Teun Koopmeiners is having fun with a brand new lease on life at Juventus because the arrival of Luciano Spalletti, however Ivan Zazzaroni was bewildered and equally amused by the participant’s latest feedback.
In the summertime of 2024, the Bianconeri spent €60 million to safe the Dutchman’s companies from Atalanta, however the latter wasn’t capable of replicate the identical mesmerising kind underneath the steerage of each Thiago Motta and Igor Tudor, regardless of taking part in in an identical position to 1 he had at Gian Piero Gasperini’s courtroom (largely an attacking midfielder).
Final Saturday, Spalletti shocked the black-and-white fanbase by deploying the 27-year-old as left centre-back in opposition to Cremonese. This selection was additionally confirmed within the Champions League contest in opposition to Sporting CP.
Teun Koopmeiners ecstatic with new position underneath Luciano Spalletti
After Tuesday’s European draw, Koopmeiners insisted that he feels far more comfy in his position on the again, as he by no means felt comfy taking part in within the remaining third together with his again to the objective.
This remark earned the Netherlands worldwide a sneering comment from Zazzaroni, who puzzled why he waited this lengthy to disclose himself as a defender.
“And now who’s going to elucidate to Giuntoli that final 12 months he paid €60 million (€51.3 million plus charges and bonuses) for a full-back with a license to kill, and never the world-class midfielder he’d promised Motta?” started the Corriere dello Sport editor-in-chief.
“Certain, somebody who scored 35 objectives for AZ Alkmaar and 26 for Atalanta, however nonetheless a full-back.
“And why did outdated Teun wait 27 years earlier than making it clear to the world that he doesn’t like taking part in in midfield and that he had no intention of changing Conceiçao behind the centre ahead?”
“For Allegri, who has by no means coached him, the Dutchman is ideal in a midfield pairing. And Gasperini, who has additionally praised his attacking qualities, has by no means dreamed of taking part in him alongside Djimsiti and Hien.
“It took Spallettone to search out the suitable, most pure place for Koop in two minutes”
Zazzaroni drops bombs on Elkann & Giuntoli
Zazzaroni then took a sly jab at Juventus’ majority proprietor John Elkann, suggesting he has tasked Giuntoli with wiping away the final traces of the Andrea Agnelli period.
“We lastly know why Elkann removed Giuntoli: he had, sure, fulfilled the homeowners’ mandate by sweeping away all the pieces that led again to Andrea Agnelli.
“However paying €60 million for a full-back, particularly in these unsure occasions, was unacceptable,” concluded the veteran journalist.
