Didier Deschamps (4 Viewers)

oldlady87

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Juventus lack a real top striker,says Deschamps

France coach Didier Deschamps feels that the absence of a recognised top striker could hurtJuventus' chances in the Champions League this term.

The Serie A champions have long been in the hunt for a world-class attacker, but chased players such as Edinson Cavani, Stevan Jovetic and Fernando Llorente - who will join on a Bosman move this summer - without success ahead of the 2012-13 campaign.

"All the great teams need a real top striker in order to win in Europe. My Juventus had attackers like [Gianluca] Vialli and [Alessandro] Del Piero, while strikers such as [Christian] Vieri and [Filippo] Inzaghi scored a lot as well," Deschamps told Tuttosport.

"Manchester United now have [Robin] van Persie, Real Madrid have Cristiano Ronaldo, and Bayern Munich have [Mario] Gomez and [Mario] Mandzukic. That's the situation at the big teams.

"These are attackers who can be decisive for the team. When the team is in trouble, they can make the difference and turn a scoreless draw into a 1-0 win."

Deschamps was part of the last Juventus squad that won the Champions League in 1996.
 

napoleonic

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Sep 7, 2010
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Juventus lack a real top striker,says Deschamps

France coach Didier Deschamps feels that the absence of a recognised top striker could hurtJuventus' chances in the Champions League this term.

The Serie A champions have long been in the hunt for a world-class attacker, but chased players such as Edinson Cavani, Stevan Jovetic and Fernando Llorente - who will join on a Bosman move this summer - without success ahead of the 2012-13 campaign.

"All the great teams need a real top striker in order to win in Europe. My Juventus had attackers like [Gianluca] Vialli and [Alessandro] Del Piero, while strikers such as [Christian] Vieri and [Filippo] Inzaghi scored a lot as well," Deschamps told Tuttosport.

"Manchester United now have [Robin] van Persie, Real Madrid have Cristiano Ronaldo, and Bayern Munich have [Mario] Gomez and [Mario] Mandzukic. That's the situation at the big teams.

"These are attackers who can be decisive for the team. When the team is in trouble, they can make the difference and turn a scoreless draw into a 1-0 win."

Deschamps was part of the last Juventus squad that won the Champions League in 1996.
as if the whole world don't know about it yet... what's the point of them saying like that anymore? :lol:
 

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