++ [ originally posted by _Emerson ] ++
So according to you, we should just buy alot of players no matter what it cost, because debt doesnt mean a thing (just look at lazio), and then we are guarantied to do well in both CL and Serie A. BUT it doesnt give us any more guaranties than today!, so im glad they are running a balanced and stable economy at Juve, so that the club can remain at the top of Serie A and Europe among the others in the future.
Its better to be number 2 for years in a row, than nr 1 one year and 10 the next year.
most definitely not.what i want us to do is to spend smart,as many other teams have done this season.we don't have to spend alot,but if the team needs changes then by all means get the money and spend it,even if it means selling stars.
nothing is guaranteed in football.but having better players,solving urgent problems and filling gaps in the team ensures us of a better chance.let's think long term for a change.to not buy any players this season just because we don't qualify for CL is stupid,cos we're probably gonna spiral further downwards.we dropped from 1st to 3rd last season,which landed us in the qualifiers.thinking back,if we'd actually spent better(or at all) in the winter we'd probably be out of this mess without having to worry about qualifying for europe.
a business can be run many ways.we have built ours around core values of prudence,investing in the future and buying smart.however we've predominantly seen the first of those values this summer in our buys,with moggi saving every last cent and as a result losing out on many players most of us thought were virtually ours.then look at other clubs,like man utd for example.they spend every season,not unnecessarily like some others do,and get returns year in year out from qualifying for the CL q-finals every time.
again i'd like to emphasize that this is a long-term business we're running.by hesitating we've given our rivals all the time in the world to snap up our targets and we've been left with old/risky buys.tell me,what do you consider the better transfer:buying the young,talented mexes for 4m for our ageing defence or possibly more for an over-the hill cannavaro?i'd bet anything that had we moved faster and been more decisive we'd see the results of this transfer campaign for years and years to come simply because we could've gotten so many players who'd have solved our defensive problems for an entire decade or more.