Alessio Tacchinardi backs Zinedine Zidane for the Juventus job | OneFootball

Former Juventus midfielder Alessio Tacchinardi believes Zinedine Zidane would be the perfect man to replace Massimiliano Allegri as manager of the club.

Questions have been asked of Allegri in the wake of Juve’s Champions League Round of 16 first leg defeat to Atlético Madrid and various reports on Friday suggested the 51-year-old’s time in Turin could soon be coming to an end.

Despite winning four Scudettos during his time at the Allianz Arena, Allegri has come in for criticism from fans on social media in recent weeks and Tacchinardi has a great deal of sympathy for the coach.

“A lack of gratitude is a big problem for all of football, Max has always done very well,” Tacchinardi told Corriere di Torino.

“True, in Madrid he got it wrong, a tough game, but it’s too early. The judgement, if it will be a judgement, will arrive in ten days.

“Deleting social media? If I was Allegri I would have done it long before. I said goodbye to everyone a couple of years ago [on Twitter], I was tired of this keyboard phenomena. Social media is really ruining football.”

But if Allegri does leave at the end of the season, Tacchinardi knows exactly who he would like to replace him in the Bianconeri hot-seat.

“Zidane? Again, a lost game is not enough to talk about a changeover on the bench. That said, Zizou is definitely a friend, as well as a former bianconero who proved to be a great coach. Zidane knows Turin, the environment and club very well,” added the former Italy international.

“Zidane has ‘Lo stile Juve’. He’s definitely a great. If Allegri does not stay, he would be the best coach for Juventus.”

The Serie A champions will look to overturn a 2-0 deficit when they host Atlético in the second leg of their Champions League tie on 12 March, and Tacchinardi is refusing to give up hope of a comeback.

“Against Atlético, Juve will need to play the perfect match, without mistakes, a comeback similar to the one that my Juve did in the 2003 semi-final against Real Madrid,” he said.

“Let’s put it this way: The Bianconeri have everything to gain and nothing to lose. They will have to go all-in.”