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This is a Juve thread.from what ive seen AC Milan are the roosters for the Serie A lol. They dont breed many, but they buy heaps of ready made starsand they still can't be on top lol.
Kindly phuk off
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Not too dissapointed with the 1-0 loss.
I reckon Ranieri has gotta let his players go all-out attack though. I think it'd be viable to get Trez and Ama up front with DP sitting in behind.
None of these stupid long balls from the back though (Molinaro etc.). That is NOT Juve.
I reckon Ranieri has gotta let his players go all-out attack though. I think it'd be viable to get Trez and Ama up front with DP sitting in behind.
None of these stupid long balls from the back though (Molinaro etc.). That is NOT Juve.
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When it comes to Italian football...Forza Polizia
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We got a chance not too bad... although we deserved a draw out of that match
Only the first 15-20mins were bad for us...
Chelsea should be faves, 1 away goal and they will win the tie...
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Juventus beat Napoli 1 nil & Inter & Roma draw 3-3(Roma let 2 goal lead vanish)
We have narrowed the gap to 7 points, not impossible but we need Inter to slip a little & we must beat Inter when we play them again
We have narrowed the gap to 7 points, not impossible but we need Inter to slip a little & we must beat Inter when we play them again
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Effing Inter always get points... Roma should have won that...
Either way Juve should field their strongest lineup I reckon for Coppa Italia S/F vs Lazio...
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Player Ratings: Lazio 2-1 Juventus
Lazio defeated Juventus 2-1 in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi final at the Stadio Olimpico. Goal.com rates the participants...
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LAZIO
Muslera - 6.0: Did not have too many saves to make, but did all that was required of him, and was safe on crosses. Faultless on Iaquinta's goal.
Lichtsteiner - 7.0: Has been excellent for most of the season, and was again tonight. Linked up well with Foggia down the right, and it was his shot that led to Pandev's equaliser. A real fighter.
Siviglia - 6.5: After a shaky start, composed himself, and formed a solid partnership with Cribari.
Cribari - 7.5: Superb at the back. Amauri was a ghost for long spells of the game, and much of this was thanks to Cribari, who also covered well.
Kolarov - 6.5: Was fortunate to get away with possibly playing Iaquinta onside early on, but was solid thereafter, and his long shots and set-pieces were always a weapon.
Foggia - 7.5: A little quiet in the first half, but sensational after the break, as he crucified Molinaro, hit the crossbar, and forced a stunning save out of Manninger.
Matuzalem - 7.5: Had numerous efforts on goal, and was really fired up. A key reason why Lazio dominated the second half - plus his assist was great.
Ledesma - 6.5: His passing was spot-on as usual, and he would have scored with a free kick were it not for a brilliant Manninger save.
Manfredini - 5.5: Not the best of games for Manfredini, who made little headway down the left, and whose poor defensive header led to Marchionni's goal. Lazio improved after he was substituted.
Rocchi - 8.0: Only playing because of Zarate's absence, and what a replacement he was. The forward's movement caused all kinds of problems and, as well as forcing a number of saves out of Manninger, he scored the winner.
Pandev - 8.0: Disappointing in the first half, but a man possessed after the break, scoring Lazio's equaliser amidst some good work.
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Mauri - 7.0, De Silvestri - N/A, Brocchi - N/A
JUVENTUS
Manninger - 8.0: May have conceded two, but Manninger was the only reason Juventus weren't humiliated this evening. Pulled off at least two world class saves from Ledesma and Foggia, as well as a host of other stops.
Grygera - 6.0: Sound in the first half against Manfredini, but had trouble marking Mauri when he was introduced after the break.
Mellberg - 5.0: Did his best to imitate Philippe Senderos tonight. Very clumsy, slow off the mark, executing a number of poor clearances.
Chiellini - 5.0: Solid enough in the first half, but had real trouble against Rocchi in the second period, and allowed the striker to nip in behind him for the winner.
Molinaro - 5.5: One of Juve's most impressive players in the opening 45 minutes but, like most of his team-mates, must have banged his head during the half time interval. Did provide the cross for Marchionni's goal.
