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ZoSo

ZoSo

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I want a surprise moggi-esque move on the last day after we have signed a CB (Alex) and maybe a LW (if surprise move isn't a LW). I don't care who it is along as they're excellent!

Anyone (or more) of these players would be acceptable: Benzema, Rossi, Higuain, Tevez, Ribery, Hazard, Mata, Lisandro, Dzeko, Mario Gomez, Di Maria, Hulk, Podolski, Cassano, Falcao, Forlan, Van Persie, Anelka, Malouda, Bastos, Marko Marin, Pjanic, Kroos, Gotze, Jesus Navas, David Silva, Villa, Pedro, Ganso, Neymar, Elia, Fernando Llorente, Vargas, Marvin Martin, Ayew, Pranjic, Aly Cissokho, Robben, Kalou, Honda, Nani, Hernandez (Chicarito), Soldado, Bale, Cavani, Hamsik, Lavezzi, Perotti, Farfan, Hernanes, Suarez, Gyan, Adebayor, Banega, Renato Augusto, Andre Santos (Fener), Joao Moutinho, Afellay, Pablo Hernandez, Borja Valero, Diego Capel, Negredo.

:D

Besides obvious guys like Iniesta, Messi, Ronaldo but obviously we won't sign anyone of them.
 
ZoSo

ZoSo

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A transitional Inter, the arrival of Andrea Pirlo & five reasons why 2011-12 could be the season Juventus challenge again
There have been false dawns before now for the Turin club, but the coming campaign may well provide their best opportunity yet to force their way back into the reckoning

By Kris Voakes​

Juventus have threatened to make a serious challenge for the Serie A crown on more than one occasion since their return from the second tier in 2007 but at no point have they ever looked likely to come good on their apparent potential.

The summer of 2009 was particularly notable for talk of a 30th title coming out of Turin. There were seemingly endless reasons for optimism, with over €50 million spent on Felipe Melo, Fabio Grosso and Diego, who was seen as a key signing in their attempts to challenge Inter. Then there was the appointment of former playing hero Ciro Ferrara as coach after a promising two-game spell in caretaker charge at the end of the previous season. The result was that Ferrara was sacked by January and Juve finished seventh, crashing out of the Champions League before Christmas.

To many it may appear that the 2011 close season has provided a very similar backdrop for the campaign to come, with new boss Antonio Conte claiming that AC Milan and Inter don't see Juve as realistic challengers. But this time around there are seemingly more tangible reasons for Bianconeri followers to get their hopes up ahead of the coming Serie A calendar, despite the bookmakers insisting the league title will be a two-horse race between the Milanese giants.
INCREASED ATTACKING OPTIONS
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This time last year it was Vincenzo Iaquinta and Amauri who Luigi Del Neri had to turn to in his search for a vital goal whenever Alessandro Del Piero and Fabio Quagliarella couldn’t conjure something up.

This time around it will be Del Piero and Quagliarella who themselves will act as back-up to Mirko Vucinic and Alessandro Matri as coach Antonio Conte and general director Giuseppe Marotta have strengthened their forward line.

While Iaquinta and Amauri remain on the books, along with Luca Toni, the likelihood of them gaining many first-team minutes is very slight, which can only be a good sign.
BETTER MIDFIELD BALANCE​

Felipe Melo and Mohamed Sissoko simply never worked as a partnership. Alberto Aquilani and the Brazilian provided something closer to what Juventus were looking for, but were still left wanting when it really came down to it.

This year, though, it appears that a well-balanced centre-midfield pairing has finally been conjured up. Andrea Pirlo may well be the wrong side of 30 now, but if given the right kind of platform he could still have a hugely positive influence, and the signing of Arturo Vidal appears just what Juve needed alongside the former Milan playmaker. Michele Pazienza will also be ready to provide a capable foil when called upon.
ANTONIO CONTE​

If Juventini are really so desperate to have one of their own lead the side then they can’t have asked for much more than Conte being handed the reins. Unlike Ferrara, to whom many detractors have drawn parallels, the ex-Bianconeri midfielder comes with coaching experience – including two promotions – already under his belt.

He also has a reputation for playing with a dynamic, wing-based 4-2-4 formation which should suit the thirst at the Delle Alpi for a side stretching opponents with positive, attractive football. The black-and-white blood is also likely to come in handy as the no-nonsense Conte looks to restore his club’s former glories.
TRANSITIONAL INTER​

This is where the big factor comes in. A club can make all the additions in the world, but if a rival side are able to match their improvements then the zero sum can result in little progress.

However, Inter have struggled to make sufficient additions to their squad since winning the Champions League in 2010, with another summer of discontent hurtling towards its end with Samuel Eto’o set for the door and Wesley Sneijder still a potential departure.

Juve fans would love little more than to finish above the hated Nerazzurri for the first time since Calciopoli, and it seems increasingly likely that a power shift could be about to take place.
NO DISTRACTIONS​

There was something bittersweet about the 2-2 draw with Napoli on the final day of the 2010-11 season confirming Juve’s lack of participation in the Europa League. Yes, there’s something about Juventus Football Club that screams European representation, and the prize money would have come in very handy, but on a footballing level there was little appeal in the competition.

With the Champions League a long lost dream, another crack at the booby prize was not exactly high on the club’s agenda. And now Conte’s side will have up to 10 less matches to drag themselves through in the first half of the season alone, which will make a huge difference to a club hit hard by recent injuries. But of course, no distractions also means no excuses!
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God how I love goal.com's extremely Juve-biased articles by Kris Voakes and Carlo Garganese.

Marchisio is even invisible in this article :D

This guy is so biased he forgot to mention the challenges for the title from Milan and Napoli.
 
ZoSo

ZoSo

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Was selling Diego the dumbest move he's made so far? Would we have fared better last season if we kept him and Trezeguet?

Storari/Buffon
Grygera/Sorensen Bonucci/Barzagli Chiellini De Ceglie
Melo Aquilani
Krasic Diego Quagliarella
Trezeguet
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If Diego was any good we could have upgraded that to:

Buffon
Licht Alex Chiellini Ziegler
Pirlo Vidal
Krasic Diego Vucinic
Quagliarella​
 
IrishZebra

IrishZebra

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Diego has clearly shown how shit he is.

A CB and a CM/LW depending on tactics.

Vargas/DM and Alex.


That would be an amazing transfer window, Improving every position on the pitch that needed it, although arguably not LB.
 
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