I'll agree with Nick's statements here to an extent. Juve does not have the talent depth nor quality of Milan. Facts are facts. But I wouldn't call Juve mediocre by any means. But the Scudetto and CL are far more than mere talent, of course.
And despite Milan's lucky streak between their Livorno loss and this weekend's Brescia draw (this season, compared to last, luck was clearly involved this time around), Milan has a problem this season of suffering let downs in smaller matches. Juve has had their share of both let downs and luck, but I'd argue that they've showed tremendous efficiency and timing of knowing when to step on the accelerator and when to catch a breath.
The difference between Juve and Milan right now is that Milan can get lazy or lose concentration as their Achilles Heel. Juve, on the other hand, seem to be treading water -- making the most to stay afloat with what they have -- and always run the risk of falling on the wrong side of the tipping point.
Case and point: this weekend. Most every match for Juve seems like a struggle these days. And they struggled in a match against Fiorentina that, well, I expected to be a struggle. Milan, on the other hand, had a home match and had everything to lose. They got a little fat and lazy, and took their eye off the game long enough to settle for a draw against Brescia.
Once again, Juve proved efficiency just as Milan proved their ability to dumb down to their competition.
++ [ originally posted by Vinman ] ++
Dare I say that I think Nick is 100% on the money correct....
Our team has a damn horseshoe up its ass
but things will start to change, once a very average Liverpool team knocks us out of the CL
Then, the dominoes will start falling :down:...............................