Seems that we have been transported back in time to the era of Fabio Capello’s Juve. At least judging by all the recent 1-0 scorelines. Jokes aside, while the goals may have dried up, Juve are still winning. Plus aside from the Mario Gomez goal in Europa League no team has scored against Juve since Chievo did on February 16th, 2014. In other words I am not complaining. Now let’s rate the ragazzi.
Storari: 6. Did he have to make a save? Not really, Catania didn’t have any shots on target. Hopefully Storari had some fun apps on his phone to kill the time.
Bonucci: 6.5. Good game from my man Leo, oddly though Chiellini and Caceres seemed to be doing the bulk of the long ball passing (Storari too) which is usually Bonucci’s domain. Still, he, and the other centerbacks, had a fine game.
Caceres: 6.5. Had that really cool flying clearance early on, otherwise was solid in back. Glad to see him playing more this year, though it is unfortunate that injuries have played a part in that.
Chiellini: 7. He gets a bit extra as he was just as good as the other two CBs when defending but also added a good amount in the attack. Two key passes is a nice amount for any defender, let alone Chiellini who can sometimes be really lousy in attack.
Lichtsteiner: 6. Would have liked more crossing, especially once Llorente came on, but he also did a good job of keeping possession when pinned at the corner flag by defenders, he would dribble out of trouble and pass to a teammate – usually Vidal.
Isla: 6. Not bad, not very good either though. Still, after his terrible first year and a half with Juve, it’s nice to see Isla finally putting together a string of good games.
Asamoah (67′): 6. He wasn’t any better than Isla, though his playing time came after Juve took the lead. I think if he had been on the whole game he would have been more of an influence. Obviously.
Pirlo: 7. It’s not so often to see Pirlo completely dictating Juve’s attack. It was the case in his first year at Juve, and for most of last season, but this season Juve’s tactics have evolved. Today, Pirlo created it all. His long ball led to the Tevez goal (though Osvaldo had the official assist) and it was a vintage Pirlo long ball.
Vidal: 6. It’s a testament to Vidal’s skill that he can get a team leading six tackles and still only have an “average” game. I’m sure playing alongside Padoin didn’t make things easier. That said, he also missed a total sitter sending the ball basically into orbit.
Padoin: 6. Similar game to that of Isla, although Padoin was of course more involved as he is a midfielder. Was not a liability but man I was wishing Marchisio was fit and Pogba wasn’t suspended whenever Padoin touched the ball.
Tevez: 7. He scored the winning goal, what more can you ask of a striker? Also did his usual hustling all around the field and creating chances for others bit.
Giovinco (87′): s.v. Was on at the death of the game. No time to really do anything.
Osvaldo: 5.5. Perhaps a harsh grade as he assisted Tevez’ goal, but aside from that he didn’t give us much today. Tried to score a fancy goal when he thought he was offside, in reality he was onside and he blew a solid scoring chance.
Llorente (64′): 5.5. Given that he had half an hour with Tevez, I expected more from Llorente. Had some nice hold up plays but when it was his turn to do something his pace was found to be lacking versus Catania’s backline.
Let’s hope Juve can keep this winning streak alive versus Parma on Wednesday. They have an undefeated streak of their own to defend. Last time they lost? When they played us in the fall.
first bee-otches
and ” Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I’m gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust”
Ray Hudson:
“in America, they give hurricanes name. if they ever name one Lionel Messi, you better evacuate.”
😀 the man is a genius. he needs to write his own book of silly phrases
he’s actually very annoying much of the time too – Ray Hudson I mean… he over dramatizes way too much and he goes on and on.. he also over speaks his partner too. …. he just lays it on way too thick … no?
oh i agree, but thats what i love about him. hes so animated and exaggerates everything. i find it funny.
We have one of them in Holland too. I think they are more funny than annoying. Something different from a plain simple boring commentator. Although i don’t think i have ever heard Ray Hudson.
