«Without compactness, it’s better to leave them all together»- Corriere.it

After the resignation of the entire Juventus board of directors, Andrea Agnelli wrote a letter to all the club’s employees in which he claims the “extraordinary results” including the construction of the stadium, nine consecutive championships between men and five row among women. He also talks about the lost Champions League finals (“our great regrets”, he defines them), to then observe: “We are facing a delicate moment as a company and the compactness has failed. It’s better to leave everyone together, giving the possibility to a new formation to overturn that match». Maurizio Scannavino has been appointed as the club’s new general manager.

«Dear all – reads the letter sent by email to the employees of the black and white company – playing for Juventus, working for Juventus; one goal: to win. Anyone who has the privilege of wearing the black and white shirt knows it. Those who work as a team know that hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard. Juventus is one of the biggest clubs in the world and anyone who works or plays there knows that the result is the result of the work of the whole team».

“We are used to winning by history and DNA – continues the letter -. Since 2010 we have honored our history by achieving extraordinary results: the Stadium, nine consecutive men’s championships, the first in Italy to have a Netflix and Amazon Prime series, the J|Medical, five consecutive women’s championships starting from day zero. And again, the deal with Volkswagen (few know it), the finals in Berlin and Cardiff (our great regrets), the agreement with Adidas, the Next Gen Italian Cup, the first company to represent the clubs on the Executive Committee UEFA, the J|Museum and much more».

«Hours, days, nights, months and seasons with the aim of always improving in view of some decisive moments – continues Agnelli -. Each of us can recall the moment before taking the field: come out of the locker room and turn right, about twenty steps down with a grate in the middle, another ten steps up and you’re there: “El miedo escenico” and in that moment when you know you have the whole team with you, the impossible becomes feasible. Bernabeu, Old Trafford, Allianz Arena, Westfallen Stadium, San Siro, Georgios Karaiskakis, Celtic Park, Camp Nou: wherever we went when the team was compact we feared no one».

«When the team is not compact, it lends its side to the opponents and this can be fatal – concludes the letter -. At that moment you need to have lucidity and contain the damage. Our awareness will be their challenge: to live up to Juventus’ history. I will continue to imagine and work for a better football, supported by a phrase by Friedrich Nietzsche: «And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music» crazy by those who could not hear the music, ed). «Remember, we will recognize each other everywhere with a glance: We are the people of Juve! Until the end…”.