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Can this get any worse?
I have been somewhat bemused by the uptick in widespread unease and groaning of…
September 24, 2022
What happened to Juventus??
It is hard to find informed, balanced coverage of football. An ever expanding multitude…
September 10, 2022
Juventus Mercato flash flood update…
All will change swiftly, and my hope is that the cynicism that underlies much…
August 6, 2022
Juventus Mercato – It has begun…
With the worst kept secrets now coming to fruition, as Di Maria is pictured…
July 11, 2022
Juventus Mercato Mutterings
The mercato circus has come to town and its garish screams, roars and ghoulish…
July 3, 2022Who are Matteo Brunori and Giacomo Vrioni???
It is a tricky task to find time to scout the horde of players…
June 4, 2022The marvel of Miretti
With the season expectations now narrowed to 4th spot in the table, with sole…
April 8, 2022Give the kids a chance…
We seem rather strapped for cash. I don’t know the exact figures and doubt…
January 18, 2022Juventus Youth report
Zauli enjoyed a decent debut season as coach with the Juve u23 side, with…
August 2, 2021Filling the abyss and Mr Arrives Well
CONFERRAL OF PROXIES RELATING TO THE FOOTBALL AREA TO THE DIRECTOR OFADMINISTRATION MAURIZIO ARRIVABENE…
July 1, 2021Who is Giacomo Vrioni?
Now and then I come across a transfer fee in the youth ranks which…
April 14, 2021Juve 3-0 Spezia
After an hour of listless, uncoordinated failure to string even three passes together in…
March 3, 2021The revolution to continue?
Browsing the muddled, generally ME ME ME twitter realm earlier today when strewn happily…
February 19, 2021Juventus Youth Sector focus
It seems like a different age, maybe a different man, when I last found…
February 13, 2021AC Milan v Juventus preview
We head to Milan (perhaps) on the back of a resounding victory over Udinese…
January 6, 2021I am hurting…
[Editors note: The following article was written prior to the news of Maurizio Sarri’s…
August 9, 2020Juve U23 beat Padova to progress to Serie B play-offs!
I had thought it was all over for the B team, and yet, it…
July 12, 2020
Triumph for Juve B team and something curious…
Fabio Pecchia ended his debut campaign as U23 coach with victory in the Serie…
June 30, 2020The quiet vanishing of Mario Mandzukic…and can Sarri prosper?
Prior to the Corona issue I had started writing this piece in early March,…
June 6, 2020
Missing Beppe Marotta
I had conjured a lengthy piece after the Verona game. Yet after re-reading my…
February 12, 2020Looking to the future – Will Juve give youth a chance?
With the senior side failing to spark into life, drudgery abounds domestically with some…
January 5, 2020
Will Sarriball fit the Juventus squad?
After the lengthy process of finally announcing Sarri as the new boss, we have…
October 1, 2019Thoughts on Juve’s summer and the mercato
How bizarre our mercato suddenly seems, at least with first glance and a primal…
August 10, 2019Juventus Youth Prospects – Building our way to success
Whilst the seniors were made to appear laboured, disjointed, ancient in their movements when…
April 26, 2019
Juventus Youth update
It has been a fair while since I delved into the youth sector, though…
January 21, 2019Youth Squad International Update
A brief overview of international endeavor of our youth sector… Allessandro Busti,18, made his…
October 22, 2018Juventus youth update
The Juve B team finally kicked off their maiden voyage in Serie C (Girone…
September 25, 2018
And so it begins…Juve B Team set to launch and MATCH REPORTS
After much debate, much pushing, legal challenges, threats of boycott and still no set…
August 24, 2018Reality bites…
I was remarking to myself, as we approached the 90th minute… “Well, its been…
April 23, 2018Juventus Youth Update – Cherubini Interview and Winter Mercato
Better late than never, comes the best parts of an interview with the technical…
March 26, 2018Viareggio Tournament – Juventus (U19) Primavera
A brief glimpse at our progress thus far in the annual Viareggio tournament… Juve…
March 20, 2018One swallow does not a Summer make…Spurs 1-2 Juventus
Before I reveal the thoughts which have crystallised from brief pulses in my synapses…
March 8, 2018Juventus Youth report – January 5th 2018
The weather has been Hades. 43C yet still the beach was crowded, as I…
January 7, 2018Juventus Youth Mercato
(NB early September) Much time has passed, the season has begun in truncated fashion…
October 16, 2017Mutterings in black and white on the road to Vilnius…
Many, myself included, were left with that same feeling of unexpected despondency from the…
August 15, 2017Reaction to Szczesny and De Sciglio signings…
I was, like many others, rather befuddled when news first broke earlier this year…
July 21, 2017Con te partiro – Who is Leaving Juventus?
