I’ll tell you about Andrea Agnelli’s svirgolata. Word of a Juventus fan
Does Andrea Agnelli have to resign? The post of the blogger Massimo Masi
I had already expressed all my doubts on the constitution of the SuperLega especially in consideration of the ethical and moral aspects that have always distinguished me.
I believe that Andrea Agnelli, president of Juve, must take note of the mistake made, of having let himself be dragged into an enterprise that – it was clear from the beginning – would not have been successful: too many interests, too many nerves, too many links with politics.
Should Agnelli resign? I cannot answer this question. When a manager makes a mistake, he has only two alternatives: apologize or resign.
Of course, the answer to this question of some Juventus ultras could be that Andrea Agnelli has done many right things since he became president: the new stadium (a real gem for those who know him well), the medical center, the hotel. , the Continassa.
Under his presidency, Juventus have won 18 titles in 10 years (nine consecutive league titles never happened in the history of the football championship of the 5 main European leagues).
But this mistake, which could put all management and past successes in a bad light, is truly glaring. Already, before this fact, there was talk of diatribes in the Agnelli house (especially with John Elkann and the Exor the safe of the Agnelli family) on the management and debts of the company. We'll see.
However, at this point, I want to point out some things that are escaping most:
the football clubs are spa (joint stock companies) and therefore are listed on the stock exchange. Ergo they are representatives of capitalism (I don't like it but unfortunately it is.
I would prefer widespread shareholding like many English clubs), ergo they must earn, ergo they must bring profits to the shareholders; the pandemic has brought a very strong crisis in the football system, not only at national but at European level.
SOME EXAMPLES
Football league. Juve 36 scudetti (let's forget the controversy on the 2 revoked), Milan 18, Inter 18 (let's forget the controversy on the awarded championship), Genoa 9, Pro Vercelli, Bologna, Turin 7 (it's a pity that the last championship from these teams is from Bologna in the championship 63-64). The last scudetto won by teams other than Juve, Inter and Milan was in the year 2000-2001 by Roma (3 scudetti won) and 1999-2000 by Lazio (2 scudetti won).
European and Intercontinental Cups. Only Milan, Inter and Juve have won these Cups with the exception of Napoli (Maradona's) and Parma (beating Juventus in the final) who have won the Uefa Cup.
Italian Cup. It is the most democratic Cup, perhaps because it has only become important in recent years and therefore was of little interest to the big teams. This is the ranking of the teams that have won the Italian Cup: Juve 13, Roma 9, Inter and Lazio 7.
Juve, Inter and Milan are the teams that have the most fans ever (even outside the regional borders). These data alone would be enough to make it clear that one thing is the passion for football, but the reality is quite different.
It is no coincidence that in recent days the Leichester case (winner with Ranieri of the Premier League) has been recalled. Also in Italy we had the case of Sampdoria (of Vialli and Mancini) and of Verona (of Bagnoli), but they are exceptions in the world of the triarchy of domination by Juve, Inter and Milan.
Ergo, football is not democratic, capital wins, whoever makes investments wins. Like it or not, this is the world of football!
(Article published on Massimo Masi's Blog, here the full version)
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/vi-racconto-la-svirgolata-di-andrea-agnelli-parola-di-tifoso-juventino/ on Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:26:33 +0000.