Whatever he said, it is delusional and extremely exaggerated.
I missed you too!
I don't think you guys understood his point. He didn't say we will be in the relegation zone, but rather that our trend in results is DOWN, meaning that we are moving in the direction of the relegation zone. That's much different from saying that Juventus "will be relegated." He's talking about a comparative range.
Exactly, writting these posts from my phone, can be tricky. I forgot to repeat "zone" after "title contenders", that would left no room for misinterpretations.
But again Jack might have done that on purpuse, as he enjoys doing that for personal and public amusement.
My point has been the same for years, we are moving to the wrong direction! We used to demand titles and champions. And we have been gradually reached to a status, that we are pleased with only a fade hope for them, in the near/far future. And now we are ready to settle with the "above the average standards".
The continous decline is inevitable as we are keep lowering our standards and embrace mediocrity.
Do not confuse the tranfers we make now, with the similar "risks" Moggi took. He was pro, he knew better, but he still failed at some of them. However Juve had the champions to push her forward. Champions we lack now and therefore need more than ever. Those champions are hard to be found in Italy, as the last WC and CL have proved. My main point of criticism this year is that we have invested far too much at the declining Italian football instead of seeking for alternatives.
It is absurd ofcouse to consider us relegation battlers for the coming season. So absurd that normally i shouldnt even had to clarify that.
But if we try to be objective, look at the far future and consider our current table position, the pedigree of the players and coach we got this year. One can easily tell where our ambitions stop for the coming seasons and which really our are, as FC and not as fans hoping for the best...
For a reality check ask around non Juve and relatively objective football fans for their opinion. Or look at this very forum for our very own reactions onto a team, that got the mediore Italian players we got and then bragged about title hopes against a team that is doniminating the CL and her players the WC