January 2011
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It IS Over.....
‘E’s not pinin’! ‘E’s passed on! This striker is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed ‘im to the bench ‘e’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is metabolic processes are now ‘istory! ‘E’s...
Official: Juventus Sign Alessandro Matri, Lose...
Juventus announced today via the official club site the loan signing of Cagliari’s former Milan youth product Alessandro Matri (‘84) until the end of the season at a cost of €2.5m. The club has also agreed a fee of €15.5m - to be paid over three years - should they decide to make the move permanent in June.
The loan fee will not be paid in cash however as Juventus announced the...
Juventus-Udinese: Team Of The Moment Win Again
Following their thrilling 4-4 draw with Milan and last weeks victory over Inter, Udinese came into this evening match as Serie A’s most in-form side. Juventus on the other hand are decimated by injuries, have a number of key men in poor form and needing a spark from within if it is not to come from the transfer market.
They started brightly but were undone by a sparkling Udinese team who...
GhostGoal: My Favourite Goal ~ Click To Read →
I took the opportunity to write a piece on a goal that means something to me personally on the fantastic GhostGoal blog.
Serie A Weekly: Alberto Aquilani Vital To Juventus →
Official: Juventus Sign Andrea Barzagli
Juventus announced today via their official website the signing of Wolfsburg’s former Palermo defender Andrea Barzagli. The 2006 World Cup winner’s contract was due to expire in June and as such a €300,000 fee was paid to the Bundesliga outfit. Dependent on certain performance bonuses that fee may rise to a maximum of €600,000. The player has signed a contract until June 2013 with...
"It Ain't Over..." Podcast: A Waste Of Oxygen
Beyond The Pitch Interview
Adam joined Anto on Beyond the pitch to discuss the current state of affairs with Juventus. We get into a lengthy status report into some of the key issues facing Marotta and Delneri as season one of the transformation has reached its halfway point. Topics covered include the rash of injuries including the one to new striker Luca Toni, Krasic and his reputation with match officials, the...
Sampdoria-Juventus: A Study In Cliche
A game of very few chances and even less excitement as Gigi Delneri returned to the Marassi stadium to face his former team. Both teams parked their proverbial buses and the picture below is almost a snap-shot of the entire match: both teams putting up walls and adopting the cliched ‘thou shall not pass’ negative mentality so often associated with Italian football.
However the game in...
SportsHaze: Lack Of Faith A Sign Of The Times?
Wherever you care to look right now, be it fan-sites, forums or indeed that new-found barometer of moods Twitter, you barely have to scratch the surface to find Juventus fans throwing their hands up in despair at the clubs current situation and longing for the ‘good old days’, and here is where the real problem lies.
Read more at SportsHaze.com
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"It Ain't Over..." Podcast Latest Episode
Recorded at the start of this week we’ve had more difficulties than a loan-bid for Antonio Floro Flores. Luckily the complete lack of real news this week makes nothing we said seem out of date, so please sit back, relax and enjoy the show as Aaron, Marco and Adam discuss the Bari game and the events since the previous show.
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Juventus-Bari: Southern Spirit Not Enough (For A...
After a morale-boosting win in Thursday night’s Coppa Italia tie with Catania, Juve came into this game suffering from yet more injuries but had at least shown they were back on track following the two heavy defeats in the previous week. Luca Toni’s knee injury ruled out the new signing for around four weeks which, added to Vincenzo Iaquinta’s continued absence and the omission...
“If I listened to the press every day we’d have 77 points and probably more...”
– Gigi Delneri
Gigi Buffon And Juventus: Finally, Superman...
“You wrote that the world doesn’t need a saviour, but every day I hear people crying for one. I’m sorry I left you”
Two hundred and thirteen days since he last donned the gloves for Juventus Gianluigi Buffon returns to keep goal for the Bianconeri in tonight’s Coppa Italia match at home to Catania. Normally this would be a run-of-the-mill affair with very little...
“Many have said ‘Why the hell did you stay at Juventus the last five years,...”