Marchionni - 6.5: Started excellently, creating Iaquinta's early chance and opening the scoring with a volley. Marchionni then disappeared into the Eternal City sky.
Sissoko - 6.0: Started the game imperiously, but then just went through the motions and appeared to be saving himself for the 'derby' and Chelsea.
Tiago - 6.0: Calm and assured in the first half, supplying the pass for Iaquinta's disallowed goal. However, after the break the Portuguese was passed through at will, leading to Ranieri replacing him with Poulsen.
Nedved - 5.0: Involved in the build-up to Marchionni's goal but, aside from this, did very little. Ranieri surely should have rested the veteran with the Chelsea game in mind.
Iaquinta - 7.0: Juventus' best outfield player tonight. Shot just wide on three minutes, had a goal contentiously disallowed and could have scored another that stood. Given no service during Juve's second half horror show.
Amauri - 4.5: Not a game that Amauri will want to remember in a hurry. One of the Brazilian's worst displays since joining the club last summer. All this in front of Marcello Lippi in the stands.
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Marchisio - 5.0, Poulsen - 5.0, Trezeguet - N/A
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Lazio defeated Juventus 2-1 in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi final at the Stadio Olimpico. Goal.com rates the participants...
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LAZIO
Muslera - 6.0: Did not have too many saves to make, but did all that was required of him, and was safe on crosses. Faultless on Iaquinta's goal.
Lichtsteiner - 7.0: Has been excellent for most of the season, and was again tonight. Linked up well with Foggia down the right, and it was his shot that led to Pandev's equaliser. A real fighter.
Siviglia - 6.5: After a shaky start, composed himself, and formed a solid partnership with Cribari.
Cribari - 7.5: Superb at the back. Amauri was a ghost for long spells of the game, and much of this was thanks to Cribari, who also covered well.
Kolarov - 6.5: Was fortunate to get away with possibly playing Iaquinta onside early on, but was solid thereafter, and his long shots and set-pieces were always a weapon.
Foggia - 7.5: A little quiet in the first half, but sensational after the break, as he crucified Molinaro, hit the crossbar, and forced a stunning save out of Manninger.
Matuzalem - 7.5: Had numerous efforts on goal, and was really fired up. A key reason why Lazio dominated the second half - plus his assist was great.
Ledesma - 6.5: His passing was spot-on as usual, and he would have scored with a free kick were it not for a brilliant Manninger save.
Manfredini - 5.5: Not the best of games for Manfredini, who made little headway down the left, and whose poor defensive header led to Marchionni's goal. Lazio improved after he was substituted.
Rocchi - 8.0: Only playing because of Zarate's absence, and what a replacement he was. The forward's movement caused all kinds of problems and, as well as forcing a number of saves out of Manninger, he scored the winner.
Pandev - 8.0: Disappointing in the first half, but a man possessed after the break, scoring Lazio's equaliser amidst some good work.
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Mauri - 7.0, De Silvestri - N/A, Brocchi - N/A
JUVENTUS
Manninger - 8.0: May have conceded two, but Manninger was the only reason Juventus weren't humiliated this evening. Pulled off at least two world class saves from Ledesma and Foggia, as well as a host of other stops.
Grygera - 6.0: Sound in the first half against Manfredini, but had trouble marking Mauri when he was introduced after the break.
Mellberg - 5.0: Did his best to imitate Philippe Senderos tonight. Very clumsy, slow off the mark, executing a number of poor clearances.
Chiellini - 5.0: Solid enough in the first half, but had real trouble against Rocchi in the second period, and allowed the striker to nip in behind him for the winner.
Molinaro - 5.5: One of Juve's most impressive players in the opening 45 minutes but, like most of his team-mates, must have banged his head during the half time interval. Did provide the cross for Marchionni's goal.
Marchionni - 6.5: Started excellently, creating Iaquinta's early chance and opening the scoring with a volley. Marchionni then disappeared into the Eternal City sky.
