Juventus Youth Report May 2017
May 7, 2017
As we approach the end of the season, it is high time for me to run the rule over our huge range of youth talents, attempt to pluck from the flock the starlets who are progressing well enough to be considered for a future in black and white. Which is a tricky task given the […]
Juventus Youth Update March 8th 2016
March 9, 2016
The mercury remains just shy of 36C here in Melbourne, as the arms of the clock, weighed down by the heat of this inferno, approach 8pm. With the crickets somehow finding the dedication to their cause to erupt with the evening chorus as dusk approaches, I must follow their heed and will – with whatever […]
Juve sign rising star of Serie D – Alessio di Massimo
December 30, 2015
It’s not often we hear of Serie D, let alone Juve purchasing a player from the fourth tier of italian football. In fact, whilst we plucked Mbaye Diagne from FC Bra a couple of years back, the giant Senegalese striker has not once been near the first team squad, which leaves Moreno Torricelli, as the […]
Juventus Youth Report December 2015
December 18, 2015
With the seniors going from strength to strength, the complete destruction of our cross town rivals in the coppa italia hopefully enough to recover joy and vigour for the majority of our flock after the champions league draw, it seems an opportune juncture to peek at our young starlets and gauge their progress… Whilst our […]
Juventus Youth Sector Health Check – Are we failing or succeeding or somewhere in between?
December 1, 2015
Whilst Mandzukic was volleying home the winner against Manchester City and signs of life were appearing all over our senior squad offering, the little ones were striving in tandem, in a parallel realm… For those of you unaware, the UEFA Youth League is an U19 tournament which mirrors the champions league group stage. It has […]
Juventus Loans and Youth UPDATE – November 15′
November 18, 2015
Whilst the senior squad has been haphazardly drifting through troubled waters, dealing with the departure of key players, suffering our worst injury crisis for many moons with the new recruits failing to seamlessly fill in the gaps of talent and form, it is perhaps high time we turned our attentions to the youth sector. Hope […]
The future looks bright for the black and white
March 23, 2015
The Juventus U16 team recently took to the battlefield in the prestigious Beppe Viola tournament staged in Arco. They began with a hard fought 1-0 victory over Napoli… Lubbia, Wang Yi, Beruatto, Conti, Ferrando, Curovic, Morselli, Bove, Kean, Scapin, Arras Superstar in the making Kean won and converted the winner from the spot. Coach Turfano […]
Juve Youth Mercato January 2015
February 4, 2015
Whilst the senior squad has remained largely untouched, the youth sector has been subject a multitude of changes. DONIS 18 year old Tasos Donis has moved to Sassuolo on an 18 month loan deal which includes both the option for a permanent purchase set at 4m and a counter-option for us to re-purchase him after […]
Juve Youth Update January 18th 2015
January 18, 2015
U19 The primavera have endured a haphazard season to date, with a constantly changing first XI and boss Fabio Grosso still learning on the job. Our latest outing was a home tie against rock bottom in the league Varese. Which we won 4-3. After racing to a 2-0 lead, the perennially prone to injury Captain […]
Juventus Primavera update 7th December 2014
December 7, 2014
Primavera Coppa – Juventus v Livorno Our opponents were sitting pretty in the top five of League C of the U19s and in half decent form. With our own domestic progress this term haphazard, already out of the UEFA Youth League with one game still to play, it was hoped that we could begin to […]
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