I've been trying to figure out what happened for years now. They used to dominate everything, but from 2023 onwards it's been a disaster. It's not just a money thing, right? What do you think is missing?
The problem isn't just one thing - it's a perfect storm where tactical identity and the transfer market both fell apart at the same time. For years Juve won with a rigid, predictable defensive model that worked in Serie A but crumbled once other clubs figured out how to counter it and started investing seriously (Inter and Napoli especially). What's really missing is the ability to rebuild: buying famous players wasn't enough, they needed a coherent tactical project and a team that played together, not individual stars thrown together randomly. A few years ago they had a well-defined football philosophy, but now they keep changing managers and formations constantly looking for some magic solution - and it doesn't exist. On the pitch you have to work as a group.
Juventus lost its dominance when the management started making wrong choices on reinforcements and sold key players without adequate replacements - Ronaldo, Chiellini, Bonucci all left and they never found a way to make up for that experience. Meanwhile Inter and Napoli built more cohesive squads with a clearer tactical identity, while Juve ended up stuck between trying to stay competitive and not having the economic and sporting power it once did.
Who says it's just a matter of management? If you ask me, the real problem is that for years they won almost by inertia, with a solid defense and taking few risks, but without that competitive fire you need when the others start breathing down your neck. Inter and Napoli built hungrier squads, and Juve found themselves chasing without that kind of mentality. Then yeah, sure, their transfer market choices did damage, but it also depends on a club culture that for a while thought it could manage the decline with the usual recipe.
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