24/10/2012 Juve primavera/ co-owns/ loans update
March 5, 2013
Our latest ‘future Buffon’, Nicola Leali played the full 90’, but got beaten 3 times in the 0-3 Virtus Lanciano home loss to Empoli. Prince Gouano, also at Lanciano, didn’t even make the bench, so is injured or out of selection. As for our Empoli contingent; no sign of Spinazzola (4 games, 1 goals), nor […]
Juventus v Inter 18th April, 2009
April 19, 2009
I am happy with a 1-1 as it could have been much worse for us. We are inferior to Inter in many departments, and the screams from the bottom of the lungs of our team, for some decent creativity and distribution from midfield were deafening. Yes we were missing Momo and Marchisio, with whom we […]
Champions League Chelsea v Juventus
February 26, 2009
I slept only 3 hours before watching this game, as here in Melbourne it was a 645am kick off. It wasn’t what I hoped for, but the performance was not exactly surprising, given our form since christmas, in which time I haven’t seen us play like a team good enough to […]
rags to riches for i bianconeri…
November 6, 2008
It is indeed more than mere co-incidence that the form of the team has flourished as Del Piero has regained his rhythm, though there is more to the recent run of five victories than the legendary number ten managing to remind us why he was joint top scorer in arguably the most defensively tight league in […]
October 23, 2008
Juventus v Real Madrid. Player Ratings. Manninger- Commendable goal celebrations. Whereas his superior, Saint Buffon claws at the ball with the tenacity of a pitbull, the former Gunners reserve has a worrying tendency to punch…However, as his punches generally shift the ball to near the halfway line, on this count, I can only criticize his […]
juve v sampdoria
January 20, 2008
Juventus v Sampdoria Juve went into this one lacking the services of three integral parts of their first team unit. Long term absentee, Andrade, and the blossoming colossus of Chiellini watched from the stands as did the one player capable of delivering pinpoint crosses, Camorenesi. Still, despite those MIA, Ranieri was able to put […]
notes from a rum soaked England fan…
November 22, 2007
The end of the road… I was appalled when Steve Mclaren was given the top job in the wake of our failure at the 2006 world cup tournament. Shocked even. Because he was obviously unsuited to the role…I remember his last game as Boss of Boro. A 4-0 mauling at the hands of Spanish conquistadors, […]
Cagliari v Juventus 2-3
September 3, 2007
Seeing what Napoli did to Udinese today gives an idea to the kind of form Cagliari are currently experiencing. Sometimes these smaller teams, get a purple patch where all systems are Go, the team is giving more in total than the sum of it’s parts. In fact, it is vital for the lesser outfits, of […]
Juve return to serie A (5-1 vs Livorno)
August 28, 2007
It was a great start to the season for La Vecchia Signora but it is far too early to be altering realistic expectations of champions league qualification into Scudetto dreams. Livorno were terrible, lacking bite in the final third and a defender capable of tracking Trezeguet. Iaquinta, despite scoring two goals on his full debut, […]
Champions league: Lille v Manchester United
February 20, 2007
Bad pitch. Hard and balding. Van De Sar Neville Vidic Ferdinand Evra Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs Larson, Rooney 1T: 4- Neville chopped maliciously. YELLOW Fauverguie… Vidic firm in the challenge. Impressive strength. 12– Scholes takes down a frog with a crunching two footed lunge…no booking. Impotent possession from Lille. 15- EVRA Yellow. For losing possession then […]
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