The amount of exaggeration he puts into his commentary, he can make a tap in seem like 25yd bullet. Love this guy, he definitely is not a boring commentator.
a true champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMwF3tf6j5w
A true champion
https://youtu.be/vTQfF6FgqVI
LOL hilarious, maybe he wasn’t feeling well that day or had taken a knock and was taking it easy.
And this is where Conte comes in. We all know Conte won’t take this shit. He’d let him run 5 extra laps around this course or around the whole field to punish him.
We also all know that both Allegri and Mancini couldn’t do things Conte can. Mancini would go fighting against Balotelli like they are at a bar and both are drunk.
Allegri would go crying to Balotelli first and then to the media.
Seedorf is still way too inexperienced to handle this.
Marc, amazing goal no doubt of that, but my point is that a true champion works hard and do anything on field for his team, i don’t thing he does that. Balotelli would be a wonderful player like Ibra for example
Being a ‘true champion’ doesn’t always require the work rate, if you’re a top player sometimes the work rate isn’t required as much however if you watch him, when his team needs him he is back there defending and doing the dirty work as well as being the focal point of the attack, balotelli may not be a true champion yet but you have without a doubt been taken in by the negative image the tabloids paint of him.
you have a point, i agree with the tabloids thing but my opinion on Balotelli stands. he does not help the team whenever the they need him, a lot of times he just screw everything up. but ok, different opinions. havent seen the Tevez goal yet
If you watched him rather than base these things on what the media say you’d probably like him, his work rates are can be fantastic, he’s a player who strives on been loved, uch like players like Ronaldo strive on being hated. When he’s loved (last season for milan and for Italy) the results speak for themselves, he’s simply world class and sacrifices himself for the team. However there is a lot of misplaced hate going towards him so his performances have dropped. The fact that being only 5 goals off top scorer in serie a is considered a performance drop signals just how great of player he can be.
Marc i accept your opinion, but dont say that i should watch him because i do, not every game but most of Milan games. My opinion is not based on what the media says, really. Balotelli? Ronaldo? please don’t even compare those two.
You obviously don’t if you’re forming the opinions that you are. Why not? They are similar in so many ways and balotelli easily has the potential to become the worlds best as Ronaldo has done in the past.
Balotelli is talented i wont deny it but there’s a lot of good players between them two
Balotelli has the raw potential to be better than Ronaldo though.
that’s just nonsense
LOOL this is like when you said seba had the potential to be on the level of messi
No thats the truth. Balo just needs to loosen up and enjoy his self. and Seba had amazing potential!!
He does…………….
Marc wasn’t really comparing them, he was more saying how Ronaldo is a dick and Balotelli is actually very soft on the inside.
The more people hate Ronaldo, the stronger he gets.
The more people hate Balotelli, the weaker he gets.
The difference between these two is that Ronaldo has developed his skills from being an ignorant kid to a professional, if that’s what you can call him because i don’t like to do it. But he doesn’t let the hate towards him effect him in a negative way, which Balotelli does.
There is no doubt that Balotelli can be one of the best if he lets that kid side of his drop and becomes a professional.
Very few professionals, be it athletes or simple working professionals, will do anything and work hard for the team just because it is an innate drive. The majority have learned that quality from a parent, peer at work, manager, etc. I do not think that Balotelli has met that person outside of Prandelli. Conte may be that man whom motivates him. I would love to have Balo on the team; there is magic in his feet. Its a strange magic–who can tell me what song that is from?
it rings a bell, but im not sure. i mean i feel it “deep in my bones, straight from inside,” but i cant get it onto the tip of my tongue.
I’m Radioactive!!! Radioactive!!!!! That song is my life bro.
What exactly do you mean with Balotelli would be a wonderful player like Ibra? I would still love to have Ibra in this team. Same with Balotelli, only thing i would be worried about Balotelli is if he can do what he does for Italy and be consistent. With Ibra you don’t need to worry about that, because he does amazing in any team he joins.
It sounds more like you’re talking about them being idiots.
what?! you understood all wrong Dutch. I love Ibra, i dont think he’s an idiot
Ibra is more of an idiot on field than balotelli..
