Calcio Saga 19/20

we don't sign players below 1,65m

at some point you've got to draw a line

rincon wrote:

Mandzukic
Costa - Ramsey
Bentancur - Pjanic - Khedira
X - Chiellini - X - Cuadrado
Perin

The team that is unavailable for one reason or another vs Udinese on Sunday. The injuries are ridiculous and now coupled with a few suspensions.

It just testifies the incredible depth of Juve
For me no other teams have a similar depth of roster , not just in Serie A of course, but also in Europe.
We've played the decisive match against Barcellona with : Biraghi, Borja Valero, Vecino, Lazaro .
I don't know even if they are good for EL.
I mean Lazaro has played with Hertha Berlin last year, do you remember this guy ? @Hapless_Hans
Probably you even didn't notice him

I did not, no.

I don't watch Hertha games, usually, so going by highlights I assumed him to be a decentish Bundesliga midtable player.

You do well, they are and always will be just the 2nd team of Berlin.

Robespierre wrote:

rincon wrote:

Mandzukic
Costa - Ramsey
Bentancur - Pjanic - Khedira
X - Chiellini - X - Cuadrado
Perin

The team that is unavailable for one reason or another vs Udinese on Sunday. The injuries are ridiculous and now coupled with a few suspensions.

It just testifies the incredible depth of Juve
For me no other teams have a similar depth of roster , not just in Serie A of course, but also in Europe.
We've played the decisive match against Barcellona with : Biraghi, Borja Valero, Vecino, Lazaro .
I don't know even if they are good for EL.
I mean Lazaro has played with Hertha Berlin last year, do you remember this guy ? @Hapless_Hans
Probably you even didn't notice him

It does, the depth is amazing, I wasn't comparing with Inter, but there is still a difference in level between starters and bench players (as it's normal).

It is an extraordinary amount of unavailable players, which not only means that the our level is lower for one match, but that players fail to pick any sort of rhythm through the season. With so many injured midfielders we will likely have to play this vs Udinese:

Can - Rabiot - Matuidi

I don't need to explain why that's awful. The only encouraging one is Rabiot is he is deeply out of form.

Who Is the best player in the world and why exactly Dejan Kulusevski

Gervinho is so good

D E J A N   K U L U S E V S K I

The first was Dybala-Ronaldo

Now Higuain -Ronaldo

These 3 are amazing.

Total domination to Udinese, 2-0 in 35 minutes with goals chances, 70% possession and nothing conceded at the back.

incredble stuff against the mighty Udinese

Firenze wrote:incredble stuff against the mighty Udinese

surely Jjuve are favourites to win the Champions League, this time?

Spoke here during the Leverkusen game of Ronaldo's form and that his lack of goals never comes down to his confidence issues like many strikers but the perfectionist in him overcooks his touches one too many at times and his niggling injury did not help but each time and I do mean every single time the shadow of doubt is clouded over CR7 in his career he returns to form with 4 goals in the last 4 with Udinese tie not yet over.


2 of his goals this afternoon with his left (he is basically an ambidextrous player, to be honest) and more importantly the Juventus trident so spoken about has a ridiculously high footballing IQ between its lines. Will be key for them in the UCL but it is obvious January will need to be about midfield augmentations.

Higuain thriving under Sarri again. One of our best players this season.

Bernardeschi dropped and we look amazing going forward. What a surprise.

I do feel if Higuain was not so selfless with his deft link-up play and desire to open play with some splitting passes he would have a higher tally of goals on his stats this season. For me personally has been the best for Juventus up front overall in the season.

Firenze wrote:incredble stuff against the mighty Udinese

It is

Stop the misery that is United and join the Juve bandwagon. Enjoyable sundays await.

Hapless_Hans wrote:

Firenze wrote:incredble stuff against the mighty Udinese

surely Jjuve are favourites to win the Champions League, this time?

You really have turned into an obnoxious numpty it seems.

So this is the first time Cristiano has scored in 4 consecutive games for Juventus. Interesting stat if true and a positive one for ones worried on his continuous form for the club.

Higgy really is the biggest story this season for Juve IMO (Dybala to a lesser extent, since everyone knew he was this talented)

both deemed surplus to requirements, both turning into MVP's

I take it there's no way you still want to offload Higgy next summer? how long left on his contract

I see Udinese still hovering just above the relegation zone, seems to have been a trend post Di Natale. Such a boring, uninspired club though. Feel like I asked this before but do the owners just not give a shit or has their scouting system stopped working?

Owners have shifted their attention to Watford

Pozzo most definitely had to curb any further developments ever since Udinese built and opened their own stadium finally so like when Emirates was inaugurated for Arsenal there must be a certain period of seasons before they can afford to spend.

@Firenze
His contract expires in 2021. I guess it will get extended.

He plays like he is 100% at home. Was outstanding before the loan, never wanted to leave, and is outstanding again after it.

Him, Dybala and Ronaldo, it's hard to pick whose season is better, it's just all great.

Should I post that incredible miss by Bennacer for FennecFox or maybe not...

pic.twitter.com/fBdbS7v40d

— SS (@semo33x) December 15, 2019

Hapless_Hans wrote:Owners have shifted their attention to Watford

This.

Udinese are just atrocious, they play the worst football of the league.
They've even a bizzarre situation on bench, never seen ever.

Basically Tudor was sacked, Udinese has signed Gotti, the vice-coach , in his place.
Everything's normal this far.
But that's a problem. Gotti doesn't like this role and he 'd want to go back to be just a collaborator.
He's basically the man who hates more his current job in the world.
Pozzo doesn't agree on it, he insists Gotti is good, he 'll stay till the end of the year ( while Gotti says " It won't happen, but he's been saying this for months)  etc
That's because Udinese have a sort of pre-contract with Giampaolo for next year. So they don't want to sign another manager now.
In fact according to Serie A rules, same manager can't coach two teams of same league in same year , unlike of Premier League.

Franck Kessie will make me a racist by next February if he isn't sold

Special goal from Dusan Vlahovic for Fiorentina. And he had Skriniar all over him as well.