georginho_juventusygr Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 The highest level of football starts today thousands miles away in Shanghai, China with the Supercoppa Italiana. There have been worries about the typhoon, but its power will apparently decrease, and it won't reach the city by the time the match starts. The field, though, is an appalling condition. So, we start with shambles, one of the many that always haunt Italian football every season. (It could have been worse, but Massimo Ferrero has decided to keep his new coach Walter Zenga after being knocked out from the Europa League by mighty Vojvodina.) Last season, Juve won their fourth consecutive scudetto. Roma imploded, but they did just enough to finish 2nd above their neighbor Lazio. The three are the Italian representatives for the Champions League. For the Europa League, the nation has to do with Fiorentina and Napoli, who finished 5th thanks to Rafa's terrible relationship with his players. (Many have come out to the media during the pre-season.) Let's hope Genoa will have their papers in order so that they won't be kicked out from continental competition in case they qualify again this time. As to big clubs named Inter and Milan, they were nowhere to be seen. But they have been busy in the market. The saddest news from last season was, of course, the bankruptcy of legendary Parma, thanks to Tommaso Ghirardi's financial management. The club has been reborn and will start again from Serie D, with captain Alessandro Lucarelli sticking with them. Cesena and Cagliari were also relegated, replaced by Carpi, Frosinone, and Bologna, with the debut season for the former two. Antonio Conte still heads the national team, a collection of overexperienced players and mediocre boys. Sebastian Giovinco is the savior, but he somehow hasn't been called up lately. That is it for now. Benvenuto! Welcome! p.s. Don't forget to wage your bet as to where this guy with number 45 will end up: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 By the way, the Supercoppa is at 1 p.m. BST. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Eve you can't believe that Italian football is the best in the world. Was having a look at some old matches, though, and the nineties was completely and utterly dominated by some incredible Italian teams. Maldini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Sturaro crosses from the far side. Mandžukić rises and heads it in. 1-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Mandžukić crosses from the far side. Marchetti and Onazi have trouble clearing it. Pogba passes to Dybala, who has made room for himself in the box. He scores. 2-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Finished 2-0! First prize for us this season! Morrison looked good in his few-minute cameo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeBwoy Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Juventus just keep going on and on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the Yank Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Mon La Viola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abirdc Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Sky reports that Benitez wants the highly-rated Croatian central midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Inter. The quoted price is €35M. Deal is almost done I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakennusmestari Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Juve will win their 34th scudetto, fifth in a row. Hopefully they'll still sign a quality AMC before the season starts. And apparently Alex Sandro is almost officially official. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falahk Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Sky reports that Benitez wants the highly-rated Croatian central midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Inter. The quoted price is €35M.Deal is almost done I think. good deal for inter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeBwoy Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 good deal for inter Their fans are absolutely livid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeBwoy Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Actually think Roma may win the league this year. Good additions and fantastic depth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Lazio look exciting and fresh, albeit against a poor Bologna. Italian experts in here, is there any chance Lazio and/or Roma build their own stadium? Something more enclosed and maybe with a more moderate capacity ie 40000? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 That Keita Balde looks alright, not seen much of him tbh but tonight he has been impressive 2-1 great finish from Bologna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Lazio look exciting and fresh, albeit against a poor Bologna.Italian experts in here, is there any chance Lazio and/or Roma build their own stadium? Something more enclosed and maybe with a more moderate capacity ie 40000? Roma are building one, a big one: http://stadiodellaroma.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Roma are building one, a big one:http://stadiodellaroma.com/ Nice, glad to see it and that looks spot on to help the team develop. When do they start work as the plan is to open for next season it looks like? Lazio I assume will stay as they are then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Nice, glad to see it and that looks spot on to help the team develop. When do they start work as the plan is to open for next season it looks like?Lazio I assume will stay as they are then? The construction will begin at the end of this year. The goal is that it's finished for 17/18. Lazio probably will stay at Olimpico. The hope is, of course, that as many clubs as possible have their own stadium so that they can keep the money they earn. But Italy is famous for having a red tape that is far longer than the Great Wall and, perhaps, the circumference of the earth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Good