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Pogba left out of the squad for the Pescara game for twice being late for training.

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Leisurely stroll in the park, though nice to see Juve had their shooting boots on for a change.

Juve's defence was rubbish.

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Sunday November 11 2012

Juve can thank Inter
There were fears the Juventus spell was broken, but if anything Susy Campanale warns Inter have done them a favour by ending that 49-match unbeaten run.

Inter might end up regretting their 3-1 victory in Turin, for it could prove to be just the slap in the face that Juventus needed. After 49 games unbeaten, the Old Lady was looking complacent, arrogant and prepared only to do the bare minimum amount of work to get a result. This team had become the absolute antithesis of Antonio Conte’s vision. Not even a draw with Nordsjaelland, scraping a win against Bologna or robbing Catania of points were enough to shake them out of this self-imposed stupor. They’re awake now and boy did they need it!

The truth is that the defeat to Inter was the logical culmination of a journey Juve had been on for some time. After all, what made them so thrilling and unstoppable last season was their almost desperate hunger for success, eager to put their recent disasters behind them and embody the spirit of Conte screaming at them from the touchline. Recent performances were shoddy, half-hearted and doing no more than was necessary. They had become accustomed to being unbeatable and forgot how they put together that run in the first place. Juve weren’t the most skilful side last season, but they were easily the most determined, aggressive and hard-working.

I also don’t think it’s a coincidence that Juventus started losing their fire when assistant manager Angelo Alessio returned from suspension. A tactical advisor to Conte he may be, but Alessio is a quiet, gentle and frankly dull man. He’s not one to rattle the walls at half-time or shout orders during a difficult moment of a game. Massimo Carrera had far more of Conte’s spirit, leadership skills and ability to talk up the troops. Perhaps the setbacks prompted a reshuffle in the locker room with Carrera doing the team talks and Alessio fiddling about with a tactics board?

A 4-0 win over Nordsjaelland and 6-1 triumph in Pescara suggest Juve got the wake-up call they needed to stop the slide into mediocre complacency. That defeat to Inter may well end up being the best thing that could’ve happened to Juventus.

http://www.football-italia.net/27147/ju ... hank-inter

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http://video.repubblica.it/sport/golead ... o&ref=fblc

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Apparently we have a bid on the naming rights to our stadium.

http://radiojuveweb.wordpress.com/2012/ ... o-sponsor/

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I'm sure the commentators/headline writers would enjoy that sponsor.

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I was hoping for a higher profile sponser but I guess we're getting a decent deal if they're agreeing to a 15 year deal.

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As a fan of the Nazionale someone needs to tell Marchisio not to risk injury for a goal with Juventus.

Yes, it could potentially cost Juve money by having to pay the Ref extra for a PK. But it's not worth his health.

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Now that you mention it, I remember seeing something about that a while back. I don't remember much about the details though. Do you know how much they sold the rights to sell the rights for? Either way I'm sure more details will come out about both deals in their entirety in the coming days.

On a different note: I'm happy to see that Buffon and Pirlo aren't starting tomorrow. Hopefully Marchisio doesn't play any more than a half either, same for Chiellini and Barzagli. We can't afford any injuries. More so because we have probably the most important game of the season against Chelsea next week, and less so because we face Lazio this weekend.

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Can't remember the details.

As for the friendly, I can't agree with you on Prandelli going easy on Juve players. Been listening to Celtic banging on about the same thing all week and don't see why their players should get special treatment before Aberdeen play them at the weekend.

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When Italy has qualifiers, we usually have 8 players called up and 5-6 starting. We deserve some kind of consideration for friendly games.

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Thought that was one of Juve's best performances of the season.

They moved the ball around really well and at a good, high tempo for the first hour or so. Was the first time they've really forced a high tempo in a game for a while.

Never allowed Lazio to establish any sort of platform in the game or to threaten to create chance.

Lazio are a good side, though, so Juve were never going to create heaps of really clear chances, but more than enough chances were created to win the game, but the old failing of wastefulness is still there.

Didn't really understand switching Vidal and Pogba. Juve sort of lost their way after that and weren't particularly dangerous in the last twenty minutes or so.

Though Bonucci really stepped up to compensate for Pirlo's absence with some great passing out from the back.

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Vidal wasn't switched out, was he?

Even though Lazio played really defensive, we created a bunch of chances, and Giovinco should've really finished one or two of his.

Chelsea lost to west brom today. I don't know if we can read much into that, but hopefully it means they're taking a dip right when we're about the play them in a crucial CL match.

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On another note, it's nice to see Pepe again, although his crosses we're shit today.

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Wouldn't read too much into the Chelsea loss.

West Brom are a good side, particularly at home and Chelsea just aren't that good a side.

They're there to be beaten.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20385539