JUVENTUS F.C. - 2008-2009

05/08/2008 01:50
Juventus Players To Get €1m Each For The Double

If Juventus can achieve a glorious Scudetto and Champions League success this season, each Bianconero player will be entitled to a €1million bonus.

According to Tuttosport, Juventus players have been offered a massive financial incentive to try to achieve the Double this season. Each player would get 500,000 euros for coming first in the Serie A standings and another 500,000 euros should they win Europe's most famous competition, the Champions League.

The Juve board have come up with a system of incentives for the players in both competitions as the club looks to reclaim previous glories after the Calciopoli crisis that occurred in 2006.

In Serie A: each Juventus player would receive 500,000 euros if the team came in first place and 200,000 euros if the team came in second (ensuring that the team automatically qualified for the Champions League next season). Anything lower than second place and the players would not be rewarded.

In Champions League: each Juventus player would get 500,000 euros for winning the competition, 200,000 if they made it to the final, or just 100,000 for getting to the semi-final stage.

Juventus were stripped of their Serie A titles from 2005 and 2006 as a result of the Calciopoli scandal and the club have invested in new players this summer including Amauri, Christian Poulsen and Olof Mellberg in order to compete strongly on both domestic and European fronts this season.

Their pre-season preparations have borne mixed results, most recently winning against Arsenal, but the following day suffering a heavy 3-0 defeat to Hamburg

Italy eased past Honduras 3-0 in their Olympic opener courtesy of two penalties and a goal from a sensational Sebastian Giovinco.

So the Atomic Ant is living up to the high expectations that he has set. Can't wait for the season to begin to see how he plays for Juventus

TarunDang wrote:Italy eased past Honduras 3-0 in their Olympic opener courtesy of two penalties and a goal from a sensational Sebastian Giovinco.

So the Atomic Ant is living up to the high expectations that he has set. Can't wait for the season to begin to see how he plays for Juventus

That was a brilliant goal Giovinco is looking good.

Yeah! Just saw it on youtube
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=pr6VdahRDaw

bluenine wrote:

TarunDang wrote:Italy eased past Honduras 3-0 in their Olympic opener courtesy of two penalties and a goal from a sensational Sebastian Giovinco.

So the Atomic Ant is living up to the high expectations that he has set. Can't wait for the season to begin to see how he plays for Juventus

That was a brilliant goal Giovinco is looking good.

Arsenal must be kidding...reports suggest that they are ready to swoop with a €7.5m offer for Giovinco.

TarunDang wrote:Arsenal must be kidding...reports suggest that they are ready to swoop with a €7.5m offer for Giovinco.

Juve will not sell the "atomic ant" this summer, no chance. And I can't see why Giovinco would prefer Arsenal over Juve. Its just not going to happen.

If Giovinco fails to cut it at Juve this season, then maybe...

If we fail to sign a AM then there are high chances of him getting a regular starting spot in the team this season. So I hope he has ample opportunities to make his mark. And he can also play wide left so he will be backing up Nedved when needed

bluenine wrote:

TarunDang wrote:Arsenal must be kidding...reports suggest that they are ready to swoop with a €7.5m offer for Giovinco.

Juve will not sell the "atomic ant" this summer, no chance. And I can't see why Giovinco would prefer Arsenal over Juve. Its just not going to happen.

If Giovinco fails to cut it at Juve this season, then maybe...

TarunDang wrote:If we fail to sign a AM then there are high chances of him getting a regular starting spot in the team this season. So I hope he has ample opportunities to make his mark. And he can also play wide left so he will be backing up Nedved when needed

bluenine wrote:

TarunDang wrote:Arsenal must be kidding...reports suggest that they are ready to swoop with a €7.5m offer for Giovinco.

Juve will not sell the "atomic ant" this summer, no chance. And I can't see why Giovinco would prefer Arsenal over Juve. Its just not going to happen.

If Giovinco fails to cut it at Juve this season, then maybe...

Thats where I expect him to play - back up Nedved, and if he plays well, dethrone Nedved... he has the talent to do it.

CL: Alex inspires four-star Juve
Wednesday 13 August, 2008
Juventus crushed Artmedia 4-0 in the Champions League preliminary round with Mauro Camoranesi, Giorgio Chiellini, Nicola Legrottaglie and an Alex Del Piero screamer

Check out the goal by Del Piero:

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQMoRPFEvM

First hurdle has been crossed , what you think would be the aim for CL ?

TarunDang wrote:Check out the goal by Del Piero:

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQMoRPFEvM

The man is like fine wine!

If I said reaching the semi finals, a lot would find it a bit far-fetched. But I strongly believe in this squad that we have at our disposal, even without the much awaited AM that we have been trying to sign.

DS wrote:First hurdle has been crossed , what you think would be the aim for CL ?

Giovinco is on the verge of signing a new contract with Juventus.
The 21-year-old has been granted an increase in wages, as well as a two year extension until 2013, and the new deal could become official by the middle of next week.

The latest reports emanating from Italy suggest that Appiah is on the verge of re-joining his old club on a free transfer, and that the deal could become official within days or even hours.

Juventus are looking for extra cover in midfield due to injuries to the likes of Cristiano Zanetti and Marco Marchionni, and the relative inexperience of young gun Claudio Marchisio, who could be forced to start Sunday’s Serie A opener against Fiorentina due to the suspension of Momo Sissoko.

Sissoko
Poulsen
Appiah

CREATIVE MIDFIELDERZ...YER DOIN' IT WRONG!

kas wrote:

Sissoko
Poulsen
Appiah

CREATIVE MIDFIELDERZ...YER DOIN' IT WRONG!

