Comments on: Juventini in World Cup Qualifiers

By: alessio

alessio — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:34:11 +0000

I think Ranieri has a lot to prove, but Johonna’s right, Juve’s not being held to the same expectation as Roma, Inter, or Milan this year.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:56:00 +0000

I’d disagree Johonna. I think Raineri has everything to prove- if not for Juve, for himself. He’s has a rep for being a decent coach but one whose never really won anything. This year, Juve will have to mount a serious Scudetto challenge and go decently far in the CL for him to stay, I’d say.

By: Johonna

Johonna — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:03:38 +0000

And really, when you think about it, this season would be the perfect time to “experiment” with young players. Juve has nothing to prove this season. That is, they are not in, say Milan’s shoes (who MUST win the UEFA cup or the Scudetto) or in Inter’s (who MUST win the CL or the Scudetto) – all Juve need to do is pull out a good showing in the CL and top 4 in the League (I know, easy as pie). Juve is still rebuilding and everyone knows it. Since the team has the luxury of this year, they should totally take it and use it to restock the pool (as it were).

By: maresca

maresca — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:31:46 +0000

I agree with part of what you say Alessio – Ranieri has made more of an effort that previous managers to give the young players an extended run in the first team. My concern has been and always will be when the current generation opt to retire and we have no long term replacements becuase the younger players have never had time to integrate into the team.

I have to be honest, these stories about Giovinco made me nervous. I know Secco would never allow Gio to get away from the club but with him, you never know for certain. From what I hear, a contract is in place and the club are just waiting for Gio to sign. Lets hope we hear the good news in the coming days.

By: alessio

alessio — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:45:24 +0000

We’re discussing the semantics of Goal.com’s editorials. Nothing is offtopic right now.

By: j

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:49:58 +0000

Alessio – I know it’s off-topic but thank you for your help on broadcast information.

By: alessio

alessio — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:01:38 +0000

Haha ursus. That gives me an idea for a next post…

By: Johonna

Johonna — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:40:08 +0000

Oh man, you guys are no fun. I know it is probably BS (ehem, “hypothetically?”), but it just seemed so out of character for a Juve player – especially a youth player – that I thought it was sort of interesting.

Besides, I was bored last night – couldnt sleep – so someone had to suffer

By: ursus arctos

ursus arctos — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:54:16 +0000

Even more ridiculous than usual.

We could start a goal.com automatic headline generator.

“Hmm, I think I’ll have the risotto today.”
Mou DEMANDS IMMEDIATE CHANGES at Inter training table!

“Let’s see, looks like the Derby is the weekend before our home match against Werder.”
Mourinho BLASTS UEFA’s OUTRAGEOUS SCHEDULING SCANDAL!

“Bye, guys. See you later.”
SPECIAL ONE WALKS OUT!!

By: alessio

alessio — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:27:49 +0000

If you read the body of the text, like I said above, it’s pretty benign. It’s quality reporting like this- http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=855824

Is Mourinho furious? Probably not, irritated maybe but he’s always been that way about internationals. If we don’t see them play saturday (I’m sure at least 2 of them will play, wouldn’t be surprised to see all 4) it will be because they are tired. The headline is just stupid.