Fabio Cannavaro (11 Viewers)

[BillyG]

As a rule of thumb: Anyone you want or any deal that seems too good to be true - It won't happen. Any deal as bizarre as this: It's gonna happen.

true, looked at all the good players we were linked with that we now have to enjoy watching in other teams colours compared to who we ended up with....depressing

 

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[JCK]

As a rule of thumb: Anyone you want or any deal that seems too good to be true - It won't happen. Any deal as bizarre as this: It's gonna happen.

Exactly!

We'll sell Buffon, Trezeguet and Zanetti and buy Cassano, Qualiagrella and Cannavaro and the campaign is over.

 

[Nicholas]

How is this deal bizzare?.

 

[Zé Tahir]

How is this deal bizzare?.

He's old, washed-up, and a backstabber. Apparently Ranieri wants to use him as a starter which means we're not looking for anything better than him this mercato.

 

[Osman]

Anyone watching Real - Getafe whichs on now?

Fabio has been pretty decent, even if bit all over the place (No Lass Diarra means defenders are bit exposed).

 

[Nicholas]

He's old, washed-up, and a backstabber. Apparently Ranieri wants to use him as a starter which means we're not looking for anything better than him this mercato.

He'll do well here.

 

[JCK]

He'll do well here.

It doesn't matter. You also forgot that Secco sealed the deal. Had Moggi been the one who brought him back, even at the age of 45 he would have been considered hero.

 

[Nicholas]

It doesn't matter. You also forgot that Secco sealed the deal. Had Moggi been the one who brought him back, even at the age of 45 he would have been considered hero.

Silly me.

 

[Ibrahimovic9]

Cannavaro is definitely better than Legro and Melberg, now we need to get rid of Tiago, sign Diego and 2 quality fullbacks. Im kind of happy about this deal, it brings back good memories. Canna better have a season of his life next year.

 

[ZAF3000]

I am optimistic that cannavaro will enjoy a decent term with us if he arrives. When he was at Inter he was playing poorly. Then he arrived at Delle Apli he excelled. At Madrid his performance dropped back again.
I think the Juventus environment suits him well. Physically, he is still capable of playing for a year and maybe two (who knows afterwards). For a free player, I think he's a bargain.

I feel bitter that he said he was staying with us and then took the first offer he got to real madrid but lets not look at the glass half empty. Him going to Madrid poured us some liquid cash which was very much needed. When he was at Madrid he always spoke about Juventus highly, unlike that disrespectful Thuram.

Our defense is anything but solid. His experience can play a major role. Chiellini, Legrotaglie and Cannavaro can either form a 3-men defense in a 3-5-2 or a 3-4-3 formations OR you can always play the regular four-men defense with them rotating for the central roles.

If Cannavaro arrives the following are still very much needed:

1 x Right back
1 x Left back
1 x Left wing
1 x Offensive central midfielder

I honestly think we should work on keeping all our forwards. Our five forwards are in the top 7-8 forwards in italy and thats BIG. The defensive midfielders are top with Sissoko, Marchisio and Zanetti filling it out. If we sell Poulsen and Tiago (I hope) we can add another defensive midfielder OR better a central midfielder with defensive capabilities.
Left wing with Nedved's retirement we'll need a replacement in addition to Giovinco having the ability to play there.
Offensive creative midfielder is a MUST
At the centre back we'll have: Fabio, Gergio and Nicola as Rotating starters, with Melberg as a backup
Right back: New player + Grygera
Left back: New player + Molinaro
Goalkeeper: Buffon and Manninger.

Coach: No comments Unless they are willing to invest in someone better, keep him.

 

[Hist]

as a free transfer he is a short term solution and maybe a good bargain.. however the question is.. how much would his salary be?
unless he agrees to a small salary i dont want him..

 

[edgardavids2608]

I wouldnt mind him coming in and that would solve our CB problem for a few years. We need a RB. Honestly I am ok with Molinaro and DC battling for the LB spot and definately a lm. Considering Canna is free we could easily get a good lm and rb with our budget and use money from players we sell to upgrade another area depending on who leaves. Anyway I dont see us getting 3 defensive starters in one campaign so honestly Rb is my number one priority and canna is a free upgrade and our management doesnt like to spend money so its a good possibility.

