Italian newspaper criticises David: ‘Not up to a Serie A player’

Jonathan David failed to impress in Juventus’ 3-1 win over Udinese, prompting Gazzetta dello Sport to suggest that the Canada international is not good enough for Serie A.

David made a substitute appearance in Juventus’ 3-1 victory against Udinese on Wednesday, spending just 13 minutes on the pitch, but still received strong criticism from Gazzetta dello Sport.

The pink paper rated the Canadian striker 5.5/10, the lowest in the Juventus squad, despite his brief appearance on the pitch.

Gazzetta criticises David

“Are we mean? No,” wrote journalist Fabio Licari.

“The movement, pace, and rhythm just aren’t up to a Serie A player. He made a nice touch, but too many other things didn’t make sense. More [similar] to Luis Silvio than the former Liller scorer.”

Luis Silvio is a former Pistoiese midfielder, who played with the Tuscan side in the 80s, but only collected six appearances in the 1980-81 campaign before returning to Brazil.

David to play under new coach at Juventus

David joined Juventus on a free transfer from Lille last summer after scoring 109 goals in 232 matches with the French side.

David has collected 411 minutes of football in Serie A this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist.

Juventus have already sacked their coach Igor Tudor and are set to appoint Luciano Spalletti.