Notes and News Ahead of Sunday v Palermo

By: roberto | October 4th, 2008

Ahhhhhhh good times, no no no… great times. Can it happen again this weekend? Well anything’s possible, but they’re a few issues at hand that may make things different this time around. First off, our defence is about as thin as Zebina’s hairline. Number two, Ranieri’s future with our club is officially under the microscope in Italy. Finally number three, a lot of ex’s are gonna be at this party Sunday so you know they’ll be showing the goods to try and make you jealous.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Some bright spots for us heading into this one has been the play of our youngsters: De Ceglie, Giovinco, and Marchisio. The latter has shown surprising strength on the ball for his thin stature, while his vision for the game continues to impress many as well. De Ceglie is coming along nicely too. His pace isn’t anything special, but the left-footed 22 year old looks to be more physical than Molinaro already, in addition to having a lot more potential overall than Cristian. Super Seba is garnering some praise from his performance vs BATE, but don’t be mistaken he’s probably not that satisfied with it, nor would he want you to be. He still hasn’t found his rhythm in a game while wearing our colours, so after Sunday the Rosaneri would be glad if he kept that streak alive. Btw, his case of conjuctivitis isn’t serious so he’ll be available to play, sorry guys.

The bad news for us this week is that the shit storm that’s been brewing around our defence for the last two seasons now looks about ready to hit our shore. What I mean is that with Legrottaglie on the bench for about a month, and Chiellini rumoured to be sidelined after a training ground scare this past week, Juventus’ backline is officially our Achilles-heel. Mellberg and Knezevic look to start, which doesn’t seem that bad I guess when you figure Buffon’s back in the mix. I don’t know if this is bad news or good news for us here but ex-Juventino Nocerino is pumped up for his return to Turin. His mind will be miles ahead of his feet for this one, I can’t wait. Our real concern though should lie with Simplicio and the other ex-Juventino Miccoli. Both of them were awesome against Roma and if they plan on doing something like that again, we could be waist deep in that storm ragazzi.

The worst news of them all this week has been the rumours of Ranieri’s future with the club. Many Juventus fans are generally good people, but like anyone that’s accustom to a certain way of life, we can get a little pissed when things start to look a little unfamiliar. Right now the worst case scenario for Claudio wouldn’t just be if we lost, it would include Gigli, Blanc, or Secco not publicly defending their man immediately following it- something they’ve yet to do despite rumours flying around the peninsula for weeks. Ask yourself why they’re this tight-lipped? They’re not the smartest bunch, you just know something’s up. Watch out Ranieri, a loss certainly wouldn’t be an admission of any wrong-doing on your part, but it definitely won’t help your situation.

To finish off I just want to say that Amauri is pure class. We all know why he doesn’t want to celebrate and that’s fine with me. It shows respect and I can reciprocate that. Nocerino’s case is totally different since most Juventini don’t give a f*ck about him hahaha. He doesn’t owe us anything nor do we owe him so it’s all good. In closing I’d just like to add that if Ranieri scores I will celebrate. He’s still our manager dammit and I’m sick of nice guy’s always finishing last.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAURO

IERI… OGGI… DOMANI… SEMPRE JUVE!!!

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kat

Does Ferrara even have any first team coaching experience? :S
LorenzoRosanero

word on the street is that Ciro would take over for Juve if Ranieri were to be sacked.
Sofia

i just find it funny still how the palermo fans a calling us cheaters...could someone remind me again where palermo is?
im soo sick of this bullshit! seriously, how about you guys come back when you hit puberty at least...grow up!
agiamba

Apparently you are unfamiliar with the whole Mourinho-Wenger thing, voyeur...
alessandro d'agostino

voyeur: [noun] a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others. if you mean how we came to torino and i watched us fuck you hard in the ass then yes im the biggest voyeur around!
agiamba

Thanks, voyeur.
alessandro d'agostino

im watching the milan match the difference in quality is ridiculous. ranieri is really not going to win you anything and if it was the old juve then moggi would of had his wife kidnapped or something. and if something doesnt happen juve will not get into top 7 the way they are playing teams like udinese, genoa, palermo, roma, lazio, fiorentina and who knows who else are all very good especially udinese
agiamba

