Zeman slams Juve discount
Sunday 29 October, 2006
Zdenek Zeman reacted angrily to the Calciopoli appeal verdicts, claiming the Serie B season has been "falsified" by Juventus' discount.
The CONI Arbitration cut Juve’s penalty from 17 points to nine on Friday evening after accepting that the club had removed those directors responsible for the scandal.
“With the cuts to those penalties, the Serie B Championship has been falsified. The extra points handed to Juve prove that things will never change,” said the Lecce Coach.
In the top flight, Lazio’s 11-point handicap was reduced to just three, Fiorentina went from –19 to –15 and Milan’s eight-point penalty was confirmed.
“At least the Second Division is a very difficult League and Juve will have to struggle hard in any case to earn promotion.”
Zeman has always been the Bianconeri’s most outspoken critic, as his comments on the muscular development of some of their players prompted the long-running investigation into Juve’s medical staff.
He also suggested that disgraced director general Luciano Moggi had some power over referees long before this summer’s shock telephone interceptions revealed pressure on the authorities.
Ironically, the change to Juve’s status puts them in direct competition with Zeman’s Lecce for promotion to Serie A.
Didier Deschamps’ men have won seven on the trot to climb up to 10th place on 13 points, while the Salentini are two spots down on 11.
“We started well against Triestina, hitting the woodwork and taking the lead early on,” Zeman said of the 2-2 draw.
“However, as soon as we conceded the first goal, we lost control of the tempo and our heads. Our most serious problem is that we never manage to hold on to a lead. We’re not focused enough and must improve this at all costs if we are to aim for the top flight.”
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WTF is his problem????? Scared of some competition???? I think he is bitter about Juve cause they never wanted him as a coach

I wish he would just concentrate on his shitty team rather on our great team.