Andrea Pirlo has admitted that Juventus have underperformed since he took over as head coach last summer.
Juve were held to a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday and have now dropped points in 14 games in the Italian top-flight.
The Turin side are 13 points behind leaders Inter and are set to miss out on the league title for the first time since 2012.
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Pirlo, who was initially appointed coach of the Under-23 team last July but took over the first-team just nine days later, says the season has not played out as expected.