[Coppa Italia] Roma 1-0 JUVENTUS (Jan. 21st 2014) (14 Viewers)
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Who gives a crap about Coppa? Clearly not us. I would be much worried if we play like this in Europa League cuz we represent Italy and not only that. We finally deserve some recognition in Europe and another loss by Trabzon, Maribor, Slovan Liberec or whatever would be too much. If we dont take EL seriously, why bother participate in european tournaments? Lets just play in Serie A for the rest of out lives.
But come on, a loss against Roma with our second-tier squad at Olimpico for the Coppa? No damn given. Moving on, double is ahead of us (Serie A and EL)!
But come on, a loss against Roma with our second-tier squad at Olimpico for the Coppa? No damn given. Moving on, double is ahead of us (Serie A and EL)!
The EL definitely should not be viewed as a distraction
If we are trying to say that we're not able to compete in 2 competitions now then we should just call it a day and withdraw from the CL every year.
The team needs to start somewhere, and the EL is the place to do it.
The EL should only be viewed as a distraction by clubs with absolutely no depth, or clubs who are usually CL contenders. We are in neither of those situations.
If we are trying to say that we're not able to compete in 2 competitions now then we should just call it a day and withdraw from the CL every year.
The team needs to start somewhere, and the EL is the place to do it.
The EL should only be viewed as a distraction by clubs with absolutely no depth, or clubs who are usually CL contenders. We are in neither of those situations.
After they lost the BL to Dortmund ,the very next summer they added Dante,Shaqiri,Martinez(despite having Gustavo),Mandzukic.So thats clearly great depth.
And again,this is not a discussion about yesterday's game.You dint get my point.A team like bayern can afford to play their strongest X1 against a top team in a cup game because they have quality coming off the bench able to kill off opponents in the forthcoming league games.
We on the other hand have had Tevez and Llorente play non-stop without any rotation since we have Gio and Quag as the alternatives and cant always rely on them to beat semi-decent teams and it was clear in this case we valued league much more than the Coppa.If we had Mandzukic coming off the bench rather than Quag,who knows ,we might've just won the game.
I hope i've been clearer in my point here.
When was the last time an Italian team took the EL seriously?
Lazio perhaps last season? And thats because they had a foreign coach. Before that, Fiorentina all the way back in 2008. They just don't care about this tournament in Italy, it has ZERO prestige, the prize money is minuscule, and most teams struggle when playing on a Thursday, and having to back up for games on Mondays.
I have no doubt Agnelli, Conte and Marotta will say the same usual shit before our game against Trabzsonspor, but I expect the same weak(ish) lineups and indifferent play.
Lazio perhaps last season? And thats because they had a foreign coach. Before that, Fiorentina all the way back in 2008. They just don't care about this tournament in Italy, it has ZERO prestige, the prize money is minuscule, and most teams struggle when playing on a Thursday, and having to back up for games on Mondays.
I have no doubt Agnelli, Conte and Marotta will say the same usual shit before our game against Trabzsonspor, but I expect the same weak(ish) lineups and indifferent play.
You're right. However, it's that mentality that has caused Serie A to lose a CL spot and it's that attitude that damages the league time and time again
Weaker league = all the clubs suffer = worse off teams = less lucrative TV deals = less outside interest. etc etc.
It's all wrong, and if our mentality is to think that the Europa league is 'beneath us' then our mentality is disgusting. We're not good enough to disregard the EL.
Weaker league = all the clubs suffer = worse off teams = less lucrative TV deals = less outside interest. etc etc.
It's all wrong, and if our mentality is to think that the Europa league is 'beneath us' then our mentality is disgusting. We're not good enough to disregard the EL.
- Quack 
He is so much $#@!!! He did nothing!! And looses the ball every single time! Was and has never been more than a Inter Player!!
- Only good thing is that the top 3 teams in serie A is getting stronger! two seasons ago, we would have won the scudetto with the team today!
He is so much $#@!!! He did nothing!! And looses the ball every single time! Was and has never been more than a Inter Player!!- Only good thing is that the top 3 teams in serie A is getting stronger! two seasons ago, we would have won the scudetto with the team today!
2: 2011/2012 Milan would have likely beaten us with Ibra, KPB, T. Silva, Nesta, Gattuso and Seedorf.
so how have people calmed down now?
there was nothing wrong with the formation.
it was always going to be hard playing away from home with so many first team players missing.
Juventus does have great depth. I have many examples to prove this. The drama shown on this forum is the reason Zach treats you all like the peasant rapists that you are
there was nothing wrong with the formation.
it was always going to be hard playing away from home with so many first team players missing.
Juventus does have great depth. I have many examples to prove this. The drama shown on this forum is the reason Zach treats you all like the peasant rapists that you are