Nothing but praise for this guy. Next year will be very tricky if we're not careful though.
Indeed. 2014/15 will mark one of our greatest seasons of all time. It's incredibly difficult to top this. We cannot expect that.
Next season our aim is to win the scudetto and to consolidate our place as a top 8 team in Europe. I think that's a great aim, and a realistic one.
Once you're constantly reaching those quarter finals and semi finals of the CL, there's always a decent chance of slipping back into the final again at some point.
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That's who we've got to be now. The club that's always "up there", sniffing about. Ready to pounce and get back into the final at the first opportune moment.
Why is everyone so pessimestic? We can easily win the double every year for the next 5 years, thus we will have other chances to win the treble. It all now depends on who we sign and who we keep.
Honestly, I think we're going to be standing at the San Siro next year. The team has an aura to it right now, its in very capable hands with a young manager who still feels he has more to achieve.
The way Bonucci took off his medal and walked away it looked like he was heading straight for the training ground to do even better. Future captain imo.
I too hope this season is just a starting point, but I'm just not optimistic. Next season is almost bound to be disappointing & we (the entire club) need to be able to deal with that.
Then again, this could be the immense frustration talking.
we have to be realistic and assume we might not face an easy task next season.
next season in round of 16 we might run into barca or chelsea.
that doest mean it's imossible to go thorugh. but we need the new signings to give us the extra edge.
You're right. Pirlo was a gamble and he didn't provide. We hoped for a miracle pass or a free kick, but...
Even if he stays he won't play in so many important games next year. This is why we are looking for so many midfielders.
Allegri made the right call with him, but he was off form. What failed Allegri in Berlin was our strongest weapon. We failed as a team in the first minutes. We were too nervous and we didn't cover the spaces well. This is only due to lack of experience. That's why we needed experienced players like Pirlo to lead the team in such circumstances. But it wasn't his day and probably he is well past it
In the grand scheme of things, Juve is definitely headed in the right direction in terms of creating a sustainable European mentality. That said though, like Klin and a couple of others said above, immediately, there is bound to be some shuffling around, largely to keep the motivation and hunger alive, domestically and continentally.
For me personally, I think Juve would struggle to get another scudetto next year. I said that last year too, largely due to motivation. But this time I feel like the team has definitely reached its ceiling. So certain elements will definitely change, for better or worse. Pirlo moving on would have an interesting domino effect. I do think we will struggle slightly in Europe too next season, but it will be a short lived struggle, only to grapple with the changes we make over the summer.
The club/squad is going to be in transition over the summer, and a large part of what we do over the next 5 year cycle will come down to this Mercato, after one of the most successful seasons in our history. How we use the money, who we use it on, and how they integrate with the Juve dynamic.
Personally, next season will be a bit of a struggle, but the one after is likely to make another splash in Europe, and perhaps even reach the final again in the next 3-4 years. It's possible, but a lot of it comes down to who leaves and who comes this Mercato to set the tone for the club.
Morata, Tevez, Vidal and Pogba absolutely have to stay if next year is going to be even remotely mirroring this one.