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by **Bagg10** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:24 am

Gianluigi Buffon
Giorgio Chiellini
Jonathan Zebina
Cristiano Zanetti
Hasan SalihamidÃ…Â¾ić
Mauro Camoranesi
Vincenzo Iaquinta
Alessandro The Waterboy
Pavel Nedvěd
Emanuele Belardi
Jorge Andrade
David TrÃƒÂ©zÃƒÂ©guet
Zdeněk Grygera
Mohamed Sissoko
Cristian Molinaro
Tiago
Marco Marchionni
Nicola Legrottaglie
Sergio Bernardo AlmirÃƒÂ³n‎
Amauri
Paolo De Ceglie
Albin Ekdal
Sebastian Giovinco
Dario KneÃ…Â¾ević
Claudio Marchisio
Olof Mellberg
Christian Poulsen

13:27 ratio and that's me being nice and not counting Amauri.

by **Amedio** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:27 am

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by **Bagg10** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:40 am

by **red** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:41 am

by **Amedio** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:41 am

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by **Bagg10** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:43 am

by **red** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:47 am

by **Amedio** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:48 am

by **red** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:51 am

by **Amedio** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:51 am

by **red** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:54 am

by **Amedio** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:02 am

Ladies and gentlemen, here's Secco's new acquisition, the guy who will try to change the shape of our team for a long time to come.

by **tonykart** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:04 pm

Ahmed... first of all you are totally exaggerating this Poulsen thing. He is dirty... who cares... so is Chiellini, Nedved, Mellberg and a lot of players. Get over it. Just because you think Alonso is god doesn't mean Poulsen isn't going to add to this team. Poulsen is good tactically and he will shut down the opponents main attacking threat. He is a warrior with a huge personality and will fit in well on this team. I love the way this guy plays and I am excited to see him rotate with Sissoko and Zanetti through the Juventus CM. We will have one hard as nails midfield with Poulsen, Camo, Sissoko, Nedved, Sali, and Zanetti. Our defence with Chiellini and Mellberg is rough as hell as well. This will be a very tough team that will fight their hearts out.

I have always been in favor of two DM's (especially in front of an average central defence or in a system where the SBs move forward), unless the CM is really dynamic. Alonso is a wonderful passer but he is not dynamic, influencial and he is slow. I still think we will sign him, but I don't think he will be what you are hoping he is. I would rather stick with the Cm we have now and pick up Montolivo (who is a young Italian and will be better than Alonso by far after this season). If we pick up Alonso you can give up any hope of an Italian playing in the Juventus CM for at least five years.

And yes, we have way too many foreigners, but you are the one who wants Alonso so bad. I would rather hold out and let Montolivo prove himself. There is no way Poulsen or Zanetti will start over Montolivo, but fans and management would be delusional enough to hang on to Alonso until he is 31.

The bottom line is that between Sissoko, Zanetti, Poulsen, Marchisio, and Tiago we have a solid CM. It is not incredible, but no team will be able to walk through the heart of our team.

by **Amedio** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:15 pm

by **tonykart** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:39 pm

You are so over the line with Poulsen. He is a monster and he is smart tactially. He will play his position well, support Sissoko and plug the gaps in the defense. Your opinion on Poulsen is so incredibly biased (for some unknown reason) that you can't possibly judge him fairly.

As Alonso goes... he is, without a doubt better than Poulsen. But, you are completely over-exaggerating his skills. This guy struggles for a place in Liverfekkin'wankscum CM and barely played in the Spanish CM. Marcos Senna (who, based on the opinion of the football experts in serieaforums.com, is worse than Alonso) took Alonso's spot in the starting 11 for the entire tournament. Do you know why? Because Senna is a smarter, more important player. Alonso is not the world class CM you make him out to be. He is one of the best passers in the world, but unlike Pirlo, his influence and importance in a game are minimal.

Montolivo would be for sale if we wanted to pay him Alonso money. The problem is, he is good, he is young, and he is Italian. And yes, Alonso would be the end of any possibilty to getting a better CM. Alonso is 26 and juuust good enough to not lose his place in our starting 11. With a player like Alonso in our squad, we will never upgrade our CM.

He is a good player Ahmed, but he is not nearly what you make him out to be, and when he comes to Juventus I think everyone will realize that he is not what they hoped for. He will be good, but very quiet and our CBs will be more vulnerable.

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