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...and tries to compensate by fouling a lot. :down:

That may be, but it's taken me several weeks of consistently good performances from Appiah to switch from, "Whatever you do on the pitch, Don Bes, don't pass it to Appiah," to where I feel he's now showing signs of life.

And we really need at least a couple of young players we can nurture ourselves -- instead of either loaning them our or selling them off. That nurturing is one of the big differences between, say, Milan and Inter. I'm hopping Appiah has finally turned a corner in his Juve career, as his form...

Gotta say -- Appiah's performance today against Livorno was more of his usual of late, which is a good thing. I get the impression that Capello has coached him to not hold on to the ball for too long and to not try to out-maneuver his opponents on the ground. That's an area of his game that...

The oddily is that Juve employs him a little more defensively in midfield, and for Ghana he practically plays a Totti role -- pushing offensive midfield to the point of attack.

I will admit that Juve are too quick and impatient to truly develop younger talent. I still think Appiah has major gaps in his game and is often more of a liability than an asset, but I am encouraged to see more of his development over the past year. I also must give credit to Capello, who has...