‘Win One For The Gipper’
By: roberto | January 24th, 2009
On the six year anniversary of Giovanni Agnelli’s passing, Juventus play host to Fiorentina tonight. Before kickoff at the Stadio Olimpico, various images of the most significant moments of his life and passion for sports will be shown on big screens in the stadium. Many Italians, not only Juventini, loved this man and mourned his passing at the age of eighty one. Tonight we pay tribute to the man who’s values deeply impacted the history of our club.
IERI… OGGI… DOMANI… SEMPRE JUVE!!!
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no nedved would have broken their nose. fair enough he got knocked around but instead of doing what a quality player would have (used his immense skill to torture the opposition) he gave them a sly jab to the stomach. hes mental anyway adriano
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Very well said Laura, and might I add that if the refs had seen his uppercut then he wouldn’t have been on the pitch and subsequently wouldn’t have put Inter ahead 1-0 before the break.
“He had the spirit to fight back” So MAD is that the type of fighting spirit we should teach all our young soccer players? Maybe Adriano is a bad example here. Yup, think so.
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Nedved wouldn’t/couldn’t break someone’s nose without taking his shot without warning- from behind a la Figo, or an elbow on a header a la Lichstiener. And he used his skill – which includes his strength, to fight back, score and close out the game with some defense.
I don’t think that Adriano is a bad example. On the contrary, he did a good job of fighting back effectively and not getting caught. How is that bad?
I have always told the players who play under me to be physical but clean. I have had the privilege of having smart enough players to know when to protect themselves. I have never taught anyone how to be dirty, but I have applauded when a player protected themselves from a goon. Just like I did today.
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Adriano is a clown
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“I don’t think that Adriano is a bad example. On the contrary, he did a good job of fighting back effectively and not getting caught. How is that bad?”
i never quote people but this truly tells me everything about you MAD. he hit someone in the stomach and didnt get caught so it isnt bad? and for your information adriano is probably the worst role model a person could have as a footballer and it seems to me that the entire inter squad and mentality is that of complete c**nts from the fans to the board and owner! everything about inter is just shite! no class whatsoever
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sorry c*nts
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Heh, Figo’s just a bitch. A tap from behind and he snaps his leg? Our winger played an entire half with a dislocated shoulder, that’s a real man. Not to mention this Luis Figo character once destroyed a man’s career in one of the worst horror tackles ever.
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Well, Luis Figo very often overreacts. I remember the 2006 Portugal-Netherlands game in which Bolahrouz got send off after getting an elbow into Figo’s face. Sure, there was contact (though it looked unintentional), but man, did Figo fall like a sack of bricks! And the curling and grabbing of the face! Of course, immediately after B. got carded he was alright again.
The fun fact is that Figo ought to be sent off 4 minutes earlier for headbutting Van Bommel. He got only a yellow.Posted from
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“I foresee a wonderful duel between Juve, Inter and Milan. Every team have different characteristics.
“Inter focus on strength, Juve on team-play and enthusiasm,” Ancelotti explained. “Milan focus on quality.
I’d say he’s probably right there, a good way to put it.
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And I have to disagree with Roberto on Legrottaglie, I thought he had a good game yesterday, a better one than Mellberg. He’s certainly better alongside Chiellini, but that’s kinda what happens when you field two right-footed center-backs. Neither played bad, though.
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Mellberg is definitely one of Secco’s best signings to date. He’s filled in well for Chiellini and/or Grygera whenever needed. His versatility is definitely a bonus. All this for a free transfer.
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Alessio one problem that I see with Legro, which is a big problem, is that he always kicks the ball away. He doesn’t look for an open player but instead just kicks it away. This goes for our other defenders as well but Legro always does it and it takes alot of counter attacks away from us.
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i hear juve are being linked to florent malouda if secco thinks that he is a good replacement for pavel he needs shooting seriously its just paper talk but i wouldnt put it past secco
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David Silva, he’s the one.
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i agree. legrottaglie is consistently the weakest link on that backline.
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Concerning the 100m pound bid for Buffon:
I don’t know much about our clubs financial status but I’m guessing it’s not great . The demotion to Serie B definetly demolished our once considerable coffers; we had to sell our stars just to keep afloat (Does anyone know exactly how bad that hurt us?). With the renovation of the delle Apli we could probably use the extra cash.
I do agree with the sentiment that we need don’t need to recast the team with the money. We have what seems a very unified and solid team this year and the seeing multiple youth products deliver in big matches both in Italy and Europe is truly exhilaratingly.
I completely agree with “buffoniloveyoubut.” After all the dubious and generally shitty decisions they have made in the past, the choice to sell Buffon is a clear and obvious one. He might be the best ‘keeper in the world but we need to sell him.
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Selling him would be a horrible thing, no player is worth 100m, let alone a goalie. If this were to happen then every player would easily go up 10 million and the leagues that can’t keep up with the inflated prices won’t be able to compete.
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“i never quote people but this truly tells me everything about you MAD.”
Really? What’s my favorite color? What are my career goals? Do I give lot’s of money to charity? What do I do for a living? Am I kind to animals? You really have the answers to all these questions?
“he hit someone in the stomach and didnt get caught so it isnt bad? ”
No, what he did was fight back against players from the other team who were trying to either provoke him or injure him. He was able to retaliate and do his thing without getting sent off. That isn’t bad for me.
“everything about inter is just shite! no class whatsoever”
Yeah, we are the scourge of European football. Why we even kicked off the greatest football scandal known to mankind… oh wait, that was you “classy” cats…
“Heh, Figo’s just a bitch. A tap from behind and he snaps his leg?”
He didn’t snap his leg. Nedved did. It wasn’t a tap, but you’ll never admit to that.
Guaranteed though the next time that Nedved flops on the ground from a phantom foul (which will be just as soon as the next game rolls around) you won’t be calling him a bitch… you’ll be crying for the foul that you know wasn’t there.
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MAD, I started to read your response but lost interest very quickly.
Lamagica, the weakest link? For real? I think Molinaro and Grygera are good enough to play for the Juve, but both make far more mistakes than Legrottaglie. He’s made probablyu about the same amount of errors as Chiellini this season and he’s picked up several MOTM awards. You did give me a good laugh when you said Juan was a better defender than Legro though.
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“No, what he did was fight back against players from the other team who were trying to either provoke him or injure him. He was able to retaliate and do his thing without getting sent off. That isn’t bad for me.”
i certainly know if that is your stance on how a professional footballer should behave then your an idiot.
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how glad are we that buffon’s back, his leg save was vital. whew.
i thought de ceglie came off worst in the game vs fio, he looked shaky.Posted from
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Trez is back for Udinese!
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WOW … JUST WOW
I didn’t see the highlights until now…
ADP’s pass was amazing!!!Posted from
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secco has said juve will sign a left midfielder in january who do you reckon it is?
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GUYS ARE THEY GOING TO SHOW THE JUVE UDINE GAME ANYWHERE…been looking around and it seems like no one will show it…somebody tell if this isnt true…JUVE ALE TIFO PER TE
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