I was quite appalled by the performance in the week against Barcelona. Not at all encouraged by the three disallowed goals, for on the other side of the idea of…
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Szczeseny – Perhaps could have done better on the goal yet it was hit with some power. Distribution sloppy to poor throughout. 5.5 Bonucci – Held the rearguard line well…
Whilst the performance was anything but fluid, Pirlo emerged from his debut champions league bow as a manager with 3 very important points and a clean sheet in what proved…
Szczesny – Only had one half serious save to make in the whole 93 minutes of game time, dealt with everything else with ease. 6 Chiellini – I expected to…
Berakhirnya Jendela Transfer… Akhirnya berakhir sudah masa jendela transfer yang selalu penuh intrik bak sirkus. Kini semua rumor mulai mereda dan penggawa Juventus dapat memulai musim dengan tenang. Sebelum saya…
contributed by Travis M. Gallardo Good tidings unto you and yours! I hope this muttering finds you well. It has been a significant bit of time since I’ve last put…
Player ratings Buffon – Was vital in making a save late in the first half and could do little more than he tried for the penalty. A calming presence at…
With the international break now complete, we return to domestic action with what seems at least on paper one of the least challenging games of the season. The squad is…
Finally the circus of the mercato -which always trends at the final turn towards musical chairs – comes to an end. The rumour mill put into neutral and the squads…
After the nervous excitement of Pirlo’s debut on the bench, on any bench to be fair, in the 3-0 drubbing of Sampdoria last week, we were brought back down to…
How bizarre a feeling prior to the whistle was blown and first flurry of passes connected! Somehow unable to shake that ludicrous notion that the complete absence of any managerial…
I seem to have developed a sporadic case of hysteria. With any serious rumours of tactics and transfers sending me quickly towards wild joy or plummeting deep into a well…
Saturday 8th August was a circus of the bizarre. It was as if the sky became the ground, the compass spun, the poles of the planet played musical chairs. Not…
[Editors note: The following article was written prior to the news of Maurizio Sarri’s sacking] Such strange and contrasting emotions were abounding in my essence as the final few minutes…
I had thought it was all over for the B team, and yet, it transpires that through winning the Serie C coppa italia, Pecchia’s troops qualified for the first round…
Fabio Pecchia ended his debut campaign as U23 coach with victory in the Serie C coppa italia final on Saturday. Goals from Brunori and Rafia earned the side a 2-1…
I gain no pleasure from finding echoes of my own longstanding cynicism emerging from other commentators. For when it comes to Juve, I always want to be proven completely wrong…
Prior to the Corona issue I had started writing this piece in early March, which still seems timely enough to continue with thoughts of the now, for the break has…
I have long been a fan of Rolando Mandragora. He looked superb in his early career – a strapping lad, dominant in the middle of the park, able to pass,…
I had conjured a lengthy piece after the Verona game. Yet after re-reading my cynical mutterings I found too many echoes of previous reports. And I am well aware that…