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He has one quality that is also the reason why many of his performances are way undervalued even by many juve fans. Despite the age he is excellent tactically he often reads the attacking movements in advance so he does a lot of preventive marking. You don't see him tackling all the time or using his body like a chiellini would do not be is very clean. He needs to improve of course but he is a CB that has played and learnt 3 years with one of the best defenses in Europe, I can't understand why we would sell him now that barzagli is close to retirement and chiellini needs to be used carefully. It would be only for financial reasons but I think it would be a mistake

We do have caldara who is very good but yet to prove himself in a top team, rugani even though was not yet a starter has been playing every year more and was supposed to become with caldara the pillar for the next 10 seasons, of course sarri wants him but very surprised at seeing juve letting him go. He's way better than rudiger btw.

I hope it's not true. Excellent CB very undervalued but one of the best young defenders in Europe.

yes at the very beginning but since we had a great midfield with Pirlo, Vidal and Marchisio and very poor wingers he moved from a 442 to a 352/532 formation after a dozen games . Previously he had used mostly a very offensive 424 setup when he won Serie B titles with Bari and Siena. Given the right players he knows how to play a line of 4. I did not see many matches this year but in those that I saw it was clear he was not happy and excited as last year, clearly something went wrong with your management and in the dressing room. Mind you Antonio is a major pain in the ass and not an easy fellow to deal with, but that is due to the level of pressure he puts upon himself and all those that work with him. Despite all his faults I believe he is brilliant and a winner like noone else and he should be the center of a project. The league was not positive for a number of reasons but you still managed to win a cup and would have deserved to go thru vs Barca. Most of the names that are on the list it look like a joke to me compared to Antonio, it would be like having Messi in your team and considering swapping him for Fellaini because he is not a very nice guy

Laurent Blanc FFS , you have a great manager, probably one of the best 3 in the world and you go for Blanc?? that is madness for me

Not a chance in hell he will move in January mate, sorry but juve is not a second tier club that sells its key players during the winter window while competing to win all competitions even for a ridiculous offer (100+).Sandro has had an awful start of the season and allegri has put some pressure on him like on Dybala, but both are key players and need to get back on form if we want to have any chance to compete in CL. Next summer it will be another story if Sandro and Dybala decide to go, but that will be handled in spring when we will have the time to find alternatives Last match btw he started and played very well

I did not say you are ignorant, but that what you said is. Preferring one style of play to the other is perfectly fine with me and I actually happen to agree that the first year with Conte we played one of the most entertaining type of football ever helped by the fact that we did not play in Europe. Already from the second year while becoming more effective (way less draws than during first year) we did not manage to replicate the same quality and intensity once we had to play three competitions. An entirely different thing is to call our current manager, who btw has the best results so far in Juve history, a donkey or claiming we play horribly, that is both untrue and ignorant. It is not a question of opinion nor a personal insult it is just the way it is sorry. Sadly these days, it is the attitude of so many Juve fans who act and talk like spoiled know-it-all brats rather than fans for the club, that's the price to pay for so many years of good results apparently, people loose the sense of reality and do not appreciate what they got. I dislike and despise from the bottom of my heart this attitude that is the exact polar opposite of what Antonio rightly appreciated in English fans who support the club no matter what as long as players and manager give their all. Forza Juve and Chelsea indeed (at least until we do not meet :))

I guess each club has its own :) Don't get me wrong Antonio deserves all the praise he gets as a manager although he did not leave us in the best possible way, but fans that keep crying over old players and managers and do not move on and start insulting the new managers/players annoy the hell out of me and unfortunately at Juve we have so many of those

Conte is a great manager, one of the best at present and the first season was also memorable because unexpected. I always support Conte at least until he does not come back to Italy. Having said that Conte's widows are a disgrace for Juve fan base unfortunately. Our fan base is the largest in Italy but too many do not support the shirt and they prefer to support single players and managers. Allegri does not play spectacular football all the time but is an excellent manager and games like those won against Real and Borussia in 2015 or Barca and Monaco this year have also been excellent. Saying that we play horrible football is just pure ignorant and untrue and shows very poor understanding of the game sorry. After the first year we saw quite a few bad games with Antonio too, especially in Europe btw. Going back to Antonio I think he is not a manager that can stay more than 2-3 years with one club because the intensity that he puts in his job is so high that he burns the candle from both ends and it is very hard to keep that type of intensity from the same group of people for very long. I would be surprised if he stayed on for another year but I cannot see him staying for over 3 years despite the fact that he clearly loves Chelsea

