B3N

Floro Fckin' Flores
May 16, 2010
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I love this guy. Don't think Juve are the club for you? Right, fuck off then. LOL.

It's ironic in a business sense as Marotta has always been very strong in this area and would surely want the most money he can bring in, but when you see that continued hunger and togetherness of the squad season on season it does make you stop and think about how we operate in a sporting sense.
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As evident in most of outgoing transfers, at least in footballing terms at most they proved to be sideways move and soon there will hardly be any place better than Juve for continues improvement and winning. That's when we all will fully realize the great man's policy.
 

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Bianconero81

Ageing Veteran
Jan 26, 2009
40,174
Making excuses for him? Let's not exaggerate; it's by no means a flawless policy. If you work for an organization and suddenly feel unhappy, it's the organization's responsibility to understand what is causing this dissatisfaction and attempt to rectify it. I get the impression Marotta and Co. are too pragmatic and don't make enough of an effort to understand the underlying causes some players choose to leave.
 

B3N

Floro Fckin' Flores
May 16, 2010
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Underlying cause, you mean money?

Management have their own model and so far it has been a fairly successful one. I think our players are being paid reasonably well based on their performances and our results. If tomorrow for example Dybala demands a higher salary then he needs to prove it by upping his game even more. We're not gonna just "keep him happy" because of a greedy agent or his entourage leeching off of him.

In case it's because they feel stagnating and want progress in their careers (which is bs often than not) , then in hindsight most of them proved to be anything but that and a shitty decision.

In Pogba and Bonuccis cases, they both went from being in world xi to your average Joe's that highlight of their season is just a moment of scoring against ex team and celebrating it.
 

Monty

Tuz Royalty
May 2, 2017
2,592
Underlying cause, you mean money?

Management have their own model and so far it has been a fairly successful one. I think our players are being paid reasonably well based on their performances and our results. If tomorrow for example Dybala demands a higher salary then he needs to prove it by upping his game even more. We're not gonna just "keep him happy" because of a greedy agent or his entourage leeching off of him.

In case it's because they feel stagnating and want progress in their careers (which is bs often than not) , then in hindsight most of them proved to be anything but that and a shitty decision.

In Pogba and Bonuccis cases, they both went from being in world xi to your average Joe's that highlight of their season is just a moment of scoring against ex team and celebrating it.
This
 

Rollie

Senior Member
Apr 15, 2008
5,143
That line about Khedira, the Trezeguet of the midfield...

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Beppe's is not a flawless policy, but the results to date have been solid. Vidal is the sale that really hurt, because management didn't replace his skillset at all. The others, not so much. Would we really want a moody, brooding Pogba, Coman, Bonucci, or Tevez hanging around such a tight knit group, not giving their all and poisoning the mood in the locker room? I don't think so. Three of those guys have had enough trouble with their performances as it is.

I also think it may be a bit of a draw for new signings, knowing that if things do go totally sideways management will let them move on. Pretty sure a big part of the reason we got Pogba in the first place, was because there was a gentlemans agreement with Raiola that we wouldn't hold the player against his will.

It's pretty unlikely we lose Dybala, Sandro, and Asamoah all in the same offseason. I love him, but Lichtsteiner's time appears to be winding down, which is fine; he's old, there's a lot of natural change coming in the next two off-seasons.

Everybody needs to occasionally pump the brakes a bit, and just let things play out. The Italian sports papers (English, Spanish, etc.) are rags, and their rumors are 95% bullshit.
 

Gian

COME HOME MOGGI
Apr 12, 2009
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I love this guy. Don't think Juve are the club for you? Right, $#@! off then. LOL.

It's ironic in a business sense as Marotta has always been very strong in this area and would surely want the most money he can bring in, but when you see that continued hunger and togetherness of the squad season on season it does make you stop and think about how we operate in a sporting sense.
I think it's the right to do, an unmotivated player adds little and could have a bad effect on the locker room. But with saying this and often repeating it, it also puts you in a bad position during the negotations.
 

MikeM

Footballing Hipster celebrating 4th place with Tuz
Sep 21, 2008
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Beppe simply understands the system of football. Clubs don't have ultimate power anymore. It's better to understand the situation and try to play it the best you can than to try and fit a square peg in a round hole.

Agents have power. Players have power. Money has power. The club doesn't have that much power.
 

Cerval

Senior Member
Feb 20, 2016
26,829
Beppe simply understands the system of football. Clubs don't have ultimate power anymore. It's better to understand the situation and try to play it the best you can than to try and fit a square peg in a round hole.

Agents have power. Players have power. Money has power. The club doesn't have that much power.
Clubs don't have the ultimate power if they adopt Marotta's strategy, not to be generalized as an overall state of football even if agents and players do hold more say than before. Bayern, Madrid, etc. still have power as a club compared to their players for instance.

