Sentences with phrase «since juve»

Since Juve last lifted the trophy in 1996.

And since Juve will almost certainly be seeing the young German on Saturday night, how has he progressed this season?

(Although, we have had our share of zingers go back and forth since Juve beat Real Madrid a couple weeks back.)

I feel we should go all out on Griezmann and if that doesn't work go for Dybala since Juve just got Higuain.

Still important though considering the Catalan media is bullshitting on us even more since the Juve game, which will create a spicy atmosphere and the antimadridismo will get real.

Not exact matches

Its high time Juve and Arsenal rekindled there relationship, they spot very good players since way back (Zidane, Nedved, Davids, Buffon, Thurum, Pogba, Pirlo, to mention a few) plus the one player we got from them turned out to be the best player to wear our jersey.

The Juve manager was 10/1 to replace Wenger at the beginning of the month but has since shortened to 9/2.

But understandably, it is a whole different situation since it's an away game, but I still thought that if Juve managed to score 4 away goals, how unlikely that is, they are gonna be the one with the big advantage.

With Sissoko evidently failing to live up to expectations since his summer move to White Hart Lane, Pochettino's words were seemingly heard in Italy as according to The Mirror, both Juve and Inter have been alerted to the French international's situation.

I have been a silent reader for months now, been supporting Juve since 94.

Matic, who has made nine appearances in all competitions for Chelsea so far this season, has been an important part of Antonio Conte's plans since he took charge at Stamford Bridge and so it's likely that Juve will meet resistance in their bid to sign the Serbian star.

Dream world I would like Dybala, he has done well for Juve since his move and he could provide a strong attacking option on the right so it isn't so easy to mark Alexis out the game, we would be able to switch sides easier and stretch oppositions with possession.

After winning a Serie A title with AC Milan in 2011, the 50 - year - old was appointed by Juve in 2014 and has since gone on to win three more league titles along with three Coppa Italia trophies and two Champions League final appearances.

It would be a questionable move given the rivalry between the two clubs, while Roma have made significant progress under Luciano Spalletti since January to suggest that they can emerge as a genuine rival to Juve next season.

The Bosnian has played regularly for the Italian giants since his arrival so there is no obvious reason why he should want to leave, and as he has scored six goals as well as his assists, there is no reason why Juve would want to let him go so soon after his arrival.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

What's irking me the most since last night is the gall of these Juve, Barca & Bayern fans to play the collective victim card and act as if football is being destroyed by RM as a sport.

Vidal has been with Juve since 2011 and has risen to become regarded as one of the best players in the world in his position, with United linked with him several times during this summer's transfer window.

Justine Cluvert (Ajax, cheap and quality), Deogras Costa (Juve, may not be sold unless we splash the money, expensive option), Harry Kane (Spurs, expensive option but I remember solo Capmble was not Cheap since we're enemies).

Pogba has been at Juve since 2012, when he joined on a free transfer from Man United, but he now seems likely to snub a return to Old Trafford.

Paul Pogba shone at Juve before joining United, and Paulo Dybala has also gone from strength to strength since he joined — though he could actually do with replacing this summer if recent rumours are to be believed.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

... what happened to Ivan and Wenger putting a buy - back clause in his contract when they sold him to Bremen (Madrid, Barcelona and Juve do this)... mate i think you should also add the likes of Debuchy, Gibbs, Jenkinson, Walcott cos if you can keep this dudes and not send them on loan, rather give them new contracts then this guy should have been given ample opportunity in the first team... Bayern only acted wisely cos they know the young lad who scored 11 gaols in 27 bundesliga appearances is more like the future of the German squad and since Sanchez» weekly pay is just too much for a German club to pay Gnabry can offer them something close to it (Sanchez any day though)

The only sides that can take Sanchez away from us are City (stacked with Wingers since signing Nolito & Sane), Bayern (have D. Costa & Coman) and Juve (who arguably have the best squad depth in Europe and will they even pay close the 200k / w?).

And, as we've seen almost every summer since he's been the man leading Juve's roster construction, there have been a handful of free transfers that have turned out to be some of the club's best acquisitions over that timespan.

A big - time performance by Juve was needed knowing how hot Napoli had been ever since the opening weekend of the season.

Even with Beppe Marotta speaking before a good number of Juve games since the transfer window ended, we've pretty much heard the same in regard to the German midfielder's status.

Bernardeschi, 23, made 231 appearances while scoring four goals since arriving from Fiorentina this summer, but he rarely has been given an opportunity to start under Allegri (four starts) and has been one of the forgotten men on Juve's crowded roster.

AW will not sell him in the EPL so I suppose that Sanchez will go to Bayern, Juve or potentially PSG but I think Bayern will land him in the end since they are getting rid of Douglas Costa.

Bonucci joined Juventus in 2010 from Bari and since then has won Serie A five times, including their triumph last season, as his partnership with Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli has helped Juve to become one of the most formidable sides across Europe.

But it's becoming apparent that Juve are very much apparent with one of the youngest players to ever play in Serie A — which makes sense since the six - time defending Italian champions have been trying to assemble young talent from across the country over the last few January transfer windows.

Juve's transfer market this year is lining up to be one of the most interesting since the Conte revolution of 2011...

Since joining Juve for pennies on the dollar at 30 years old from VFL Wolfsburg, Barzagli has aged like fine wine getting better every season.

I mean, they won cups and finished second and might take the points in a Derby, but they only started to win leagues when Juve and Milan were punished for Calcopoli, a game - rigging scandal still in dispute and since which Inter have also been implicated.

• Juve's defeat by Madrid also ended a 25 - match unbeaten run in all competitions (W21 D4), since the 3 - 2 reverse at UC Sampdoria on 19 November.

That combination has been so good since it became Juve's No. 1 partnership up front for Allegri to go to.

Some may think this is low, since he almost got Juve to the Champions League quarterfinals, and won the Coppa Italia, but my biggest issue with him was his consistency.

The Colombian winger has flopped badly since his # 26m arrival from Fiorentina in January, and the signing of Pedro will allow the Blues to sanction Cuadrado a season - long loan back to Serie A with Juve, who were in talks with the player over the weekend and are confident of wrapping up a deal.

Juve and Milan had indeed been the most successful teams in Serie A since the new year.

Juve are now unbeaten since the final day of October in Serie A, a streak we hope will continue into the end of the season and see us on to the Coppa Italia, where there's another trophy waiting for the Bianconeri.

A victory by Juve on Saturday would give Italy its first Champions winner since Inter Milan in 2010.

This Real is going to be different from the one Juve eliminated at the semifinal stage two years ago, but this Juve has evolved into a much higher form since that time as well.

Paulo Dybala is back fit and should start for the first time since early January, but it's an unsung Juve player that Atalanta have struggled to come to grips with in the past.

Since we're busy watching Juve all the time, we figured we'd ask somebody who watches Liverpool all the time about the German midfielder.

For the sixth and seventh times since 2013, Juve will play a Champions League game against Real Madrid.

It's been even longer since the last time Luca appeared in a Serie A game — two months ago when Juve beat Fiorentina 2 - 0 on Feb. 9.

Juve surrendered all momentum after their blistering start and Spurs will now be targeting a first Champions League quarter - final since 2011.

Playing the second leg tie in Germany, Juve must work really hard to beat their opponent especially since Massimiliano Allegri's men are now without Giordio Chiellini,...

It has been a while since the neutrals have been able to witness a competitive battle at the top of the table, with neither rival able to match Juve's domination this decade.

It has been nearly two months since Buffon last started in between the sticks and wore Juve's captain's armband.