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Claudio - I ask one thing! Did it work?!!
I need no statements. I need hard work from your side to make sure that Juve will get through with the usual class they're known for..
Anything else, is not acceptable.. I hope you understand that all fans around the world are looking forward to see your work on the field..
I need no statements. I need hard work from your side to make sure that Juve will get through with the usual class they're known for..
Anything else, is not acceptable.. I hope you understand that all fans around the world are looking forward to see your work on the field..
The Juventus coach talked about the team's transfer campaign.
After buying several interesting and experienced players to the court of the Old Lady, the Juventus management appear to have found a stumbling block in their summer transfer campaign: the transfer of promising centeal defender Gabriel Milito from Real Zaragoza.
However, coach Claudio Ranieri underlined that "we have never had a singular objective. We are looking at several different players, and evaluating our options."
There are also some problems regarding negotiations to extend the contracts of Camoranesi and Nedved.
"They are two champions", Ranieri admitted, "I hope to have them available because Juve want to keep all their great players. I hope they will continue along with us."
And little does it matter that they are both not getting any younger. Ranieri cited an easy example: "If you look at Maldini and Costacurta I say they can still give a lot. They have already given a lot, yes, but I'm convinced they can still give a lot."
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After buying several interesting and experienced players to the court of the Old Lady, the Juventus management appear to have found a stumbling block in their summer transfer campaign: the transfer of promising centeal defender Gabriel Milito from Real Zaragoza.
However, coach Claudio Ranieri underlined that "we have never had a singular objective. We are looking at several different players, and evaluating our options."
There are also some problems regarding negotiations to extend the contracts of Camoranesi and Nedved.
"They are two champions", Ranieri admitted, "I hope to have them available because Juve want to keep all their great players. I hope they will continue along with us."
And little does it matter that they are both not getting any younger. Ranieri cited an easy example: "If you look at Maldini and Costacurta I say they can still give a lot. They have already given a lot, yes, but I'm convinced they can still give a lot."
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thats not a 4-3-3, someone pointed it out to you before, its a 5-4-1. 4-3-3 is what Barcelona plays. The reason its a 1 is because Trez is relying on others to do the work. It becomes a 3 when they all do the work and anyone of them at any time can be on the wing or in the middle. Easy when you understand basics of football aint it?
Tinkering with the Old Lady should be fun
Putting the Old Lady and the Tinkerman together may sound like a bad Benny Hill sketch, but their ambitions are deadly serious. The partnership between Juventus and Claudio Ranieri will be one of the most scrutinised anywhere in Europe during the forthcoming new season.
At its heart will be a mutual desire to restore reputations at the very highest level. Juventus are back in Serie A after a one-season exile for their involvement in the Calciopoli corruption scandal that stained the club's standing as La Vecchia Signora of the Italian game. For Ranieri, there is the chance to finally exorcise the ghosts of his dismissal by Chelsea in 2004. The 55-year-old last month signed a three-year contract in Turin to replace Didier Deschamps, who led the first part of the restoration process by guiding Juventus to the Serie B championship. Ranieri is now charged with the task of making the club instantly competitive at the sharp end of the top flight. Patience, as he learned at Chelsea, is a very finite commodity among those aiming to be Europe's best.
Ranieri knows qualification for the Champions League will be the minimum aim and believes his revamped squad could push for the Serie A title. The fact that a newly-promoted club are 5/1 third favourites to lift the Scudetto, behind city rivals Inter and AC Milan, is a reliable gauge of expectations at Juventus.
This thrilling type of opportunity would have seemed almost surreally ambitious back in October 2005 when Ranieri spoke to Vladimir Romanov about becoming the new manager of Hearts. His interest swiftly evaporated, amid reports that his financial demands had been too rich for the vaults of Ukio Bankas, and a feeling developed that Ranieri's moment may have passed. He had been out of work for eight months after being sacked by Valencia, whom he joined shortly after his departure from Stamford Bridge.
Ranieri had laid the foundations for future success during a first spell at the Mestalla stadium, but much of that high regard was destroyed amid the chaos of a disastrous return. The wrong players were signed, the wrong tactics employed and the wrong results achieved. Barely half a season had elapsed before he was sent packing. Memories of his bizarre strategy in Chelsea's Champions League semi-final defeat by Monaco, which sealed his eviction in favour of Jose Mourinho, were still fresh in the mind at that time. The Tinkerman, it seemed, could no longer pick the right elements to alter.
Then came his appointment at Parma in February of this year.
The club was shorn of its past financial might and appeared destined to drop into Serie B until Ranieri's arrival. His revival of their fortunes verged on the miraculous. Parma survived in style and Juventus shared the universal opinion that one man was responsible for the excellent achievement.
Ranieri's installation in Turin had a cohesive effect. Gianluigi Buffon and David Trezeguet both ended long-running speculation about their futures by agreeing new contracts with Juventus. Vicenzo Iaquinta, the Italy striker, was purchased from Udinese for £8m to partner Trezeguet, while a further £15.5m was spent on strengthening midfield through the signings of Tiago Mendes and Sergio Almiron.