You can argue that Marotta's stance is healthier or whatever but that's different
 

lgorTudor

Senior Member
Jan 15, 2015
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*puts ear to the rail track* you catch that sound? Must be the Tied Hands Express zooming in. The bluepilled apologists in here deserve to see what Real will do to us on Tuesday but I am sorry for my fellow sane Juventus fans suffering
 

B3N

Floro Fckin' Flores
May 16, 2010
6,623
*puts ear to the rail track* you catch that sound? Must be the Tied Hands Express zooming in. The bluepilled apologists in here deserve to see what Real will do to us on Tuesday but I am sorry for my fellow sane Juventus fans suffering
So you're the enlightened one that supposedly took the red pill? Well let me tell you buddy it either hasn't kicked in yet for you or you're unable to fully grasp how deep the rabbit hole goes and are stock somewhere at the early stages.
 

MikeM

Footballing Hipster celebrating 4th place with Tuz
Sep 21, 2008
12,829
Clubs don't have the ultimate power if they adopt Marotta's strategy, not to be generalized as an overall state of football even if agents and players do hold more say than before. Bayern, Madrid, etc. still have power as a club compared to their players for instance.

You can argue that Marotta's stance is healthier or whatever but that's different
Even if you are the biggest of teams, your power can still be compromised. Barcelona couldn't hold Neymar.

And you have even less power if you're in our situation. I always bring up Raiola, but the truth is that we actually need him more than he needs us. And that is a bad place to be. But if you're in that place, you might as well do your best within those parameters.

If a player wants to go then your options are to keep him and look worse to prospective players, current players, and you risk damaging relationships with agents that you need.

If you just let a player go then you can count on having an easier time recruiting players in the future. I don't think there is any scenario where you will improve your standing in the football community by holding players hostage.
 

Cerval

Senior Member
Feb 20, 2016
26,829
Even if you are the biggest of teams, your power can still be compromised. Barcelona couldn't hold Neymar.

And you have even less power if you're in our situation. I always bring up Raiola, but the truth is that we actually need him more than he needs us. And that is a bad place to be. But if you're in that place, you might as well do your best within those parameters.

If a player wants to go then your options are to keep him and look worse to prospective players, current players, and you risk damaging relationships with agents that you need.

If you just let a player go then you can count on having an easier time recruiting players in the future. I don't think there is any scenario where you will improve your standing in the football community by holding players hostage.
Barca couldn't keep Neymar because of the release clause, if PSG paid below that sum they wouldn't have released him

I don’t think it would look worse to prospective players, but I agree that might for agents

If we manage to keep having good results in Europe that won't matter and they'll learn to value and take seriously the club for its stance. We're in a position where we'd need to break the vicious circle of appearing as a transit place, the more you let that happen, the more it stays in the mind of the prospective players when you think about the club in question.

The club has its policy and although I'd prefer if we didn't have it, I'm confident we're going to remain a top club regardless. It simply would give us a hand if we'd be able to hold on to our assets
 

Bianconero81

Ageing Veteran
Jan 26, 2009
40,174
I stand by what I said. He doesn't need to come out and say "players can leave if they want to" in every other press conference. It's tedious. We should sell players if there's no way of reaching a compromise, but I feel we don't try hard enough to hold onto them; herein lies the crux of the problem.
 

JuveJay

Senior Signor
Moderator
Mar 6, 2007
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Oh ok, we're now pretending that Real Madrid doesn't have triple the value or double the turnover of us for the sake of smart ass comments. Cool.

I'm sure that has no bearing on the quality of players we'll face on Tuesday. We've done it before and can do it again, it's not a team of little bitches.
 

The Quazis

Senior Member
Dec 21, 2012
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Barca couldn't keep Neymar because of the release clause, if PSG paid below that sum they wouldn't have released him

I don’t think it would look worse to prospective players, but I agree that might for agents

If we manage to keep having good results in Europe that won't matter and they'll learn to value and take seriously the club for its stance. We're in a position where we'd need to break the vicious circle of appearing as a transit place, the more you let that happen, the more it stays in the mind of the prospective players when you think about the club in question.

The club has its policy and although I'd prefer if we didn't have it, I'm confident we're going to remain a top club regardless. It simply would give us a hand if we'd be able to hold on to our assets
Barca couldn't persuade Neymar to stay. I think holding onto the players against their will is retarded.

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Vialli_92

Senior Member
Mar 7, 2013
6,500
Selling to buy will not get us a CL title

We have to increase the net spend or get some very promising youngsters to develop and turn into world class players if we want to get a CL title

The current transfer strategy will see us keep failing to best the bigger teams consistently

Generally we are capable of taking down 1 big team in our CL runs but if we run into more than 1 we don't seem to be able to do it

This season however our performances are well below par, it is not enough to win the CL with having only a 20 minute spell in every match while being on the backfoot for 60/70 minutes per game
 

Cerval

Senior Member
Feb 20, 2016
26,829
Barca couldn't persuade Neymar to stay. I think holding onto the players against their will is retarded.

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Respecting one's contract is retarded? Some players are acting like spoilt brat, nothing forces them to sign for long term and if they did then that means they don't mind the club

I'm for letting go of players that have a problem with the management/coach/players, but besides that they need to be professionals
 

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