The Great Collapse: Understanding Juventus’ Sudden Title Charge Demise Of 2023/24 – Scout Report

A week is a long time in football.

One weekend, a team could be flying high, and the next, a season suddenly looks to be petering out or, worse still, derailing.

Its a scenario all too familiar for Juventus at present.

Towards the end of January this campaign, Massimiliano Allegri’s side beat Lecce three-nil to go 16 matches unbeaten.

This impressive run of form included 13 wins and three draws.

Unsurprisingly, such a formidable run had the Turin-based side in contention for the Serie A title.

However, fast forward to the present, Juventus were met with a chorus of boos following a bore draw with Genoa.

The stalemate marked a continuingly miserable run of form, whereby Juventus have won only one of the last eight and drawn four during this spell in Italy’s top tier.

In this tactical analysis and team-focused scout report, we will focus on the Old Lady’s recent bad run to determine the factors that have led to their title collapse.

Furthermore, we will provide an analysis of how plausible it will be for Juve to salvage their season and identify if any changes to their tactics are required.

A fight for the top four

Juventus’ season has spiralled in the wrong direction.

Where there was once the hope of winning their first title since the 2019/20 campaign, Allegri’s side are now in real danger of not even securing a top-four finish.

The above table shows the current form of the Serie A top four contenders in the past eight league fixtures.

In comparison to their rivals, Juventus’ poor attacking form is stark, as are their recent points per match.

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