Ibra is a genius on field and is consistent. Balo only shows glimpses of his ability and can go missing for the entire game.
This i agree with. But there’s also the fact that Ibra was very mature on an early age. Which Balotelli isn’t. That’s part of both their personality’s. Balotelli could be world class, but he’ll need to grow up first.
Exactly. His attitude and immaturity is whats holding him back
true, that’s why i dont like him, he’s so childish
Can he help it?
this. but i dont think you guys are using those words to describe balotelli in the same manner as i am. i think guys are saying he has a bad attitude, which is true, but not the main problem. i feel his problem is that he has already slipped into mens shoes while he hasnt even learned to walk yet. by that i mean, he is already looking at his self as one of the best in the world when hes not even close yet and so he accepted the burden of being a big player, while hes still growing both in football and mentally. all of the media and tabloid are always looking at him to show up and be super mario, but when he doesnt, he gets eaten alive because of such high expectations.
lastly, the guy needs to stop surpressing his damn emotions. its ruining him i feel. he needs to remember to enjoy and LOVE what he does. this is more than just a business, its a passion. he needs to let his inner child and all the reasons why he loves football out. he just cant just keep all his emotions in an internal cage no where to be found.
i remember a couple years back he said he was the best in the world after messi. he says he hates media attention but smoking on trains and buying pet pigs and stuff will undoubtedly bring you media attention. he lets the media go to his head.
You’re right. But you can’t blame him for letting it go to his head. The media is ruining him and as soon as they found out he can’t handle that,they started doing it more and more and more. Fucking assholes.
i dont blame him for the media coverage; they are swine. although he shot his self on the foot for getting way ahead of his self and being overly satisfied with his self when he has yet met even a quarter of his potential. like Einstein said “Discontent is a necessity to progress.”
ahahah, not really
yes he is 🙂
#DareToZlatan
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lmaoo
ibra can do and say whatever he wants, he is awesome.
Reading through all this Balo talk, I just want to point out, that he plays in a pathetic team of Milan. It isn’t really fair to go hard on him for not performing consistently on a world class level, whatever that supposed to be.
I would love to see him play for Juve, but I’m not sure he will leave his favourite Milan for us or any other Italian team.
I think if he leaves I think he’d want to stay in Italy in which case his only really choice would be us of he wants to play for a big team (which he obviously would) I can’t see him coming here in honesty because milan wouldn’t let him but I still think we would be one of his top choices if he were to leave
I missed most of yesterdays match because of sickness, but i watched the last part and saw the goal. Good goal from Tevez and i wanna give credits to Osvaldo for his assist. Won a header against 2 Catania players and put it right in Tevez his feet.
Also what’s up with Vidal? I’m starting to worry.. Against Fiorentina he failed twice to finish the match and yesterday again his aim was completely off. He used to finish these chances with ease..
he’s already thinking about greener pastures in either spain or england … maybe France.
Thats my opinion.
People need to get used to the fact that either Pogba or Vidal will be gone next year.
Pogba will go, Vidal i doubt.. He actually seems to have loyalty towards juventus.
I agree. But I dont think pogba will leave this summer. When the fans were chanting for pogba not to leave after the samp game, he pointed to himself and then the ground showing that he’s staying
Pogba would make a huge mistake if he leaves already this summer. He’s a smart kid, he won’t do that. I actually don’t think Raiola is on him constantly like he usually does and Raiola has been saying a few times that Pogba is happy in Turin and at Juve. I don’t see him leaving the first couple of years.
Players do things like that all the time, then they see the contract offer.. pogba doesn’t have loyalty to us so if a big offer comes his way he’ll be off this summer, that is IF a big offer comes his way, so far it’s just paper talk
Pogba might go, but i doubt he’ll be going too soon. He’s a smart guy as seen with him leaving United for us. Now you might say how is that different, it certainly is because at United he wouldn’t get any playing time, and with us he does. He’s growing every week and that’s good for his carreer, He will leave some day but not this summer.
