Juventus 0-0 Benfica…The end of the road.
May 2, 2014
A disappointing european journey which began with a costly 1-1 draw in Copenhagen reached its conclusion last night in Turin, as Benfica refused to cave in under the pressure of our home advantage and partisan support to progress to the final of the Europa League. Whilst the quality of the opposition is of great […]
Pirlo…and the 3-5-2
May 1, 2014
Rather than due to a reliance on Pirlo, I have come to agree with the lack of quality on the flanks as the reason for Conte’s apparent lack of flexibility in terms of formation. Even when Pirlo does not play, the boss is 99.9 times out of 100 going to stick to the 3-5-2. Which […]
Benfica 2 – 1 Juventus EUROPA League Semi-final 1st Leg
April 25, 2014
Before a ball had been kicked it was clear to us all that we were set to face a very stern and interesting test against Benfica. Our own sluggish form of these last three months was reason for concern. Add to this the recent championship victory of our opponents as well as their determination to […]
Juventus 1 – 0 Bologna
April 20, 2014
Approaching this match, knowing that two wins in our next two league fixtures would send us to Rome needing only a draw to clinch our third straight scudetto, there was reason to be both excited and nervous. Especially after our rivals earned a valuable 0-1 away victory in Florence, reducing the gap between us back […]
Lyon are banished and Benfica beckons…
April 11, 2014
Whilst we continued our poor and worrying form, we got through without any major hassle. We could say that about so many games since late January. We certainly have the telling trademark of a great team, as in, we keep winning when we play below full steam. More on that shortly… For now, let’s peek […]
Juventus v Livorno Preview
April 8, 2014
I expect Llorente will be starting given his absence from the Lyon match. As for who starts alongside him, logically it will be Giovinco or Mirko. Hopefully Seba, for I would very much like to see him given a run of games before the end of the season, and really stake a claim for his […]
Juve Back Room staff
April 6, 2014
Following on from my appraisal of squad depth I now turn my focus towards the staff tasked with coaching and conditioning. Bertelli was recently awarded his second Cronometro d’Oro award (stopwatch of gold) for his sterling work as our fitness coach. The first accolade came through his time at Roma in 2008 and he […]
Juve Slump – Is fatigue the culprit???
April 5, 2014
Looking at our form over the past few months on paper leads to a very different impression to the perception gleamed from watching the matches. Whilst we have maintained consistency in our results, with the loss to Napoli at the weekend our first league defeat since the débâcle in Florence last October, the form of […]
Juventus 3-1 Chievo
February 17, 2014
Player Ratings- Buffon – 6 His fate was tied to that of the defence in front of him, which was lacking confidence and security throughout the match. Thankfully, Bonucci put in a solid shift leaving Buffon with very few direct shots to deal with. Several of his decisions to parry and punch rather than catch […]
Mbaye Diagne off the mark in Belgium
February 11, 2014
Towering Senegalese striker, Mbaye Diagne opened his account for new club, Lierse (of Belgium) with a goal on his debut in their impressive 2-0 victory over Anderlecht. After failing to find any action at Ravanelli’s Ajaccio before Christmas, due to issues with his registration, it seems that Mbaye is hungry for glory…as witnessed by his […]
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