swag said:
I don't think a revolution is necessary at all at Juve. Far to the contrary -- just a couple of adjustments can really change this squad from being just Serie A dominant to also being CL dominant. Those adjustments seem to be the need for a real playmaker (I think the rest of the players, save for some bench tuning, will be enough) and, unfortunately, a coach who thinks more creatively.
Now who am I to speak - since I think Del Piero should leave
. But I think big ideas are needed. Too many people are thinking as conservatively as Capello.
A revolution is needed. Juventus can continue to plug holes and soldier on or make an overhaul in philosphy. I think the best example of this is by looking at the most envious team in the Europe currently - Barcelona. In Laporta and Rijkaard's first full season they got off to a terrible start and going into the Winter Break were closer to relegation than Champions League. Why? Despite the new ideas at the club and the potential of Ronaldinho they had the cast-offs of previous Barcelona failures. With fresh impetus after the Winter Break they had a brilliant 2004.
Here is the Barcelona team that beat Real Madrid 2-1 - winning at the Bernabeu for the first time in many attempts with a few games left of that season securing second place in La Liga ahead of their rivals.
Valdes
Reizeger
Oleguer
Puyol
van Bronckhorst
Cocu
Davids
Xavi
Overmars (sub. Luis Enrique)
Saviola (sub. Kluivert)
Ronaldinho
So with the momentum and belief behind Laporta and Rijkaard many could consider it to have been a successful first season and if they performed like they ended they would be able to contest in their objectives not season. Not in the opinion of those men; running into second place and elimination to Celtic in the UEFA Cup said otherwise. They had a good squad that was able to compete well in La Liga but not that to win it and compete in CL. Look how much their team changed that summer as those two men set out to create a Barcelona team to be right at the top of the European game. Here is the line-up for the first match of last seasons title winning-side (Ronaldinho was injured I think):
Valdes
NEW**Belletti
Marquez
Puyol
van Bronckhorst
Motta
Xavi
NEW**Deco
NEW**Guily
NEW**Eto'o
NEW**Larsson
Out had gone SEVEN of those players that had featured in that Madrid match - that is they had left the club. Also Luis Garcia who would have played that match but was injured and Quaresma who hadn't worked. In came Deco, Guily, Eto'o and Larsson to be an alternative upfront. Barcelona had just redefined their attack and caused big drama in allowing Kluivert and Saviola to leave.
Here are those players stats:
Cocu: 36 starts, 5 subbed, 0 substitute appearances
Reiziger: 29 starts, 5 subbed, 1 substitute appearances
Saviola: 28 starts, 16 subbed, 5 substitute appearances
Luis García: 23 starts, 16 subbed, 2 substitute appearances
Davids: 18 starts, 7 subbed, 0 substitute appearances
Kluivert: 11 starts, 1 subbed,11 substitute appearances
Quaresma: 10 starts, 5 subbed, 12 substitute appearances
Luis Enrique: 10 starts, 8 subbed, 14 substitute appearances
Overmars: 5 starts, 4 subbed, 16 substitute appearances
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but along with that you may need to encourage capello to scrap the flat 4-4-2.