What you’re saying about Vidal is very unfair towards him. He has expressed his loyalty more than once and more than just saying ”i love this club”. If Vidal leaves, i will be very disappointed in him.
i was sort of half kidding about vidal .. maybe he’s just been a little complacent because there’s little to no competition for them in serie a anymore, they have a massive lead… Europa League is no CL, so they can only be so focused on that .. maybe he was dreaming of the classico, maybe he was dreaming that he was playing in the classico…..
Vidal is here to stay. you dont just get something permanent on your neck just because
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Who would wanna play in the classico if you can play against Catania though lol.
John’s post makes sense. He’s been fighting his ass off since he got here. I don’t think there’s anyone who does more in 1 match than Vidal.
Maybe the greener pastures of the World cup he is thinking of?
Just a bad patch of form in front of goal, it happens to everyone from time to time
like i said in the previous thread, tiredness. Vidal works his ass off and is the 2nd most played player. surely hes worn out.
https://www.football-italia.net/46884/%E2%80%98juve-are-tired%E2%80%99
see im not the only one thinks so
i heard real madrid is offering 30m+ Morata and Di Maria for Pogba. to be honest i think i would accept that
Morata is shit
so say they value Pogba around 75 mill; i assume theyre pricing Di Maria at 30 mill and Morata at 15 mill? idk ive never seen Morata play or read anything on him so i cant say much, but i think we re losing in this deal. surely we could sell Pogba at 85 mill and buy Di Maria at 20-25 mill. i feel theyre already getting bored with Di Maria(as they always do with their players) and they bought him for 30 mill(?) and seeing as they wanna move on with him(i assume) we should be able to drop the price. in the end, im more against this deal. i feel we could more then what theyre putting out
they were, but di maria has cemented his place as a starter at RM as a cm.
what if moving Di Maria to the center is a sign that they dont really want him anymore, regardless of how well he does?
Lol I doubt that. He’s been one of their best players since he moved to the center. We had a chance in the summer but now, he’s become too important for them
Di Maria and Coentrao + 30m and im sold.
that’s too much
So is the morata. Di Maria + 30mil, may as well push it if we are going to sell
nothing is too much for Pogba. hes almost guaranteed at least 1 ballon d’or, as long as he keeps progressing like he has.
what do you want coentrao for?
LB/LWB, hes only like 25 or 26, he still has some upside. hes only worth like 15m too, not bad for a young LB with lots of top level experience.
screw morata. 40mil+di maria i’d do. but as i said before, di maria has become a starter for madrid and is playing really well so i dont see them letting him go
I would do it too, but this aint true. Where did you hear this? Di Maria is one of the best players currently in Madrid.
they can give us 30m, di Maria, and Isco for Pogba lol and we’ll consider it.
tuttosport are reporting that Juve are interested in Parma defener Paletta. hes said to be priced at 10 mill.
id take that even if ive only seen him once with Italy in that friendly against Spain. i was very impressed with him. he was rock solid, heck ill even go as far as calling him a boulder of a defender, but the thing that REALLY won me over was that fire and concentration in his eyes. i feel weird praising him so much after just one game, but i truly believe in him and the timing couldnt be more perfect. injuries have started haunting Barzagli since last season and it could be time that he starts slowing down a bit.
What do you guys think about Marrone and De ceglie. Should we keep them or let go?
Sell de ceglie for sure. Marrone should be kept at another team for a while to improve
Happy 57th birthday beppe!
BAHAHAHAHA BRILLIANT
Malesani said that one of juve’s strengths is that conte isnt afraid to use youth. Umm, who the f is he talking about? Lol we havent played a single youth player all season and beltrame only got 10min last season. Thats it lol
Oh is Malesani the fox commentator who was talking about Storari as a young upcoming talent too? 😛
Lool I remember that
Is he referring to youth as in Pogba?
