Juventus Official Announcements and Interviews

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[tonykart]

Mostly because none of you understand football. You talk endlessly about politics and art (which you obviously know a ton about), but you suddenly don't have time to talk football on a football forum. Sometimes you guys just make way too much sense.

[Zoff82]

Not knocking you TK. I gave up on both of those boring topics. You make great posts and I do skim through them. I am used to your 2 sentence punch lines that bring more entertainment. You can't say much about this season except for the fact that more heartbreak is to come. Season was over back in November.

[tonykart]

[ricky2882]

[quote]29 January 2010

Blanc: «Zaccheroni: a guarantee of experience»

«Allow me to thank Ciro Ferrara, a man who esteem very much both from a professional and human point of view. Football is cruel and sometimes it leads to painful decisions. Ciro is still part of Juventus and we will study with him, serenely, in the coming weeks, how to proceed with our work together». Juventus President Jean-Claude Blanc, presenting new Juventus coach Alberto Zaccheroni, did not forget to thank the coach that led the team up to this moment. One must look ahead however and thus the choice of Zaccheroni: «shared by the sports structure of the club, the board of management and the proprietors – continued Blanc -. It guarantees us experience at maximum levels with Italian teams, which is necessary in this difficult moment».

The decision to lift Ferrara of his role was not dictated by emotion: «We have been thinking of it lately and having been eliminated from the Coppa Italia was determinant. We have been going through sporting difficulties for the last two months and a month ago I asked Roberto Bettega to return to the club to help me come out of this situation. We tried with Ciro and his staff, but after so many matches without a victory, being concrete persons who must take decisions, we took this decision».

Answering those who asked him whether he ever though of resigning, Blanc responded without hesitation: «I never thought of resigning. The responsibility cannot be of just one man and errors were made by the whole “chainâ€

[Bagg10]

[quote]Del Neri: 'Juve starts with Marchisio'
Thursday 27 May, 2010
Juventus' new boss Gigi Del Neri has revealed how he expects Italy international midfielder Claudio Marchisio to be central to his side's future.

Interviewed in this morning's La Gazzetta dello Sport, Del Neri set out his vision for a new Juventus capable of getting back to winning ways.

When asked to describe what his Juventus will look like, Del Neri said: “Aggressive, applied, organised. My objective is to make the opponent worry about us again, the opposite mustn't exist; we have to be concrete, care for the particulars, attack and defend at the same time.

“Andrea Agnelli said three words to me, all of them the same: work, work, work. I have got to know a young man of great worth in the sense that he understands football. I have the impression that he chose me in person.

“You shouldn't expect a revolution. We will not throw out the baby with the bath water. This group has value. Juve scraped together 55 points last season, which is more than nothing. There will be changes and adjustments, not twists.

“For me, Buffon and The Waterboy are two champions who we should focus on. They represent a legacy of class, experience and personality. One bad year can't cancel out Buffon and The Waterboy.

“The Waterboy is the charismatic captain of Juventus. For the future, I am thinking to Marchisio, an important element, a central midfielder who plays inside not outside. He is young, has a good temperament. I like him.â€

[Zoff82]

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[ricky2882]

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[ricky2882]

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Turin, 9 June 2010 – Juventus Football Club S.p.A. announces that the agreement with Udinese Calcio S.p.A. for the temporary acquisition, with effect from 1 July 2010, of the registration rights of the player Simone Pepe has been reached. The consideration for the loan is € 2.6 million, to be paid during the 2010/2011 financial year.

The agreement also includes the option right, to be exercised at the end of the 2010/2011 season, for the definitive acquisition by Juventus of the football player at a price of € 7.5 million, to be paid in three years.

[juventino_italiano]

So, we can refuse to sign him afterwards??

[red]

Looks like it.

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[ricky2882]

Looks like a good deal, especially with Krasic's impending signing. Pepe would be a useful sub for both sides of midfield. An Italy international as a sub cannot be a bad move, and we've not paid much at all.

[Zoff82]

That is more like it. Gave me a damn heart attack, paying 12 mil for this clown. How about Giovinco shuts his midget mouth?? The more he talks the more he'll be the next Miccoli and score goals on Juve left and right. That's a lot of shit coming from a player who was injured the week after he came back. He was never match fit to even play. When he did play, he was hurt the same week.

[tonykart]

Pepe at 3m is a good signing.