand Yuric?

But Genoa fans are a little worried.

After all, the current performance of the team is indeed very bad. Juric has led the team to only get 1 victory so far. This is really hard to believe that he can't believe it!

Moreover, Genoa's opponent in the next game is AC Milan. It will be difficult for Genoa to win, right? In other words, the second victory led by Juric will continue to wait!

Will this have to wait until the end of the season?

At this time, there are many Genoa fans calling for Juric to be dismissed!

When Juric faced the media reporters, he said, "Of course, I can understand the mood of the Genoa fans at this moment. But what I want to say is that they are too unsure! I still hope they can continue to believe in me. I There is really no problem in leading the team to avoid relegation. Moreover, even if they don't believe it, it can't change the fact that I am still the head coach of the team. And I also firmly believe that after the season is over, they will find out how wrong they were. Outrageous!”

It can be seen that Juric is now very dissatisfied with the reaction of these Genoa fans, and he is quite opposed to these fans.

He also said, "And I also think AC Milan is very strong, but we in Genoa may not have no chance of winning in this game. Our team has prepared a lot for this game. We have a lot in this game." Chance to beat AC Milan, after all, this game is our home court!"

To be honest, Genoa fans don't believe these words, let alone AC Milan fans.

Many people regard Yurich's words as a joke!

AC Milan can even beat Juventus, but they can't beat you Genoa?

You have to know that the best result you have led the team so far is just a draw with Juventus. Tong Yi has led AC Milan to double defeat Juventus this season. Isn't the strength gap between your two teams still obvious?

What's more important is that AC Milan is currently ranked fourth in Serie A, but it is much higher than Genoa.

So, where does your confidence come from at this time?

To be honest, Tong Yi was a little surprised.

In his opinion, this Genoa team is not very strong, and Juric's performance has been unsatisfactory since he took over the team. This has affected the mental state of the Genoa players. After consecutive failure to win, the Genoa players have begun to doubt themselves. Can they still show any good state?

He felt that this Yuric was a bit blindly confident!

In this game, Genoa has no chance at all!

After Tong Yi came to Genoa, when interviewed by media reporters, he said bluntly, "Indeed, the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia will indeed affect the physical fitness and condition of our main players. After all, it is a long-distance trip, and it is also Facing the strong enemy Juventus, we consumed a lot of money. But in this game, AC Milan will have to rotate. I am still very confident about our team's lineup after the rotation. There should be no need to defeat Genoa. As for the problem, we AC Milan will win this game!"

Although many people think that this guy Tong Yi's words are indeed very arrogant!

However, they all still felt that Tong Yi was right.

At Genoa's current level, there is really no way to compare with AC Milan's rotating main lineup!

At least psychologically the two sides are very different.

Genoa is under low pressure after losing consecutive games, and AC Milan has just defeated Juventus. At this time, morale is high. What can Genoa do to compete with AC Milan? In this game, Genoa's winning rate was not more than 10% according to many media reporters!

If there are no major surprises, Genoa will really lose this game.

Even Romano, who is hostile to AC Milan, believes that Genoa has no chance in this game. The strength gap between the two teams is indeed a bit big. And the results of this guy Juric's leadership are indeed not very good. Maybe this has affected his prestige among the players?

There should be many problems within Genoa. Genoa has almost no chance of winning this game.

After the game started, everyone's expectations were verified!

Even though AC Milan has carried out a large-scale rotation, they still have an absolute advantage on the scene. Genoa only threatened AC Milan's goal at the beginning, and was completely suppressed after that!

In the 37th minute of the game, Locatelli and Pellegrini played a wonderful two-on-one match. Then he entered the penalty area with the ball, attracted the defense and passed the football to Vlahovich. The young Fo Lahovich pushed the ball directly into Genoa's goal and helped the team take the lead!

And after that, AC Milan completely controlled the score and frequently threatened Genoa's goal.

Genoa's Polish forward Piatek almost succeeded in a sneak attack at the beginning of the second half, but unfortunately the ball he shot was firmly held by Courtois. This was Genoa's best chance of the game, but unfortunately they didn't take it. Instead, AC Milan scored in the 77th minute of the game, with Pellegrini assisting James who rushed up from the wing!

In the end, AC Milan defeated Genoa 2-0 in an away game and got a good start to the second half of the season!