Pogba is a phenomenon. Anyone would play him.
yea even i dont sometimes consider him youth because his footballing abilities are so advanced, but in the end, i guess hes still considered a young player.
btw not anyone would play him; Fergie didnt 🙂
well Malesani is that drunk that benched Berardi.
how does the co-ownership works if we want to get Immobile or any other in the same situation?
We have until a certain date to agree a renewal of the co-ownership or for the player to be sold to one team. If both teams fail to come to an agreement, it goes to a blind auction. Both teams write down a price and whoever writes the higher price, pays that to the other team and gets the player.
So the teams interested, that could actually afford Pogba and Vidal are; PSG, Barca and Real Madrid. What would it take you guys to let one of, or both of them go to one of those teams?
Vidal -> Barca- Alexis Sanchez and 35-40m
Vidal -> Real- Di Maria, Coentrao and 20m
Pogba -> PSG- Verratti and 40m
Pogba -> Real- Di Maria, Coentrao and 30m
Its all fantasy, but I wouldnt mind if any of those turned out to be true.
Vidal is staying, he loves Juve for real, I believe in him. Pogba on the other hand could leave and personally I’d go for Verratti + cash deal. We would get a similarly skilled player in the same position (or at least not much difference) and cash to spend in other areas
Vidal isn’t for sale.
Anyone is, for the right price. I doubt he will leave, I’d almost bet on it even, but the whole comment is just based off of rumors and what if’s. If Vidal leaves, based on the apparent interest received, what deal would make you happy? It can be a different deal from what I have, those are just the minimum deals I would take and be happy with. Well, happy in a sense that I didnt get ripped off and have some extra money to spend.
Vidal and Sanchez play so well together with Chile, I wish we would get Alexis regardless of our money income from sales.
But if i had to choose 1, i´d pick the latter. Then we would have to get another central midfielder ofcourse.
https://football-italia.net/46918/fausto-rossis-message-juve
Anyone who knows more about him? They say he impresses at Valladolid, but 1 goal and 3 assists in 25 games hardly sounds great 😛
He’s a midfielder, maybe he gives the pass to the assist each time which is amazing.
Maybe, I don’t want to judge on this alone but those aren’t very impressive stats 😛
Lmaoo
Immobile just scored an amazing goal vs roma!
So Bayern just won the Bundesliga….. in March.
with 7 games to spare
They are the definition of OP.
anyone wanna talk movies… wolf of wallstreet is out today 😀 woop wooop!!
dude, get vuze or uTorrent. you couldve had that movie months ago.
i dont have an actual computer tho.
Arrrrrg, ya stealin’ that loot matey? Lol honestly pirating today is so easy dude, no one does anything to stop it.
I would like to know, why do some of you think Real Madrid value Pogba at 75M? they valued Bale at 100M. Pogba’s position is more expensive and Pogba has proven that he is much more useful than Bale. I would not accept a penny less than 100M from Real for Pogba. PSG, maybe, so that we can get that italian kid Marco likes so much.
good point and by Marco, did you mean “Marc”? if so, oooh Marc is gonna have a cow.
btw, what song were you referring to!?
lol he mixed marc and marco (verratti)
yes, i wanted to troll him. i was referring to Strange Magic by Electric Light Orchestra
aaahh brilliant, brilliant :p
ive never heard of that song before. how do you expect someone to guess the song if no one has heard of it before :p ok im unsure if anyone has heard of it, but seeing as no one guessed it, its safe to say that no one has heard of it :p
Marco doesn’t bother me, I get called it all the time so nice troll fail.
yea, but Marc is your name… i mean spelling your name is screwed up, but giving you a whole new name is a whole new level
if we keep him for a couple more years, he could very well break bale’s record transfer
if he performs well enough in the world cup, he ll be worth that much. hes already gathering a bunch of hype in his first season of being a regular. if he scores at least three goals with france, i can see the media blowing up and Pogbas name will be the headliner.
We all value Pogba over 100m, but realistically he will probably be sold for 70-75m unless he stays with us another season or 2.
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