Ranieri is now demanding central defensive "leaders"
in the mould of John Terry, whom he schooled at Chelsea. That archetype obviously doesn't match Jean-Alain Boumsong, who often stumbled his way through Serie B last season, and the one-time Rangers player will be offloaded if the opportunity arises. Juventus have agreed in principle a £7m deal with Deportivo La Coruna for Jorge Andrade, with Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Barzagli and Nicolas Burdisso among the other names being considered.
Ranieri's eye for a player may have been afflicted with temporary blindness in his second spell at Valencia, where he relied excessively on Italian imports, but his transfer record at Chelsea is more than respectable.
Frank Lampard, William Gallas, Joe Cole, Petr Cech, Claude Makelele, Arjen Robben and Eidur Gudjohnsen were all bought on Ranieri's beat. Mourinho's achievements in the game are undoubtedly far superior, yet his swift success at Stamford Bridge was aided by the work of his predecessor.
Some part of Ranieri must yearn for the chance to tangle with Chelsea in the Champions League, but first there is domestic business to deal with. The Tinkerman and the Old Lady need to establish a happy household in the months ahead.
By MARK WILSON
Putting the Old Lady and the Tinkerman together may sound like a bad Benny Hill sketch, but their ambitions are deadly serious. The partnership between Juventus and Claudio Ranieri will be one of the most scrutinised anywhere in Europe during the forthcoming new season.
At its heart will be a mutual desire to restore reputations at the very highest level. Juventus are back in Serie A after a one-season exile for their involvement in the Calciopoli corruption scandal that stained the club's standing as La Vecchia Signora of the Italian game. For Ranieri, there is the chance to finally exorcise the ghosts of his dismissal by Chelsea in 2004. The 55-year-old last month signed a three-year contract in Turin to replace Didier Deschamps, who led the first part of the restoration process by guiding Juventus to the Serie B championship. Ranieri is now charged with the task of making the club instantly competitive at the sharp end of the top flight. Patience, as he learned at Chelsea, is a very finite commodity among those aiming to be Europe's best.
Ranieri knows qualification for the Champions League will be the minimum aim and believes his revamped squad could push for the Serie A title. The fact that a newly-promoted club are 5/1 third favourites to lift the Scudetto, behind city rivals Inter and AC Milan, is a reliable gauge of expectations at Juventus.
This thrilling type of opportunity would have seemed almost surreally ambitious back in October 2005 when Ranieri spoke to Vladimir Romanov about becoming the new manager of Hearts. His interest swiftly evaporated, amid reports that his financial demands had been too rich for the vaults of Ukio Bankas, and a feeling developed that Ranieri's moment may have passed. He had been out of work for eight months after being sacked by Valencia, whom he joined shortly after his departure from Stamford Bridge.
Ranieri had laid the foundations for future success during a first spell at the Mestalla stadium, but much of that high regard was destroyed amid the chaos of a disastrous return. The wrong players were signed, the wrong tactics employed and the wrong results achieved. Barely half a season had elapsed before he was sent packing. Memories of his bizarre strategy in Chelsea's Champions League semi-final defeat by Monaco, which sealed his eviction in favour of Jose Mourinho, were still fresh in the mind at that time. The Tinkerman, it seemed, could no longer pick the right elements to alter.
Then came his appointment at Parma in February of this year.
The club was shorn of its past financial might and appeared destined to drop into Serie B until Ranieri's arrival. His revival of their fortunes verged on the miraculous. Parma survived in style and Juventus shared the universal opinion that one man was responsible for the excellent achievement.
Ranieri's installation in Turin had a cohesive effect. Gianluigi Buffon and David Trezeguet both ended long-running speculation about their futures by agreeing new contracts with Juventus. Vicenzo Iaquinta, the Italy striker, was purchased from Udinese for £8m to partner Trezeguet, while a further £15.5m was spent on strengthening midfield through the signings of Tiago Mendes and Sergio Almiron.
Ranieri is now demanding central defensive "leaders"
in the mould of John Terry, whom he schooled at Chelsea. That archetype obviously doesn't match Jean-Alain Boumsong, who often stumbled his way through Serie B last season, and the one-time Rangers player will be offloaded if the opportunity arises. Juventus have agreed in principle a £7m deal with Deportivo La Coruna for Jorge Andrade, with Fabio Cannavaro, Andrea Barzagli and Nicolas Burdisso among the other names being considered.
Ranieri's eye for a player may have been afflicted with temporary blindness in his second spell at Valencia, where he relied excessively on Italian imports, but his transfer record at Chelsea is more than respectable.
Frank Lampard, William Gallas, Joe Cole, Petr Cech, Claude Makelele, Arjen Robben and Eidur Gudjohnsen were all bought on Ranieri's beat. Mourinho's achievements in the game are undoubtedly far superior, yet his swift success at Stamford Bridge was aided by the work of his predecessor.
Some part of Ranieri must yearn for the chance to tangle with Chelsea in the Champions League, but first there is domestic business to deal with. The Tinkerman and the Old Lady need to establish a happy household in the months ahead.