With the focus presently very much on potential new recruits, I feel it is…
July 13, 2017Juve starlets head to South Korea for the U20 FIFA World Cup
Italy kick off their U20 world cup campaign today with a tough fixture with…
May 21, 2017Juventus 2-1 Monaco Champions League Report and Player Ratings
We created eight very presentable chances whilst conceding just the two for the visitors.…
May 10, 2017Juventus Youth and Loans Update – May 2017
As we approach the end of the season, it is high time for me…
May 6, 2017Atalanta 2-2 Juventus Player Ratings
Player Ratings Buffon – Could do little for either goal, other than which made…
April 29, 2017Roma 3-1 Juventus Match Report & Player Ratings
Player Ratings Buffon – At fault for the opener when the great man pushed…
March 15, 2017Juventus 1-0 FC Porto Champions League Review and Player Ratings
Player Ratings Buffon – Yet again a spectator for much of the game. Was…
March 15, 2017Monaco 0-2 Juventus Champions League Report
Player Ratings Buffon – Superb and faultless. Santo Buffon was in special form, making…
March 4, 2017Juventus 3-1 Napoli – Coppa Italia Semi 1st leg
Player Ratings Neto – Other than the goal conceded, for which he had no…
March 1, 2017Juventus 2-0 Empoli Match Report and Player Ratings
Player Ratings Neto – I believe the number two gatekeeper may have made one…
February 26, 2017Porto 0 – 2 Juventus Champions League Roundup
Like many others, I was very much looking forward to this match. The first…
February 23, 2017Juventus 4-1 Palermo Match Review and Player Ratings
Player Ratings Buffon – Made a couple of solid, yet comfortable saves in a…
February 18, 2017Cagliari 0-2 Juventus…We march (stroll) ever onwards.
Player Ratings Buffon – Was unchallenged for much of the game and when called…
February 13, 2017Crotone 0-2 Juventus Match Review & Player Ratings
Our game in hand finally drew upon us, with a visit to struggling, surely…
February 9, 2017Juventus Youth Sector Report February 2017
Finally the curtains have been closed on a typically lively Winter mercato for the youth…
February 2, 2017Juventus Official Winter Mercato January 2017
A full list of Juventus transfers for the January 2017 transfer window. Purchases Tomas…
February 1, 2017Sassuolo 0-2 Juventus Match Review and Player Ratings
Player Ratings Buffon – Fresh from celebrating his 39th birthday, Santo Buffon enjoyed the…
January 30, 2017Juventus 2-0 Lazio Match Review and Player Ratings
Player Ratings Buffon – Largely untested, one of his quietest games for many moons.…
January 23, 2017Fiorentina 2-1 Juventus Match Review
Player Ratings Buffon – Was outfoxed for the opener but should have done much…
January 16, 2017Juventus 3-2 Atalanta Coppa Italia – By the skin of our teeth
Player Ratings Neto – A spectator until the final half hour horror show. And could…
January 12, 2017Juventus 3-0 Bologna Match Report and Player Ratings
It didn’t take long to ease past the concerns which come naturally after the…
January 9, 2017Irons in The Fire – Juventus Youth Report December 31st 2016
With the dawn of a new year fast approaching on the horizon, and my…
December 31, 2016Juventus 1-1 AC Milan Supercoppa Italia (3-4 on penalties AET)
Player Ratings Buffon – Could do little about the equaliser, made a solid save…
December 24, 2016
Genoa 3-1 Juventus Match Report
Our heaviest defeat of the campaign, and one which whilst unexpected comes as no…
November 28, 2016Chievo 1-2 Juventus Match Review
Player Ratings Buffon – Largely untested, as is often the case, yet could do…
November 7, 2016Juventus 1-1 Lyon Champions League Match Review
An entertaining match all round, with Lyon leaving Turin with a very hard fought…
November 3, 2016Juventus 4-1 Sampdoria Match Report
Little time for an in depth report as many elements are hounding me for…
October 27, 2016Empoli 0-3 Juventus Match Review
Player Ratings Buffon – Largely untested, though produced a couple of solid saves, commanded…
October 3, 2016
Back on track : Juventus 4-0 Cagliari
After last Sunday’s horror-show against arch rivals Inter Milan we were fortunate to welcome…
September 22, 2016Keeping the purse strings tight…
This mercato has been one of major upheaval, and with the transfer drawbridge soon…
August 26, 2016Status Report on the eve of a new dawn…
It is a bother, to find ourselves in a similar situation to this time…
August 19, 2016Axel Witsel to join Juventus?
As the Pogba story continues to bore and drag inexorably towards a finale fit…
August 8, 2016Making space for Pjaca…
Whilst the interminable focus of the mass media remains steadfastly following Pogba’s bowel movements,…
August 1, 2016Looking to the future…
Whilst the world apparently shifts on its axis as BREXIT mass hysteria engulfs the…
July 13, 2016
2015/16 Youth Sector Analysis – The promising, the average and the woeful
Not since Marchisio have we seen a bona fide home grown star emerge from…
June 8, 2016Juventus 5 – 0 Sampdoria. Lambs to the Slaughter…
Despite the mathematical confirmation of our 34th scudetto arriving a few weeks back both…
May 15, 2016Taking stock and how to further blossom…
With the league fixture remaining a chance merely to prance and revel in the…
May 10, 2016Coppa Italia Final – AC Milan 0-1 Juventus
I’ve just had to watch the highlights to seek out anything I may have…
March 22, 2016Juventus 1-0 Napoli Match Report – Back where we belong…(13th February 2016)
Juventus 1-0 Napoli Scorers: Zaza 88 (J) Serie A Week 25 – Saturday, 13th…
February 14, 2016The boss has weathered the storm superbly…(21/12/2015)
I had planned on conjuring my analysis of the chaotic Carpi match from many…
December 21, 2015