Milan V Juve- Friendly

One word that we must keep in mind is that it was only a friendly, but with all the money spent by Juve, it is the same mistakes- defensive errors.  Leaving Kevin -Prince Boateng that mUch space was a mistake that the Bianconeri duly paid for. The second goal by Seedorf showed that maybe he learnt a little too much from Pirlo, it was spectacular, and goes to show that age has nothing to do with your performance, if you're determined enough, you can achieve anything, as Seedorf clearly showed, and also Del Piero, who reinvigorated the team when he came on. The first half was a blueprint of how Juventus should not play, with basic defensive errors, which they still have time to work on, as the defensive line does take a while to gel. Which brings me to my next point, rumours are running amok about Bonucci leaving for Zenit, this would be a huge mistake as he is still very young with the chance to still get better, not only that, but his partnership with Chiellini is starting to gel, and as I said before, these partnerships take time and it will be a mistake for Juve to change it now.

The second half was more encouraging especially with the goal by Vucinic early on. They showed greater urgency and determination as was apparent with Marchisio's spectacular shot that thumped the crossbar. This game should be considered as a practice run to next weekend when the Championship begins. One must also consider that many of the players for Juve have not been playing with the group long enough, like Vidal, who has only had a few training sessions with the group. On  the plus side none of the players were seriously injured on Matri limped off in the second half, after all this is meant to be a friendly, but I'm sure Quagliarella will be able to step in. Buffon was amazing as usual, putting in some fine saves near the end of the game,he denied Kingsley- Boateng and Cassano at the end of the game to keep the score as 2-1. What Conte should encourage is this " never say die" attitude that was clear in this game and things can start to get better from then.
FORZA JUVE!