start for Serie A today. Promising signs from new guys, but everybody can still destroy themselves in the following months. Džeko is good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Todays games are all evening kickoffs? Is that going to be the norm? I miss the early afternoon games, back in the day id have my roast dinner sat watching Serie A Id love a time machine to roll back the years tbh, feeling nostalgic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I have a soft spot for Udinese. I assume lower mid-table is the prediction for them this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I have a soft spot for Udinese. I assume lower mid-table is the prediction for them this season? I have just been watching their new stadium take shape on a video, its brilliant to see Italian teams get their act together on this front. Probably part of why they have lost they way, not making the most of revenue opportunities ... new stadiums should help that. Dont get me wrong, I love some of the older stadiums taht are unique like Bologna for example, but for the good of Serie A, if teams can get things right off the field, im sure it will come together on the field, as the talent pool domestically will always be there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 To be fair to Udinese, they punched above their weight for a couple of seasons. Udine is not a big city and Antonio Di Natale is getting older. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Èvening kick offs for the first two weeks of the season in Serie A is always the norm. They move them to the evenings because it's too hot to play in the afternoon in Italy, at this time of the year. So they give it a couple of matchweeks to settle down Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeBwoy Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 :eek: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 FM bug. Sort it out, SI! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Frosinone score. 1-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Samp 1-0 up against Carpi. I did chuckle a little too much at the name if Carpi forward 'Kevin Lasagna' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 2 now, poor Carpi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeBwoy Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Sampdoria 5-0 up at H/T. **** me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Milan down to 10 and Alonso scores a peach of a free kick for Fio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudge7 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Some freekick from Marcos Alonso. Always been really impressed with him when I've seen him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbrother Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Carpi now 5-1 down, shame their first goal in 'A is in such miserable circumstances Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 The site advisor thing on this computer has blocked the AC Milan website saying its "risky" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Even it doesn't approve of Balotelli. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Balo's back! Forza Milan! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoroPhil Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Boro have signed Michael Agazzi. Is he any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 For a club like Middlesbrough, I think he's quite good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 The squad to face Malta and Bulgaria: Daniele Padelli (Torino), Gianluigi Buffon (Juve), Salvatore Sirigu (PSG) Manuel Pasqual (Fiorentina), Mattia de Sciglio (Milan), Domenico Criscito (Zenit), Francesco Acerbi (Sassuolo), Giorgio Chiellini (Juve), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter), Leonardo Bonucci (Juve), Andrea Barzagli (Juve), Matteo Darmian (United) Roberto Soriano (Sampdoria), Marco Parolo (Lazio), Marco Verratti (PSG), Andrea Pirlo (New York City), Andrea Bertolacci (Milan), Daniele de Rossi (Roma), Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) Éder (Sampdoria), Stephan el-Shaarawy (Monaco), Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto), Franco Vázquez (Palermo), Simone Zaza (Juve), Ciro Immobile (Sevilla), Graziano Pellè (Southampton), Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Manolo Gabbiadini (Napoli) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 So exciting to see MLS players in the squad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoroPhil Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 For a club like Middlesbrough, I think he's quite good. Thanks. I think... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candre168 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Roma have started off decently so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candre168 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Roma really could have been 1 or 2-0 up. Totally dominated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Love Pjanic so much Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 We imploded. We can't challenge with Padoin and Sturaro as back-ups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 Džeko is the new Batistuta. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juventus Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I guess we are going to be the Serie A version of Chelsea...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candre168 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Roma deserve this. Fantastic performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candre168 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 We imploded. We can't challenge with Padoin and Sturaro as back-ups. I quite like Sturaro. You were missing Vidal more than anything though. 2-1 now, game is still on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 Game on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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