Shamrock Rovers, “Now Things Get Serious”

By: roberto | July 29th, 2010

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“We will be playing against an organized and physically strong team and therefore there are risks but it is the start of the season and we need a good result”

“Now things are getting serious”. This is how Luigi Del Neri began the press conference held at the Tallaght Stadium on the eve of the match against Shamrock Rovers. The opponents may not be amongst the elite of European football but must not be underestimated:

“There are always risks and we will be playing against a team which is organized, well prepared, more advanced in training and physically strong. It is the start of the season and beginning with a good result is very important”.

In order to obtain a good result Del Neri expects a great Juve: “I’d like to see that attitude shown against Hamburg and Lyon. We are obliged to play like Juventus. My team has great qualities and I think it can do well in this competition but we must be aware of the obstacles that such matches may bring. If we maintain the right attitude however, adding the quality of our players we can obtain a good result”.

The coach did not reveal anything with regards to the formation: “I will have to examine the conditions of some of the players and tomorrow we will be on the field. I tried different solutions to see if certain players are compatible but I have not yet chosen who will play”.

Del Piero, seated by his side underlined how in matches like the one against Shamrock the purest aspect of football is represented and a joy to live through: “All the players are passionate and want to play. I am convinced that Alessandro has this sort of attitude. The coach is obliged to field who can give the most and he is surely one of those players”. Juventus.com

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Fintan (Ire)

I was at the game last night, in with the Juve tifosi and I have to say, Pepe was very average at best, his control leaves a lot to be desired and his finishing is shocking. Martinez was ok but we definitely NEED Krasic, and I think the management team know this now.
Tim

When was the last time Amauri took a shot with his foot? I can't remember. It's been months I would assume. And to boot, it was a bit of a screamer and not too far off. I really hope tifosi give him another chance this year, I myself don't really think its warranted, but heckling him is for sure not going to improve his form.

I'm having a really tough time believing that Lanzafame is a better winger then Gio, but Gio is a lost cause and not worth discussing at this point. A co-ownership deal with Parma is better than loosing him outright, but I wish Juve would just loan him. I swear Martinez is going to be the next Amauri, I hope he proves me wrong but he looked very stagnant.
Gurnam "bigman"

agiamba:
(Point being- Iaquinta isn’t going to get any offers while injured…and I’d still rather sell Amauri. He scored 5 goals in 25 games last season, Vinnie scored 6 in 12. If Vinnie can stay uninjured, he’s far better)

actually amauri scored 6 in all comps last season...amauri is sooo much better than iaquinta, its just that he was out of form last yr, but everyone else knows that he is world class, and will be back to his best next season after his midnight training sessions. my inside sources proved to be correct.
wheras iaquinta plays shit for juve and italy, and is injured all the time, picking up wages for nothing, which could be spent much more usefully elsewhere such as on other transfers.

amauri has always had the ability, unfortunately agaimba fans such as yourself and others decided to turn against him, inevitably causing any striker when theyre down to lose even more confidence....but now hes back! amauri is officially now the king of turin, and more people are begining to agree with my views.
Gaetano

fuck yeah we should have
Nnahoj

I just came home from work to the news that Amauri scored a double! Wow! It just seems so surreal! I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see the highlights to confirm it.

By the way, though I'm judging just based on the highlights, we should have hit Shamrock for at least 5, if not more.
Forza Juve

"3 things I did like about Amauri’s performance today, after watching the game 3x exhaustively, using slow motion and replay. By which I mean missing the game and watching the highlights."

That really made me LOL xD
agiamba

3 things I did like about Amauri's performance today, after watching the game 3x exhaustively, using slow motion and replay.

By which I mean missing the game and watching the highlights.

#1- He actually looked pacey at one point.
#2- He took a SHOT with his fucking FOOT.
#2a- He didn't stop and do shitty stepovers standing still.
#3- He smiled. Not bitched and whined. Smiled.

