The fact that Legro will go and Iuliano went shows me that Moggi will buy another defender
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I feel bad for Legro.
However, buyer beware when you purchase a 27 year old defender who only had one good season in Serie A prior to joining Juve.
Or maybe it was the time when I was yelling at him when I went to the Juve practice in Boston 2 summers ago.
Could I have been indirectly responsible for his failures at Juve???
Well, Could I?
However, buyer beware when you purchase a 27 year old defender who only had one good season in Serie A prior to joining Juve.
Or maybe it was the time when I was yelling at him when I went to the Juve practice in Boston 2 summers ago.
Could I have been indirectly responsible for his failures at Juve???
Well, Could I?
While I agree that the US National team is quite good, and enjoy watching them, it is ridiculous to say that being ranked tenth in the world makes them the tenth best team. Their rank is inflated by the fact that they play in CONCACAF. If the US played in UEFA, they'd never qualify for the WC. As for how well, they'd do if they used their best athlete's for football, that's sort of a moot point. They already use their best athletes for Basketball, and Italy's third best athlete's made them look silly at the Olympics.
Big big difference my friend.
Not to get into this again, however a couple of points need to be brought up here.
#1) The US Basketball team was without Jason Kidd, Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Jermaine O'Neal, Ray Allen,and Ben Wallace. In other words, 7 of the 12 best basketball players in the US.
#2) Teams like Italy are together all year, and their sole purpose is to train and play together for the benefit of the olympics and the world and european championships. Meanwhile, the US had their team together for a few weeks.
Whatever, what is done is done at this point, the US learned a valuable lesson that the rest of the world is catching up.
Like I said, the world ranking system is inaccurate because it does not take into account the quality of the opposition. The US qualifies for the WC by beating up on the little sisters of the poor, while teams that are just as good (like Norway, Ireland, Austria, etc.) have to play against serious competition.
And I have always said that tournaments are only applicable to themselves. Is Greece the best team in Europe? Probably not, but they did win Euro 04. They had the advantage of more rested players who formed a greater cohesion because they had more time together. The US benefits from the same kind of thing, and they have the added bonus of an easy route to qualification.
And I have always said that tournaments are only applicable to themselves. Is Greece the best team in Europe? Probably not, but they did win Euro 04. They had the advantage of more rested players who formed a greater cohesion because they had more time together. The US benefits from the same kind of thing, and they have the added bonus of an easy route to qualification.
Mazzone wins over Legrottaglie
Sunday 16 January, 2005
Juve flop Nicola Legrottaglie has confirmed his move to Bologna is entirely down to Coach Carlo Mazzone.
“I want to play football again,” said the defender who is yet to make a single Serie A appearance this season.
“I have to feel that I am useful to a team once more. For that reason, Bologna becomes an important stage of my career, especially as Carlo Mazzone is there.”
Mazzone has made a name for himself by resuscitating the careers of players other clubs had cast aside, such as Beppe Signori and Roberto Baggio.
He now welcomes Legrottaglie, who had pushed his way into the Italy squad during his time at Chievo, but has barely made an impact since completing his move to Juventus in 2003.
There were offers from Premiership sides, including West Bromwich Albion, but he opted for the Rossoblu for a very specific reason.
“If I am moving to the Stadio Dall’Ara,” revealed the Bari-born defender, “it is above all so that I can work with a legend of the game like Mazzone.”
Juventus are cutting down their defence with Mark Iuliano moving to Real Majorca and Igor Tudor also on the scoresheet, fuelling reports they are set to make a big money bid.
Director General Luciano Moggi is already looking ahead to next season and it’s reported that they will snap up Monaco striker Shabani Nonda on a free transfer in the summer so that he can be offered to Roma in exchange for versatile defender Cristian Chivu.
www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia
Sunday 16 January, 2005
Juve flop Nicola Legrottaglie has confirmed his move to Bologna is entirely down to Coach Carlo Mazzone.
“I want to play football again,” said the defender who is yet to make a single Serie A appearance this season.
“I have to feel that I am useful to a team once more. For that reason, Bologna becomes an important stage of my career, especially as Carlo Mazzone is there.”
Mazzone has made a name for himself by resuscitating the careers of players other clubs had cast aside, such as Beppe Signori and Roberto Baggio.
He now welcomes Legrottaglie, who had pushed his way into the Italy squad during his time at Chievo, but has barely made an impact since completing his move to Juventus in 2003.
There were offers from Premiership sides, including West Bromwich Albion, but he opted for the Rossoblu for a very specific reason.
“If I am moving to the Stadio Dall’Ara,” revealed the Bari-born defender, “it is above all so that I can work with a legend of the game like Mazzone.”
Juventus are cutting down their defence with Mark Iuliano moving to Real Majorca and Igor Tudor also on the scoresheet, fuelling reports they are set to make a big money bid.
Director General Luciano Moggi is already looking ahead to next season and it’s reported that they will snap up Monaco striker Shabani Nonda on a free transfer in the summer so that he can be offered to Roma in exchange for versatile defender Cristian Chivu.
www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia