++ [ originally posted by Eaglesnake_1 ] ++
Erkka, i respect your opinion very much and almost always i coincide with your points of view. But this time i cant:
Moggi and Giraudo influence are not overrated. For God sake, our performance in the last ten years speak for itself. We are a great team financially and also in the sports arena. We are respected and considered in the top five european soccer team. Well, who has managed us in this years??? Do you think all this has been not achivied by them???
Giraudo is making profits for himself. Is that wrong ??. HE IS PUTTING IS MONEY IN THE STUFF HE IS WORKING....for me, that an evidence he believes in Juve and in the things he has accomplished. I dont foresee another Juve administrator able to keep us runing at the high stakes we are now.
To call him a selfish bastard is unfair. Do you know him personally ? has you talked to him ? to insult someone who has enjoyed Agnelli family confidence to run the team for ten years, without having a first hand info is way out of bounds.
Yes, we are a global brand, as Madrid and Manchester. But the perception of our image in the whole world, at least in the last years has been mahaged superbly by this two men. We are on the three top world team concerning our popularity and diffusion at international level. Once again, who are responsible of this....
Lets see the day we get without this two men, if we can keep the same level we had enjoyed in last ten years.......
OK, then try to understand me. As far as I can see, the bond between the club and the fans is sacred. Giraudo doesn't understand that. Giraudo is a businessman, the only thing that he understands well is the figures, surely he knows everything about expenses and income. He doesn't understand a thing about anything that football is made for, he lacks the one thing I like the most, passion. He doesn't care how empty Delle Alpi is, he only cares about TV revenues and spectators. About Delle Alpi, it's quite obvious that he doesn't give a damn about the fans, the ticket prices are ridicilously high and will go even higher when the new stadium will be completed. He doesn't realise that football is nothing without the fans, and he's trying to get rid of the hardcore, the ones that make the atmosphere and whole occasion worth watching in the stadium rather than home. He certainly seems like a man without a heart. You said that he has proved that he's a juventino? How is that, he only uses the club to make money, and that's a fact. The only thing he wants from Juve is money. I also can't see why he couldn't be replaced, world is full of talented businessmen, and it's not like his doing everything himself, the board of directors really have influence when it comes to important decisions. And why is it unfair to call him bastard, I really don't like to mix cruel businessmen with too tight ties and Juve too much.
About Moggi, pretty much the same goes with him, he's not the only person that works, coaches make their decision about the players they want, just like the other stuff makes recommendations etc. Nearly every player in the world would love to play for Juve, and when it comes to signing them timing and filtering the real talents from mediocore guys is vital. At this point people always praise Moggi, say that he's a genius and all. No his not THAT special one, he also happens to be surrounded from every angle by talented professionals, people that know what they are doing. Scouts, doctors, coaches and even the fans, they all have their word, Moggi just runs the financial details with his other staff.
Not to mention that just like your signature says, in the end of the day I believe that it's not just about winning. Call me romantic, I admit that in cases like this I am one.... Yes, Giraudo, Capello and Moggi are all proven winners but I still dislike them all. Why? Because they don't understand or have lost their contact with the true spirit of the game. Football and Juve aren't just about business.