Also C Zanetti and Marchisio Ledesma was a much better bet, at least he brought something different to offer...

I guess Ranieri is not confident about his defence, Juve are likely to play this season with 2 DMs, maybe even 3....

The management looks more intent on quantity over quality...and especially at a time when the quality of competition in the league has increased. I would have really liked to see at least Ledesma join but this management seems to have other plans.

Really banking on the old guard this season to see us through

I think Appiah is a much better player on the ball than the other two though

I hope he is. Whatever I have seen of him earlier when he played for Juventus was not bad at all. He looked decent on the ball & looks more of a creative kind than a DM.

L.r.d wrote:I think Appiah is a much better player on the ball than the other two though

L.r.d wrote:I think Appiah is a much better player on the ball than the other two though

That he certainly is... Juve should have gone for him earlier than Poulsen. If juve get Appiah now, it just makes the Poulsen transfer look so meaningless...

Sissoko will start regularly (if not suspended or injured) so it will be between Poulsen, Zanetti & Appiah (assuming he joins) to fight for a starting place. So a little competition will be good to get the best out of them. Like I said earlier the management is playing volumes rather than quality. The depth might actually be useful in the domestic season but I am worried about the CL campaign.

bluenine wrote:

L.r.d wrote:I think Appiah is a much better player on the ball than the other two though

That he certainly is... Juve should have gone for him earlier than Poulsen. If juve get Appiah now, it just makes the Poulsen transfer look so meaningless...

And Marchisio, he is a talented kid for that role.

TarunDang wrote:Sissoko will start regularly (if not suspended or injured) so it will be between Poulsen, Zanetti & Appiah (assuming he joins) to fight for a starting place. So a little competition will be good to get the best out of them. Like I said earlier the management is playing volumes rather than quality. The depth might actually be useful in the domestic season but I am worried about the CL campaign.

bluenine wrote:

L.r.d wrote:I think Appiah is a much better player on the ball than the other two though

That he certainly is... Juve should have gone for him earlier than Poulsen. If juve get Appiah now, it just makes the Poulsen transfer look so meaningless...

Oh yes! He was really impressive last evening

bluenine wrote:And Marchisio, he is a talented kid for that role.

TarunDang wrote:Sissoko will start regularly (if not suspended or injured) so it will be between Poulsen, Zanetti & Appiah (assuming he joins) to fight for a starting place. So a little competition will be good to get the best out of them. Like I said earlier the management is playing volumes rather than quality. The depth might actually be useful in the domestic season but I am worried about the CL campaign.

bluenine wrote:

L.r.d wrote:I think Appiah is a much better player on the ball than the other two though

That he certainly is... Juve should have gone for him earlier than Poulsen. If juve get Appiah now, it just makes the Poulsen transfer look so meaningless...

hmmmm so many average players. Perhaps the least creative midfield in the world, charging about kicking people. Watching juve this season is going to bore the $h!t out of me.

Lordanger wrote:hmmmm so many average players. Perhaps the least creative midfield in the world, charging about kicking people. Watching juve this season is going to bore the $h!t out of me.

There are some creative players - young Giovinco is probably the most creative kid in Italy, Nedved is still around, so is Camoranesi. Also, Marchionni is quite talented. Not sure about young Ekdal, but have heard that he is also quite creative. Tiago, of course, is useless.

I would say that all Juve need is exchange Tiago for someone like Diego. But even that won't be needed if a couple of their kids (Giovinco, Marchionni, & Ekdal) live upto their promise.

hmmmmm, its more the double pivot i dislike and the lack of options for when things don't go to plan. If they play a brasil style triple pivot i will cry.
Diego would be a great addition but it wont happen. Too many similar players limits options and makes a team predictable.
Stop the wide midfielders creating, double up on them even and juve will be impotent. Shooting blanks from 35 yards. But still i shall watch, even if it frustrates me.

Lordanger wrote:hmmmmm, its more the double pivot i dislike and the lack of options for when things don't go to plan. If they play a brasil style triple pivot i will cry.
Diego would be a great addition but it wont happen. Too many similar players limits options and makes a team predictable.
Stop the wide midfielders creating, double up on them even and juve will be impotent. Shooting blanks from 35 yards. But still i shall watch, even if it frustrates me.

That's why they should've bought Alonso instead of Poulsen who is basically the same as Sissoko and Zanetti. Wasted money on Amauri (a luxury buy) when they should've used the money to buy VDV/Diego and Dossena.

I think Amauri is a very good buy considering that we are also playing CL this season. We need depth in the strike force to cover for injuries & fatigue etc.
Yes, Alonso would have been the ideal buy in the midfield but Secco could not close that deal in time. Heck, Ledesma would have been great second choice but the stupid management has closed the transfer activities or so it seems.

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

Lordanger wrote:hmmmmm, its more the double pivot i dislike and the lack of options for when things don't go to plan. If they play a brasil style triple pivot i will cry.
Diego would be a great addition but it wont happen. Too many similar players limits options and makes a team predictable.
Stop the wide midfielders creating, double up on them even and juve will be impotent. Shooting blanks from 35 yards. But still i shall watch, even if it frustrates me.

That's why they should've bought Alonso instead of Poulsen who is basically the same as Sissoko and Zanetti. Wasted money on Amauri (a luxury buy) when they should've used the money to buy VDV/Diego and Dossena.

Ledesma or even banegra would have been perfect as cheaper alternatives to alonso.
Hopefully this will not cost juve too dearly this season.
only time will tell...