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'Who do you think you are? You're not Lionel Messi!' - Thiago Motta's brutal put down to Juventus star revealed after Serie A giants sacked manager after less than a season

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<p>Earlier this month, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/juventus-thiago-motta-sacked-humiliating-atalanta-fiorentina-thrashings-serie-a-giants-new-manager/blt87fc6d7b4b222ae1" target="_blank">Juventus parted ways with Thiago Motta after a string of unconvincing results</a>, both domestically and in the Champions League. In the aftermath of his sacking, Italian journalist Sandro Sabatini has made some shocking revelations regarding Motta's alleged brutal exchanges with talented youngster Kenan Yildiz.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Yildiz started the season as a key part of Motta’s plans, but his role diminished in the final weeks of the coach’s tenure. He was sidelined for crucial games against Inter and Fiorentina and was subbed off at half-time against Atalanta. His benching in Juventus’ 3-0 loss to Fiorentina before the international break - Motta’s final game in charge - further underscored the apparent shift in his standing within the squad.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>“At a certain point, Yildiz disappeared from Thiago Motta’s hierarchy,” said Sabatini on the <em>Calcio Selvaggio</em> podcast, as&nbsp;reported by <a href="https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/juventus/2025/03/27-139492492/motta_a_yildiz_ma_chi_ti_credi_di_essere_il_retroscena_del_fallimento/2" target="_blank">Tuttosport</a>.</p><p>“He’s a young player who found himself shuffled around from one position to another, and on a couple of occasions during training, Motta told him: ‘Who do you think you are? You’re not Messi.'”</p>

WHAT JOURNALIST SANDRO SABATINI SAID

<p>The Bianconeri find themselves in fifth position in the Serie A table, one point behind the top four and 12 below league leaders Inter. Newly-appointed head coach Igor Tudor has his work cut out for the last nine games of the season and he'll be in charge of his first Juve match on Saturday, March 29, when they take on Genoa.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR JUVENTUS?

'Who do you think you are? You're not Lionel Messi!' - Thiago Motta's brutal put down to Juventus star revealed after Serie A giants sacked manager after less than a season | Goal.com

An Italian journalist has claimed that recently-sacked Juventus manager Thiago Motta had some rather harsh words for forward Kenan Yildiz.

&apos;Who do you think you are? You&apos;re not Lionel Messi!&apos; - Thiago Motta&apos;s brutal put down to Juventus star revealed after Serie A giants sacked manager after less than a season

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