I really do not remember Juve bidding for him, but it is definitely possible especially 2 years ago when he was younger and had played in Under 21. It is not a bad player and very likely that Conte will improve him. His price is probably a good 40% higher than it should but you guys have a lot of money so it is ok I guess

Not sure about Italy but for me Alonso was the best LB of Serie A 2 years ago at Fiorentina (Sandro was not yet starting) , Zappacosta is ok but not as good as Alonso

He is an ok player, not great but will probably improve under Conte but you paid him way too much

I do not think they agreed anything yet. Allegri likes him for sure very much but can't see us spending 40m for him. Currently there are rumours about 3-4 players Matic, Nzonzi, Matuidi and Can who is the only one I personally would put an offer for. I am not sure first refusal clause are feasible, those are gentlemen agreements rather than contracts

Morata vs Lukaku vs Belotti is a no brainer really

I would be happy to accept that bet no prob. You got yourself the best available on the market

congratulations you got lucky not to get Lukaku . Fantastic player and one additional reason to sympathise for Chelsea (except vs Juve of course ) I think Alvaro will do very well.

Conte had a fall out with Juve when he left and unfortunately I do not think he would have a problem to coach Inter, let alone Milan with whom he had already a deal during his last season at Juve but the club wisely did not release him. Bonucci followed a similar trajectory but unfortunately the club was not wise this time or had the balls to impose him a foreign destination PS: anyway Milan seems to be after Belotti

That was what he said after the CL final. Having said that, if Milan offers him over 10 million net I am quite sure he will start considering them. I am positive though that he did consider Chelsea since he has even stated in an interview that he wanted to play for Conte who was the one to pick him at Juve (even though he never coached him in the end). To be honest the timing of Chelsea's negotiations for the striker looks a bit off. Once they decided to offload Costa (a big mistake if you ask me)they should have got already an alternative in their pocket

that is actually a speculation from UK newspapers, I doubt it is true. Juve never put Sandro on the market and refused the offer at 60m. The position has always been that he was not on the market and any talks would be linked to the player asking for a transfer which he has not so far (it seems). They now have also offered him revised terms because after the surprising transfers of Bonucci and Alves it would really be a mess if we sold Sandro too. Having said that if the price is 40m £ I also hope you sell him to Inter

yes so far they spent 170 m, with Morata they would go close to 250 and they are also negotiating with Bayern for the Portuguese midfielder. It is also true that only a small part of this cash will be going out this year (40m so far) . They are betting on CL and a fast increase of their turnover. I hope Chelsea does not leave Morata to Milan, it would be another very sad moment to see him with that shirt.

you are right and probably I noticed it more in Rudiger because he played for Roma. However I do like tough defenders but I dislike simulators also when they play for juve like Cuadrado or Lichtsteiner who are good players but have the same issue. Rudiger I felt a few times he brought this malice to the next level in a few occasions and disliked him for that

With Antonio he will improve his tactical skills a lot, there is no doubt about that. When Conte took over Juve Bonucci was anywhere near the player he became afterwards. The issue is more about whether he is able to put the will to improve and to keep his concentration high all the time and on the side to improve his fair play record as well.

well bonucci is a different category all together. Rudiger is a good player but in my book it would never be worth anywhere near 40 million Euro. He is very strong physically and very fast. Besides he is able to play in two roles which is a value added. He is not very smart tactically and sometimes he looses concentration during the game allowing chances. With Conte he will improve for sure these two aspects because otherwise he will not play :) The area that I dislike the most is his character,he is not straight as a arrow, he often provokes opponents and simulates, and I am not sure he will be able to change that. He reminds me another player with the same attitude, Pepe

No Pogba was sold last year. Pirlo left in 2015 along with Tevez and Vidal and in fact the following season we had a terrible start. This summer is really unlikely especially after Bonucci left

possibly :) I actually think that we have a good subs in Spinazzola that is at Atalanta till next year and had a phenomenal season last year. You should have gone for Bonucci this year damn it!