Vialli was rumored to be in contention with Ranieri for the job in the first place, but his salary demands were too high. If we sign a relatively unproven manager like Vialli, I'd much rather give Ferrara a go. He's earned it with his years in the youth team. He's the Italian Guardiola.
I'm still not for sacking Ranieri.
agiamba

nocerino is better than sissoko it is a fact

Or Nocerino is in better form than Sissoko, among other things since he didn't spend the last month fasting. I'll still take Momo over that piece of shit Tony, so Palermo and Juventus fans are both happy...what's the issue?
adam

The logical thing to do now is fire Ranieri, but does our management have much logic?
alessandro d'agostino

so you people still think sissoko is good and ranieri is right manager for juve?
ricci

Vialli would be a good option for you guys, the man knows his football.
gianfranco

The Don?
gianfranco

Depending on if Ranieri gets canned before Mazzarri, then Mancini may be the only real viable option!? Vialli anyone? I just really don't see anyone available that would be a true a step up from Ranieri...
Sofia

stupid people that run Juve - i said from the start Nocerino was good and that Amauri is a waste of $$ and so far my theory is correct. Every game Amauri seems to "save" Juve but the thing is he does nothing and gets lucky all the time.
as far as ranieri goes, its a shame because i do like him but this will probably be the end...who do you think is taking over????
kat

I was gonna post the Nocerino interview link on another thread, sorry about that. Didn't mean to provoke.
alessandro d'agostino

nocerino is better than sissoko it is a fact
alessandro d'agostino

Marchisio - 7.0:The only Juventus player in midfield who stood up to the likes of Bresciano and Simplicio. At the moment Marchisio is Juve's best performing midfielder.

Sissoko - 3.5: Simply shocking game from Sissoko, who has been quite dreadful recently for Juve. Was sleeping on Miccoli's goal, allowing Cavani to just run straight past him. He then managed to get booked twice in the space of five minutes before half time to leave his side a man down for more than half the game.
kat

http://www.stadionews.it/ultim...

Grande Nocciolo' :P
kat

Agreed, Balza played awful today. He's been out of shape for quite a time and desperately needs a rest.
KJ

oh well, shitty game all around...Juve will eventually find its form, with or without Ranieri...Im just thankful for the redemption from last year
Neo

I really hope so Kat. I think he makes it a point to play every player out of position, as if that's going to work...like playing camoranesi as CM yet again today...
Fozz

what was i saying about nono? id rather tedesco than that sack of shit in my midfield. see you in uefa cup with us next year :D
Neo

He gave us tons of free kicks because Balzaretti and Bovo never even attempt to play the ball...
kat

So is Tinkerman getting fired?
Giro

The ref did everything but kick the ball in the net himself. He gave you a ton of free kicks right outside the box. If you couldnt see that shame on you. The ref is probably going to shoot him self for giving Sissoko the second yellow but guy was playing wild as hell and he had no other option.
Neo

alessandro, you're obviously a palermo fan...so anything you say is biased...don't speak like you're an objective observer...
KJ

Rubentus supporters you are so jaded!! the refs gave you every chance to tie/win that game, too bad your form is PATHETIC!!

Forza Palermo!!!!AMAUR-WHO????
alessandro d'agostino

Neo are you being actually serious? anyone who watched that match and think the ref didnt help juve are just liars i have never seen such bias in life but we still beat you
Sofia

wait are the palermo supporters here saying we bought the refs?? weren't we the ones down to 10 men?? just checking. shit you people are shit winners still trying to call us cheaters. You people need some new news to focus on because that was 2 years ago.

anyways, peace ranieri, it was nice knowing you and last season was great, good luck with the rest of your career.
Neo

wtf!! i think we're the team who had a player sent off!! how did the ref try to help us?
alessandro d'agostino

sorry ragazzi sissoko just lost you the scudetto! now do you see why hes so merda?
Giro

We won no matter how much the ref tried to help you guys. The ref cant score goals for you guys.
alessandro d'agostino

as if he lose a tooth!
alessandro d'agostino

REF IS BOUGHT
alessandro d'agostino

HAHAHAHAHA GRRRRRRRRRRANDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEE LEVAN! 2-1
KJ

Honestly, this is reminding me of calciopoli all over again...pathetic
alessandro d'agostino

its pure bribery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
alessandro d'agostino

you need the ref its disgrace
Neo

glad to see giovinco still on the field, at least ranieri didn't choose to sacrifice him yet