 

[Gep]

First of all Canna was probably the only person when he left spoke good about Juve saying he was leaving with a heavy heart and hes aging and wanted to win more trophies before he retired. I got annoyed yes but still the man respected us unlike those other cocks. He's better than what we have and even on a free you cant go wrong.

 

[pavelnedy]

If he make us double(CL,scudetto), I will welcome him after 0910 season

 

[Vinny Del Pogba]

Cannavaro is definitely better than Legro and Melberg, now we need to get rid of Tiago, sign Diego and 2 quality fullbacks. Im kind of happy about this deal, it brings back good memories. Canna better have a season of his life next year.

This....


(p.s. you should see if an admin can change your name)

 

[Hust]

Wow, over 2 hours since the last post. Things have finally "cooled" down in this thread

 

[Vinny Del Pogba]

Here is an article running on the main page of Foxsoccer.com

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/9481874/Cannavaro-back-to-Juve?-Thanks,-but-no-thanks

"We miss this ... not Cannavaro."

This refers to the Scudetto and Italian glory, which is the caption on a picture in Facebook's largest Juventus group regarding the Old Lady's former and current Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro.

It's been a hectic 48 hours since rumors of the man who bolted Turin after the Calciopolli scandal and moved to Madrid possibly returning to Juventus.

Would he help Juve's less-than impressive defense?

He might, but when it comes to this kind of move, there is so much more that has to be factored in.

To begin with, he's going to be 36-years old when the beginning of next season rolls around. Since his move to Real, he has been anything but impressive and the same goes for his performances with the Italian national team.

He's clearly not the same player that led Italy to the World Cup in 2006 and even a return to Italy, where the mindset is more on defense than anything else, would expose him.

If he's not good enough to even draw any kind of interest from his hometown club Napoli, why would he be considered good enough for the club he left three years ago?

The biggest issue, especially with the Juve faithful, is exactly that — the man's loyalty.

Cannavaro, along with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, was the biggest star to defect from the Old Lady and not stick out the yearlong battle in Serie B. Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Del Piero, Pavel Nedved, Mauro Camoranesi, and David Trezeguet did it. Cannavaro did not.

One week he said he would stay with the club, and the next day he was off in Spain donning his newly printed No. 5 Real Madrid jersey.

Nedved, who has won everything there is to win in the game except for the Champions League and is the same age as Cannavaro, stuck it out in Serie B knowing that it would take at least two years to get back the Europe's premier club competition.

If they weren't respected enough, the players who stuck with Juve during their darkest days in Italy's second division are now put on even a higher pedestal. The likes of Buffon or Del Piero are some of the most loyal players in the game, even before staying with Juve in Serie B, and the fans love them the most.

There is no price tag you can put on loyalty and when it comes to staying with a club through the tough times that means almost as much as bringing in trophies.

However, Cannavaro was not one of those who bolted and because of that, the majority now calls him a traitor whenever they talk about Italy's captain.

They have every right to do so based on what Cannavaro did three years ago.

The Juve management has a lot of needs to address if they want to contend for the Scudetto with rivals Inter Milan, but bringing in a one-year solution is something that doesn't make sense.

Then what? Another summer transfer window wondering what is going to happen and who is going to be brought in to solve the problems in defense?

A one-year deal would only be a measure to attempt to solve the defensive woes on a short-term basis and could very well prevent 20-year-old Primavera standout Lorenzo Ariaudo from getting any first team action.

We've seen what has happened with Claudio Ranieri not playing Sebastian Giovinco on a regular basis, so why would it be any different with the next talented youngster the Juve youth academy produces?

But this is the Juve management we have grown to know over the past three years since their demotion.

"Why don't they re-sign Zinedine Zidane as well?" Juventus legend Jose Altafini said. "They need a central midfield! I don't see how Cannavaro alone can resolve Juventus' defensive problems. Age counts more in defense than in any other position and Juventus' backline is already slow."

Sums it up perfectly doesn't it?

 

[Bjerknes]

Agreed entirely with the article, minus the one part the author wrote about tactics.

 

[Max]

He's old, washed-up, and a backstabber. Apparently Ranieri wants to use him as a starter which means we're not looking for anything better than him this mercato.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Cannavaro looks like a smoked-out Daffy Duck.