[retired_navy0614]

What? That the board don't care about the non-stars? He's just shooting his mouth off because he's not got as much money, that's all he's interested in. How do you know he loves Juve? He's certainly not come up through the youth...money. Always money.

[retired_felicityh]

Well he LIKES Juve and I think he wants to play for us for reasons.

If he turns out a flop at Man City, then I dont think any BIG team in Italy will want to sign him, so he would have to settle for a middle class team, where instead he could just stay with Juve and improve at a big club and become a star for the future. Im sure he knows this and if he wants to play for National Team, then he better stay in Serie A.

He'll also want a new contract so he can be in our squad. I just don't see why Man City? There must be something going on we don't know about, otherwise he is just plain stupid.

[retired_navy0614]

Well, he is a footballer...

[retired_felicityh]

Juventus Squad for England and Germany Tour:

Goalkeepers: Belardi, Buffon, Novembre, Vanstrattan.
Defenders: Andrade, Birindelli, Boumsong, Chiellini, Criscito, Grygera, Legrottaglie, Molinaro, Zebina.
Midfielders: Almiron, Blasi, Camoranesi, Marchionni, Nedved, Nocerino, Salihamidzic, Tiago, Zanetti.
Forwards: Del Piero, Iaquinta, Palladino, Trezeguet.

[retired_felicityh]

Ok, we lost 2-0 but it was clear that our team was still unfit and maybe tired from a long serie b season. Iaquinta was a bloody waste of time, Palla looked hungry and Chiellini MUST stay.

[retired_navy0614]

Nah, we've got enough centre-backs now. SELL CHIELLINI!

[retired_felicityh]

HE IS A LEFT BACK FFS! Legro looks like he won't move and how can you call Boumsong a player? He made a REAL effect today.

[retired_MrScotlander]

Missed the game because of barbeque.

Summary?

[retired_felicityh]

My Summary - Need more time to get fit and gel.

Friendlies: Juve test Magpies
Sunday 29 July, 2007
Claudio Ranieri can be satisfied with a good Juventus performance in their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United, as his men had plenty of chances.
Coach Ranieri and former Magpies flop Jean-Alain Boumsong returned to British soil this afternoon for their first real pre-season friendly at St James’ Park.

Although the Bianconeri are much further behind in their training schedule with Serie A kick-off a month away, they maintained a lot of the possession and had good chances with Vincenzo Iaquinta, Pavel Nedved, David Trezeguet and Marco Marchionni.

However, it was Newcastle who struck twice thanks to an Albert Luque penalty kick for Jonathan Zebina’s challenge on James Milner.

Youngster Andy Carroll came on as a substitute for Luque and within five minutes had pounced on the loose ball punched away from an Obafemi Martins shot, his first senior goal for the Magpies.

Just before the break there was some desperate defending from the home side to deny both Marchionni and Nedved’s follow-up.

Charles N’Zogbia struck the side-netting and Iaquinta fired off target from a good chance set up by Nedved’s deflected strike.

Former Chelsea midfielder Tiago Mendes also wasted a very promising opportunity with a weak volley from Marchionni’s cross.

Shay Given was kept busy in the second half by beating away a powerful finish from the inspirational Marchionni and was given a scare by Trezeguet.

Gianluigi Buffon pushed N’Zogbia’s free kick over the bar and the follow-up corner kick among a crowd of legs.

Nedved really should have scored when Raffaele Palladino’s cut-back found him unmarked in the closing stages, but their early pre-season preparations have inevitably affected Juve’s sharpness.

All in all, Ranieri can be satisfied with the performance against a side that is ready to start a Premier League campaign in a matter of days.

Giorgio Chiellini was played in the second half as a substitute, perhaps his final appearance before the £7m move to Manchester City.


Newcastle 2-0 Juventus
Scorers: Luque pen 9 (N), Carroll 36 (N)
Newcastle United: Given; Carr (Lough 65), Rozehnal (Edgar 46), Ramage, Huntington; Milner (Pattison 46), Geremi (Troisi 46), N’Zogbia, Solano (Francis 65); Martins (Dyer 46), Luque (Carroll 31)
Juventus: Buffon; Zebina, Andrade, Grygera, Molinaro (Chiellini 73); Marchionni (Salihamidzic 80), Almiron (Zanetti 80), Tiago (Nocerino 73), Nedved; Iaquinta (Palladino 73), Trezeguet

That is a full summary.

[retired_MrScotlander]

Boumsong didn't play? Well, he was a flop.

A new D L then?