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Exactly. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about Sissoko and Melo. Brawn only gets you so far.

Silly me.

Why not save the money and use someone like Fausto Rossi as a bench player? The youth system is there for a reason.

He played well offensively at times today, but there was a point where the ball bounced in front of him at the edge of the crammed Juventus box and he sort of froze. I just about had a heart attack.

Fair enough. I'm led to believe that teams are built from the back. I'm ass-backwards like that.

Probably not. Look at the back four...somebody should probably address that issue before they sign midfielders.

There's nothing wrong with youth in the starting eleven. However, when you already have these types of players in the senior squad (see: Rossi, Marrone, Ariaudo) who've been practicing every training session and you bring in some other youth player who looks "promising", it's fucking mindless...

Big fire pits hold big fires. And it's not so much blaming him as much as it is questioning the logic behind getting him when there are players who are on the bench with an equivalent level of talent, less an international cap.

Cool. So, basically, Rossi could've been "promoted" to a midfield backup instead of full-time bench, while some defensive reinforcements could've been brought in on loan instead of Candreva. Hey! Can Juventus ask for Ariaudo back? :howler:

Solid debut. Ummm...what's the difference between someone like Fausto Rossi and this guy?

Exactly. There's absolutely no trace of a set-plan in this organization.

Take care, man.

No! Defy, dammit! Rebel, Albert!

Pete Townsend windmill! :drill: :D

Well, yeah, we can hope all we want. However, when there's no organization, communication, or will on the pitch, I'm not expecting much.

Done with the interests of the Azzurri in mind. Lippi's influencing the higher-ups into thinking that their purpose is to function as a national training centre. When Juventus flops this season, they'll still be able to brag that seven Juventus players were in the Azzurri squad in South Africa...