– Gigi Buffon knows there’s no place like home
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Talking...Well To Be Honest Lets Just See Where It...
Here, in the slot where you would normally expect to find a ‘Talking Tactics’ piece, il Tifosi has decided that the screen shots and heat maps can go the way of midfield protection, man-marking the oppositions only striker and putting yourself on the line for a cause. (Yes, that was a bit of a rant about the Napoli game sorry, we’re still struggling to figure out the HTML...
“To last year, yes there are similarities, but now there is a different climate,...”
– Giorgio Chiellini
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Napoli-Juventus: El Matador Flattens Shaken Old...
Juventus came into their second game in three days in a fragile state following the complete collapse against Parma on Thursday, and there would be no shelter or solace to be found in an unforgiving Stadio San Paolo in Naples. Following a shocking opening goal where Edinson Cavani was allowed to run unmarked onto a free header, the side rallied well and looked to be rediscovering the grinta that...
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Unrelated News: Quagliarella Out, Luca Toni...
Shock. Disbelief. Anger. Disappointment. Resignation. These feelings and many others besides are currently being vented at Juventus by their own fans who, still reeling from an abysmal loss at home to Parma also must cope with the loss of leading goalscorer Fabio Quagliarella. The striker, on loan with a right-to-buy option from Napoli, fell awkwardly in the early moments of Thursdays match and...
“It’s so painful to stop right when I was getting to my peak. It feels like I was...”
– Fabio Quagliarella (get well soon)
Official: Luca Toni Signs For Juventus
The club announced on Friday, via the official website, that Luca Toni is a Juventus player, effective immediately. The striker joins from Genoa CFC where he has been since the summer. Having also played on loan for Roma last season he has experience of being a reserve at a big club already. This will be invaluable to him at Juventus as will his previous experience of playing with many of the...
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Juventus-Parma: Happy Old Year!
Juventus began 2011 in pretty much the same manner they began 2010, capitulating to a poor Parma side and making one of Serie A’s lesser teams look much better than they actually are. It started badly with an innocuous looking fall for Fabio Quagliarella instantly turning into something far more serious, twisting his knee and leaving the field in agony. From there the Spring 2010 edition...
“It’s bad when a personal joy is followed by a collective disappointment,...”
– Nicola Legrottaglie
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The Diego 'Giveaway': Not As Bad As It Seems
As the transfer of Edin Džeko to Manchester City becomes ever more a reality, fans of Juventus are growing increasingly disillusioned with a piece of transfer business conducted by Beppe Marotta this summer. It is a widely held belief (one I share) that the sale of Diego to Wolfsburg secured an option on the flavour-of-the-month Bosnian hit-man. The Brazilian play-maker all but confirmed it...
Chasing The Third Star: They Couldn't, Could They?
As the second half of the Serie A season is about to get underway, every Juventus fan finds themselves asking whether or not this could finally be the year that the Scudetto is once again stitched onto the famous Bianconeri shirt. With the new UEFA Financial Fair Play regulations coming into force the revenue generate by European football’s premier competition becomes increasingly important,...
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Sports Haze: "If You Know Your History..."
When football fans point to the history of their club, most can reel of a list of former glories, the heroes they worshipped as children and the moments that defined their club. Many will point to championships won, trophies held aloft and famous goals…….
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Coreografia ~ Click Here To Visit →
This is a welcome to new blog I am starting to run alongside il Tifosi, as a place to put everything I am doing in one place; the Serie A Weekly columns and podcast, guest pieces for the brilliant BeyondthePitch.net and In Bed With Maradona projects I’m already involved with and various other ventures I will be beginning in 2011. It will not be to the detriment of this site as I continue to...
Five Highlights Awaiting Juventus In 2011
While most people are using the turn of the New Year to look back at the previous twelve months and review where their team has been, events at Juventus would make that a tortuous read. With no desire to revisit old nightmares or pour salt in wounds that have yet to properly heal Il Tifosi takes a different tack and attempts to provide a comprehensive list of what lies ahead in 2011. On we go!
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