By MARK WILSON
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Hello everybody! Sorry for the wait. I was waiting for the deal between our beloved Juve and Zaragoza for Milito. However I am almost certain this deal will not be finalized. Instead Juve have reportedly signed Jorge Andrade from Deportivo La Coruna and Milito will be joining Barcelona after they missed out on Chivu. This will be the scenario unless a Miracle happens. I personally don’t think that Milito was worth that much (18 Million Euro plus 2 more if they make the Champions League). Maybe some of you are wondering who Andrade is? Andrade is a central defender that was sometimes used in midfield for Depor. He is very good and many great clubs have asked for his services (Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, Valencia and Inter Milan.). He has proven his worth for Porto where he started out after being played 12 out of 12 times in Champions league that season. He was the backbone for Deportivo La Coruna who was a little team that managed to beat Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia for the 2002 season. It was curious though, I was researching on Wikipedia his background and it says that he has already signed for 10 Million. A good price specially if Juve have asked officially for Barzagli this week.
In my opinion Andrade is an excellent defender and if given the opportunity to shine for a club like Juventus he will help us a lot. I have been watching Milito play in the South American cup and he committed this penalty that wasn’t 20-million-dollar-like.
In the comments I heard something about Nery Castillo. I have not been able to find a link that says this exact news but rumors are flying around. He is an excellent player and would be a great addition to our attack. A true promise and if you don’t take my word for it please see the goal he scored against Brazil on Mexico’s first game it will blow you away! Let’s keep our fingers crossed but I would not expect him in Turin this season. Also Frank Lampard will not be able to join Juve because his current demands are too high for us and in Chelsea he wants more so it is not likely or possible.
Our attack and midfield is a great promise and it is yet to be defined how our defense will look like but Andrade and Grygera are highly rated players. On the flanks we have many options so one of them will hopefully work out.
So everything is looking great except for Tudor’s comments that in Juventus “There are no friendships between the players. There is some reciprocal respect amongst the Italians, but the only thing that matters is the training and the match.” And that there he “learnt a brutal professionalism without any heart,” Sad really but going back in time when my girlfriend dumped me I had no kind words for her either so lets hope this is a case of an angry reject who was shipped back to Croatia with a frown.
I want to apologize for not writing. I moved back home to Guatemala and have been putting boxes in and everything so sorry, but I promise I will write at least one time every 2 days.
So what do you think of Tudor’s comments? The fact we didn’t put in 2 more Million Euro for Milito? Do you think we settled for Andrade? Where do you think we will thrive next season? What will our weaknesses be?
By: Juan Rohrmann
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Hello everybody! Sorry for the wait. I was waiting for the deal between our beloved Juve and Zaragoza for Milito. However I am almost certain this deal will not be finalized. Instead Juve have reportedly signed Jorge Andrade from Deportivo La Coruna and Milito will be joining Barcelona after they missed out on Chivu. This will be the scenario unless a Miracle happens. I personally don’t think that Milito was worth that much (18 Million Euro plus 2 more if they make the Champions League). Maybe some of you are wondering who Andrade is? Andrade is a central defender that was sometimes used in midfield for Depor. He is very good and many great clubs have asked for his services (Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, Valencia and Inter Milan.). He has proven his worth for Porto where he started out after being played 12 out of 12 times in Champions league that season. He was the backbone for Deportivo La Coruna who was a little team that managed to beat Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia for the 2002 season. It was curious though, I was researching on Wikipedia his background and it says that he has already signed for 10 Million. A good price specially if Juve have asked officially for Barzagli this week.
In my opinion Andrade is an excellent defender and if given the opportunity to shine for a club like Juventus he will help us a lot. I have been watching Milito play in the South American cup and he committed this penalty that wasn’t 20-million-dollar-like.
In the comments I heard something about Nery Castillo. I have not been able to find a link that says this exact news but rumors are flying around. He is an excellent player and would be a great addition to our attack. A true promise and if you don’t take my word for it please see the goal he scored against Brazil on Mexico’s first game it will blow you away! Let’s keep our fingers crossed but I would not expect him in Turin this season. Also Frank Lampard will not be able to join Juve because his current demands are too high for us and in Chelsea he wants more so it is not likely or possible.
Our attack and midfield is a great promise and it is yet to be defined how our defense will look like but Andrade and Grygera are highly rated players. On the flanks we have many options so one of them will hopefully work out.
So everything is looking great except for Tudor’s comments that in Juventus “There are no friendships between the players. There is some reciprocal respect amongst the Italians, but the only thing that matters is the training and the match.” And that there he “learnt a brutal professionalism without any heart,” Sad really but going back in time when my girlfriend dumped me I had no kind words for her either so lets hope this is a case of an angry reject who was shipped back to Croatia with a frown.
I want to apologize for not writing. I moved back home to Guatemala and have been putting boxes in and everything so sorry, but I promise I will write at least one time every 2 days.
So what do you think of Tudor’s comments? The fact we didn’t put in 2 more Million Euro for Milito? Do you think we settled for Andrade? Where do you think we will thrive next season? What will our weaknesses be?
By: Juan Rohrmann