Not convinced, it's Shamrock after all, but seems his confidence is high, Delneri+442 doing work.
agiamba

also. gurnams got some good points about iaquinta. too injury prone, he’d be my choice to be sold

How many offers has Andrade gotten? (Point being- Iaquinta isn't going to get any offers while injured...and I'd still rather sell Amauri. He scored 5 goals in 25 games last season, Vinnie scored 6 in 12. If Vinnie can stay uninjured, he's far better)
Andy

Thanks for the link to the podcast.
Armando

I think overall the team played great. Diego needs to start taking some more shots, but other than that he's really been showing so far in preseason that he's getting to his best Werder-level again. And if Amauri can keep up his good confidence which determines whether or not he's in good form, we wont need a striker. I would take an on-form pre-Xmas 08 Amauri over practically any striker we could afford for sure. When he's on form and confident, he's truly world class.
nico

also. gurnams got some good points about iaquinta. too injury prone, he'd be my choice to be sold
nico

amauri was awesome. like i said before, he never plays well with del piero, and he needs crosses- hence why he sucked so much last season. we all know hes a good player, he was just horribly out of form.

another point, motta's crosses are beautiful
Neo

great pic Jorid!
TeamGREASE

yeah that "Beyond the Pitch" podcast with Adam Digby is pretty good. Here's the link for the show:

http://www.beyondthepitch.net/...

and also Adam Digby's twitter, which is always good:
http://twitter.com/adz77
Gaetano

@jorid they may as well be giving the finger.
Jorid

I think I have finally discovered the common reason why Melo is a violent s.o.b on the pitch, Brazzo is always sidelined, Gio never plays and Camo doesn't give a fuck about anything:

http://i28.tinypic.com/3163ndt...
Neo

I love that defence too. Now I wish we weren't 100% brazilian led.
jem

just stumbled upon the Beyond the Pitch podcast about juve with Adam Digby. Good stuff indeed...
Gaetano

I swear if I see him sulking and shaking his head this season, I will personally go to Turin to slap his face!
Comrade

Those two goals against Ajax last season didn't help his confidence much, did they? Anyways.. if he performs, he'll be forgiven. It's as simple as that.

Anyone with Felipe Melo's twitter link? I don't seem to find it on google.
agiamba

Man this young and motivated Italian backline we have is exactly why I love Juventus so much. I LOVE IT!

Storari
Motta Bonucci Chiellini De Ceglie

Italian, and Storari is the only one over 25. Not bad.

Didn't catch the game, but it sounds alright. Seriously though, Shamrock Rovers is a good team in an absolute crap league. Like I wonder if they'd even be Serie B caliber. So consider we just beat Albinoleffe 2-0. Decent, but not really that impressive. We beat better teams like Lazio 2-0 and Roma 3-1 last August and look how the season ended up...expectations need to be low this season.

And that goes for the players I'm not a fan like Amauri, as well as players I do like ie De Ceglie. Still have it all to prove, and while a good outing against Shamrock is nice and all, let's see what happens when they're up against better opposition. Last year Amauri was shackled by Knezevic, for God's sake.

If there is good news about Amauri ( http://juventus.theoffside.com... ) it's that he's a striker that depends on confidence, probably too much. And 2 goals to start out should help the confidence levels.
juancho

i hate to say it but, Good game by Amauri....
ergo

I think people are wayy too critical of Pepe, I thought he was lively and pretty good overall.
Andy

Pepe really picked it up in the 2nd half, but I thought he was maybe our worst player in the 1st.
Gaetano

I don t think pepe was trash.
Jorid

ergo: Here you go.

Game Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Er Crociera's interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Gaetano

It's weird because I never saw Amauri run in like that atcall last season.

I m not that impressed. One thing is got sure,gdn is a very good tactician.

Marchisio didn t impress me today.

