Former Arsenal star Thierry Henry believes that Juventus should not rush into sacking manager Massimiliano Allegri despite the Italian giants crashing out of the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Juventus travelled to Portugal knowing they needed to beat Benfica to stand any chance of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages. But Benfica stormed into a comprehensive 4-1 lead after only 50 minutes, and despite Juventus snatching two late goals they were unable to turn the game around and thus saw their Champions League campaign end with a whimper.
The Old Lady have also struggled in Serie A currently sitting eighth, 10 points behind table-toppers Napoli, leading to questions being asked surrounding the future of Allegri.
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However, former Juventus forward Henry does not think the club should act impulsively and sack Allegri using Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta as an example. The Gunners' boss also faced significant questions around his future and it took him time to get the very best out of the side who currently sit top of the Premier League.
Speaking on CBS Sports Golazo on Paramount+, the Arsenal legend said: "You need to let people work also for a little while in order to change. Change who has to leave and who is going to come in to play in his system. We have seen it with Arteta, it took him two years to put a decent team on the field and people were having a go.
"Are you going to stay with the man? Are you not going to stay with the man? But think about it carefully because you don’t know what could happen."
If Juventus were to cut ties with Allegri there would likely be a lot of interested parties in the vacancy - none more so than four-time Champions League winner, both as a player and manager, Zinedine Zidane.
The former Real Madrid boss has not been in management since leaving Los Blancos in 2021 and the man himself recently told RMC Sport at the Grevin Museum in Paris that: "I'll be back soon". While a return to the club where he played 238 games could be on the cards his close friend and national teammate Henry thinks there is a different job he is interested in.
"He's been linked to lots of clubs but it's never happened. I don't think Zizou will want to do it," Henry said on CBS Sports Golazo. "I can see Zidane waiting for France national team - and it would make total sense".
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is another rumoured name who could be interested in the job, especially if he is not backed by the Spurs board over the next two transfer windows with his contract - which has the option for an extra year, set to expire in 2023.
However, Conte dismissed the "disrespectful" claims that linked him with the possibility of re-joining Juventus. When asked about the links, he responded with laughter, saying: "This is incredible. In this period I think this is disrespectful for the coach that works in Juventus and for me working in Tottenham."
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