An entertaining match all round, with Lyon leaving Turin with a very hard fought and ultimately deserved point. A decent european night for the neutral, and the french, not so great for the fans in black and white, at least on the…
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The match began with a confident, probing Napoli side eager to push us onto the back foot. Which wasn’t to be for whilst they were attacking in numbers, they were creating holes in the midfield which we threatened to puncture. The first…
Little time for an in depth report as many elements are hounding me for attention, one of them holding a pigs ear between his fangs and dropping it by my feet, goading me to try pick it up then launching into the…
As I noted to my english chum at work last week who was laughing at my bemoaning of Allegri chopping and changing and the complete lack of any semblance of identity or consistency – ‘We cannot keep playing like shit, expecting to…
Those cursing the international break were to be proved right in their concerns, for after the travels, matches played in foreign lands and departure from what was developing into a steadily blossoming domestic momentum, Juve returned to the haphazard, error prone form…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_GCfRJ5QVU Santo Buffon is rightly regarded as one of the greatest keepers of all time. His career at Juve has been a testament to loyalty, decorum, outstanding service and dignity. Nobody wants to consider his succession, but at 38 years of age,…
This news and story brings me great joy to come upon and share. For it is that rarest of things, a true gem in the mega-rough. A story which warms the heart as well as excites the mind, though to be fair,…
Player Ratings Buffon – Largely untested, though produced a couple of solid saves, commanded the box well and his distribution was calm and sensible. 6 Bonucci – A colossus. 7.5 Barzagli – Went about his business with maturity and typically unflappable composure.…
Player Ratings Buffon – N/A Bonucci – It was his forward pass that led to the defensive disaster allowing Pjanic to open the scoring, other than which big Leo was in imperious, untroubled form. 7 Chiellini – Great to see him almost…
I pity those still labouring and suffering under the illusion of an Allegri of their own manufacture. Myself included! For I am prone to chide yet not castigate…as mentioned elsewhere of late; my angst and surprise is quickly assuaged, if not silenced,…