Agree with jiji on those players being good.
Jose I ve wanted to sell Iaquinta for a while now. We should buy Dzeko if we can offload vinny.
I thought pepe played pretty good today. Martinez had a few touches but that's it. Lanzafame was ok. Pdc needs to step it up soon. He has gotten a lot of chances thus far and although better than before, isn t impressing whereas motta is.
ergo

Anyone got links to highlights?
Daniel

Diego probably was discouraged to take long range shots. At least those with someone pushing him on the way.
ADP got in and almost scored. Always a True Legend.
I liked Pepe, specially on the second half. Good runs and crosses, maybe Trez could get some of those in.
I'd like to see Gio, Camo and another LB give a try.
Andy B.

Mass, I'm all for keeping Giovinco if he wants to stay and management wants him to stay and are willing to give him minutes. But there's always the question of 'is he really that good?', and are all his flashes of creativity pulling a blind over our eyes? There must be some reason Juve have bought two wingers and enlisted Lanzafame on top of that (with Krasic potentially coming in); it might be because they know Giovinco can't do it.

I wouldn't judge so harshly on Martinez yet, although I do agree with you on Pepe.
Mass

To be honest Andy the Giovinco saga has become stale, but the very honest truth is that neither Martinez nor Pepe possess the required quality to play for Juventus. So to say these players are a breathe of fresh air is rather pointless because ultimately they haven't improved the quality of the team, which is what is most important. I'm still unsure whether Krasic is really needed, I would prefer to keep Giovinco and spend our transfers funds on a much needed leftback and possibly a regista for the midfield.
Andy B.

Martinez only had half an hour, and in this game where they were already leading, I wouldn't read too much into his display. Besides, I don't think he played that bad; he just didn't see much of the ball.

It is true that Pepe on the other hand, lacks technical skill. A more skilled player could've got the ball past his defender, instead of just jinking around and being forced back like Pepe.

If anything though, these players do breathe some fresh air in (with Krasic hopefully coming soon). Whenever Giovinco does/doesn't play, there's always the topic of his quality and the question of him deserving a place or not. To be honest, the whole thing's got a little stale.
Rinaldo

Giovinco would thrive in this formation.
Papai

our approach play has improved a lot but Diego needs to start taking some long range shots.
Mass

Have to say even though I'm not an Amauri fan, he had a decent game. The boys up front worked well together. I thought Pepe and Martinez were utterly trash. Neither offered any real threat on the wing. We still lack pace and creativity within this team, that's why the sale of Giovinco is so baffling. Especially as both Martinez and Pepe are technically and creatively inferior to Gio. I know we are still in pre-season mode, but we played Shamrock Rovers not Barcelona. I'm still worried, I'm not sure this team has the required quality to mount a consistent challenge for a champions league place. I still think we need a regista in the midfield. We still don't seem able to penetrate defences.
Jose

My thoughts:

1) We need more creativity on the wings
2) The strike force we have is enough for CL, if we sell Iaquinta and we are crazy enough to get Dzeko we will have a very strong strike force
3) I didn't see Bonnucci or Chiellini doing much, that might be because the opposition was poor or because our midfield helped them lots.
4) PDC is not Juve material, at least not a starter.
5) Motta needs to gain confidence in defense otherwise I will be say the same thing as PDC
6) Pepe, Lanzaframe and Martinez will get us through the season and into CL. If they keep playing the way they have so far I hope we don't see them in the team next year.
7) Strong or weak adversary a win is a win, congrats to the players today. Congrats to Amauri, you are 4 goals away from beating last year's record, at the current pace he might equal his goal tally for last year by the first week of August.
Alastair

I also think it's pretty ill-mannered to put 7 goals past a team from a very minor league. Juventus went about their job professionally today and rarely, if ever, looked threatened.
jiji_pl

not impressed but we will see a month later. for now diego,pepe,mota and momo look good. amauri today also but ...
Jose

@Brento (ASR): Juve of GDN will not be the same as Roma from Spalletti. You guys will score 7 goals but will also concede in important matches. GDN will play like Don Fabio, conservative, shrewd football, 2-0 is enough, don't get tired and keep possession of the ball. Spallettie was more like 2-0 is not enough put in as many as you can.
leo

we need krasic