Sissoko - 6.0: Started the game imperiously, but then just went through the motions and appeared to be saving himself for the 'derby' and Chelsea.
Tiago - 6.0: Calm and assured in the first half, supplying the pass for Iaquinta's disallowed goal. However, after the break the Portuguese was passed through at will, leading to Ranieri replacing him with Poulsen.
Nedved - 5.0: Involved in the build-up to Marchionni's goal but, aside from this, did very little. Ranieri surely should have rested the veteran with the Chelsea game in mind.
Iaquinta - 7.0: Juventus' best outfield player tonight. Shot just wide on three minutes, had a goal contentiously disallowed and could have scored another that stood. Given no service during Juve's second half horror show.
Amauri - 4.5: Not a game that Amauri will want to remember in a hurry. One of the Brazilian's worst displays since joining the club last summer. All this in front of Marcello Lippi in the stands.
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Marchisio - 5.0, Poulsen - 5.0, Trezeguet - N/A
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Finally some sanity: Juventus sack Claudio Ranieri
We are now officially back in with a chance!!!:banana:
JUVENTUS have fired coach Claudio Ranieri and replaced him with junior team coach and former player Ciro Ferrara.
Ranieri's future had long been the source of speculation and 10 days ago Italian media reported he would definitely be fired at the end of the season, sooner still if Juve lost to AC Milan.
Juve battled to a credible 1-1 draw at the San Siro just over a week ago but Sunday's 2-2 home draw against Atalanta meant they have now gone seven league matches without a win.
The 57-year-old Ranieri joined the club ahead of the start of last season and guided them to third in Serie A in their first campaign back in the top flight following their relegation in 2006 for match-fixing.
They currently sit third in the table again but seven matches ago they were Inter Milan's closest title challengers and now face a fight to keep a top three finish with fourth-placed Fiorentina just one point behind.
A fourth place finish would mean they would have to negotiate two qualifying rounds to reach the Champions League group stages, giving them an extra four unwanted matches in an already crammed schedule.
Former centre-back Ferrara, 42, was a long-time Juve stalwart and played more than 250 Serie A matches for the club from 1994 to 2005.
We are now officially back in with a chance!!!:banana:
JUVENTUS have fired coach Claudio Ranieri and replaced him with junior team coach and former player Ciro Ferrara.
Ranieri's future had long been the source of speculation and 10 days ago Italian media reported he would definitely be fired at the end of the season, sooner still if Juve lost to AC Milan.
Juve battled to a credible 1-1 draw at the San Siro just over a week ago but Sunday's 2-2 home draw against Atalanta meant they have now gone seven league matches without a win.
The 57-year-old Ranieri joined the club ahead of the start of last season and guided them to third in Serie A in their first campaign back in the top flight following their relegation in 2006 for match-fixing.
They currently sit third in the table again but seven matches ago they were Inter Milan's closest title challengers and now face a fight to keep a top three finish with fourth-placed Fiorentina just one point behind.
A fourth place finish would mean they would have to negotiate two qualifying rounds to reach the Champions League group stages, giving them an extra four unwanted matches in an already crammed schedule.
Former centre-back Ferrara, 42, was a long-time Juve stalwart and played more than 250 Serie A matches for the club from 1994 to 2005.
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Like him or loathe him we should have tried to sign Mourinho if we wanted instant success...
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also have signed DIEGO, CANNAVRO & will get Crisitico back & chasing hard for Grosso & D'Agiostino.
Will have a lot better team next season.
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Yes... But Im not sure about any of those signings... Cannavaros getting on...
I havent watched Bundesleague to see any of Diego...
And the coach obviously has question marks... FCCCUK I h8 Inter... As long as we get in their way of the Scudetto next year
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Yeh. Youse will be sweet next year. Not sure if you can take it away from Inter but you will be much much better.
DIego is better than any of your attacking mids.
Cannavaro would be handy for Juve, but I think hes getting on a bit and has lost some speed.
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That's the thing bro, we didn't have any! LOL...
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