Here is what he said, finally...
What the hell is this for??

James Richardson said:
Old Lady's nerves on edge in Turin
Despite inching towards the scudetto, Juventus's season is falling apart just as it comes to the crunch for those below them.
Silvio Berlusconi isn't the only Italian leader looking a little tired of late. After their record-breaking pace through the first five months of the season, former juggernauts Juventus are arriving at the finish line all played out. Twenty-three wins in their first 28 games have been followed by one victory in the last four.
Even last Saturday's visit to bottom-of-the-table Treviso failed to produce anything more than a goalless draw. Fortunately for Juve, rivals Milan were even more distracted by their own Champions League ambitions and lost 1-0 at Lecce. That result ended talk of a re-opened title race, but somehow the scudetto doesn't seem that big a deal anymore after last week's Highbury hiding.
Not since the days of Anne Boleyn has a Henry given an old lady the pasting she received last Tuesday, and nerves are now on edge in Turin. Take the following sideline exchange last Saturday between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Fabio Capello:
Capello: "Don't play like shit."
Ibrahimovic: "If you don't like it, mister, take me off."
Capello: "Get off then".
Ibrahimovic, as he leaves the field: "Fuck off. And don't tell me I play like shit."
Tough talking, indeed. Juve have passed off the episode as a natural symptom of the team's will to win, which certainly is a relief - otherwise, it might sound like the lid was about to lift on a simmering pot of discontent should they fail to achieve a miraculous comeback against Arsenal on Wednesday.
Despite inching towards the scudetto, Juventus's season is falling apart just as it comes to the crunch for those below them.
Silvio Berlusconi isn't the only Italian leader looking a little tired of late. After their record-breaking pace through the first five months of the season, former juggernauts Juventus are arriving at the finish line all played out. Twenty-three wins in their first 28 games have been followed by one victory in the last four.
Even last Saturday's visit to bottom-of-the-table Treviso failed to produce anything more than a goalless draw. Fortunately for Juve, rivals Milan were even more distracted by their own Champions League ambitions and lost 1-0 at Lecce. That result ended talk of a re-opened title race, but somehow the scudetto doesn't seem that big a deal anymore after last week's Highbury hiding.
Not since the days of Anne Boleyn has a Henry given an old lady the pasting she received last Tuesday, and nerves are now on edge in Turin. Take the following sideline exchange last Saturday between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Fabio Capello:
Capello: "Don't play like shit."
Ibrahimovic: "If you don't like it, mister, take me off."
Capello: "Get off then".
Ibrahimovic, as he leaves the field: "Fuck off. And don't tell me I play like shit."
Tough talking, indeed. Juve have passed off the episode as a natural symptom of the team's will to win, which certainly is a relief - otherwise, it might sound like the lid was about to lift on a simmering pot of discontent should they fail to achieve a miraculous comeback against Arsenal on Wednesday.


