Monday 30 August 2010

The problem with The Old Lady.




After just watching one of the Biaconeri's games, I can already see them making the same mistakes. In the first game of the season Del Neri though it would be a good idea to place six of the new recruits in the starting 11. This was a mistake as new players need time to gel with the team. This just lead to a lack of familiarity and caused confusion and hence they were outplayed by Bari. The way in which you can aide in the "gelling" of the team is if there is a sound tactical plan, they get to play together with the same players and if they can avoid injury.




The tactics that Del Neri has decided to go with has left his team looking confused and like a bunch of amateurs, he often plays certain players in positions that don't come naturally to them.




And with the departure of David Trezeguet and with injuries to Amauri and Iaqunita they also lack the killer instinct that is required to win games. Don't get me wrong Del Piero is a legend, but he no longer has the legs needed to carry on playing for the full 90 minutes.




It is a long season and it would be unwise to judge them on the first game, after all it's not a sprint it's a marathon and it's all about endurance.

Thursday 26 August 2010

The Diego Saga...


Well it seems it has finally come to an end, and the result being, Juve have sold him. Sad is not even close to what I'm feeling more anger and disappointed, they have let go of a true gem who didn't get the chance to shine. They will feel the loss.. trust me and when he makes a bang in Germany they will know the error of their ways. Juve have not only made a grave error in judgement but they have made a bad economical decision, they spent £24.5m on him and got £15m back, now tell me in what universe does that make any sense??? They hardly gave him a chance.. just one year before they concluded that he wasn't worth it, do they just enjoy toying with the emotion of the fans by getting us invested in him and then getting rid of him. It's not fair!!!
And I predict Juve will find it harder to get new players, because at how badly they treated Diego, players will be discouraged to join. I wish Diego all the luck, I'm just sad that I never got to see the Diego the Germans did and will again :(

Wednesday 11 August 2010

Juve have lost it!







What the hell is going on... one moment they say that Diego is going nowhere and now they are ready to return him to Germany. The "masterminds" behind the scenes think they can only play Diego or Del Piero, But I believe that they can and should play together. Last season we saw glimmers of a partnership that was just let down by unfamiliarity for how each other likes to play.. But I do believe that now that Diego has 1 year of Italian football under his belt he should be able to do alot better, but the directors at Juve are not willing to give him that chance and just want to cash him in now, but they're not thinking about the long term plan for the club. Yes I know Del Piero is a living legend, but the man has maybe 1 more season at the highest level left while Diego is hungry to make amends. The Italian league has to stop romanticising the past and look to the future if they have any hopes of becoming a competitive footballing force again. I really do hope Diego stay as he brings some new and unpredictable to the game, and I believe now that the worst is over ... he can only get better! If they do get rid of him he should feel an incredible injustice and he will be sorely missed as the Juve fans only got to see a glimmer of what this boy from Brazil can do.