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Axel Witsel to join Juventus?

As the Pogba story continues to bore and drag inexorably towards a finale fit for an audience of trainee clowns, I am feeling a suspicion creep up my spine. For…

Making space for Pjaca…

Whilst the interminable focus of the mass media remains steadfastly following Pogba’s bowel movements, I have been pondering our signings to date. The mercato has been immensely strong, and it…

Looking to the future…

Whilst the world apparently shifts on its axis as BREXIT mass hysteria engulfs the many, and my own concerns lie in the – some would say – provocative measure to…

Bowing out with pride restored…

We went into this tournament far removed from the talked of favourites or even dark horses. ‘The worst Italy squad for 50 years’ people were saying and on paper, it…

A solid beginning…Belgium 0-2 Italy

Whilst I have been consistent in my deflated appraisal of la nazionale in the lead up to the tournament – and perhaps offered Conte a lion share of my bitterness…

Mateo Kovacic to sign for Juve?

Whilst conflicting snippets of Morata quotes cause dizziness, a more welcome story has appeared within the same sphere of late. Namely, the possible inclusion of Croatian playmaker Mateo Kovacic into…

Taking stock and how to further blossom…

With the league fixture remaining a chance merely to prance and revel in the afterglow of championship glory, Allegri officially extending his contract and the Coppa Italia final to look…

A Curious Case of Pogba

(Contribution from Belgianjuventino) As the 2015/2016 season is fast approaching its end and EURO 2016 is beginning to loom over the world of football, the transfer window in turn is awakening…

Juventus 3-0 Lazio – Almost there…

A few weeks back, I had this marked as one of the three fixtures where I saw a possibility of losing points. Napoli’s games against Inter and Roma were the…

AC Milan 1-2 Juventus Match Report

I had suspected we would face a sterner test than league positions and recent results would suggest. For games against AC Milan are always something separate, beyond and apart from…

Juventus 1-0 Empoli…Room for improvement.

There is always hesitation vis-a-vis how we will fare after many of our players have been traveling long distance and adopting to different tactics with different players whilst others have…

A brave new dawn is upon us…

Does everything come down to money? Starting from next season, the lowest ranked Premiership club will receive close to EU122m for TV rights alone for their domestic matches. This comes…

Juventus 1-0 Sassuolo Match Report

Match Analysis Sassuolo, even absent of Berardi and Defrel, were always going to provide stern opposition. They are a carefully and successfully run club, with a strong focus on youth and…

Roberto De Zerbi Labels Attitude In Italian Soccer As ‘Arrogant’ and Highlights Champions League Final As Key Example

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Roberto De Zerbi has described the attitude in Italian soccer as arrogant and the Marseille manager suggested this approach led to Inter Milan’s 5-0 defeat to PSG. What Did Roberto De Zerbi Say About Italian Soccer? Inter suffered the biggest defeat in Champions League final on May 31, as the Italian side were beaten 5-0 by Paris Saint-Germain and handed…

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