Halfway to Heaven? Juve still have their eyes on the treble
2019 approaches and Juve have amassed a record number of points over the first half of the season, beating their own 2013/14 record…
January 2, 2019 - 16:16 / Dave Long-
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Sympathy for the Devil? Bonucci Redresses the Balance
His early-season performances have been littered with bad decisions, poor positional sense and an all-around nervousness, but on Tuesday Leonardo Bonucci rolled back the years to produce a masterful performance away to Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League.
October 29, 2018 - 16:20 / Dave Long -
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Ciro Ferrara – The Unsung Juve Legend
Juventus 1994/95; Scudetto winners, Coppa Italia winners and UEFA Cup finalists. The Bianconceri scored 99 goals in all competitions as Gianluca Vialli, Fabrizio Ravenelli, Alessandro Del Piero and Roberto Baggio terrorised defences at home and in Europe.
September 23, 2018 - 12:05 / Dave Long -
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Operation: Europe. Phase One – Max Allegri readies his Juventus troops
So the draw has taken place and the battle lines are drawn, Juve’s next assault on Europe is about to begin.
September 5, 2018 - 16:01 / Dave Long -
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Why the signing of Aleksandr Golovin makes sense for Juventus
Aleksandr Golovin teared on to the world stage with a masterful display in Russia’s crushing FIFA World Cup win over Saudi Arabia.
June 17, 2018 - 9:47 / Dave Long -
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The Rise of the Foot Soldier – Thanking Juve’s under appreciated
The Serie A season ends this week and a seventh successive title is heading to Turin courtesy of a consistent and determined title defence.
May 14, 2018 - 8:39 / Dave Long -
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Which way now? Juve’s 2018 crossroads – Part two
We’ve looked at the past and present, now to focus on the future, starting with the Mister himself
April 17, 2018 - 8:40 / Dave Long -
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Which way now? Juve stuck at the crossroads after Madrid KO – Part One
Juventus’ deflated win against relegation fodder, Benevento, was a classic case of art imitating life. Twice they held the lead only to be pegged back by the bottom side, they won, eventually, and a magnificent Douglas Costa goal will have glossed over the performance….
April 16, 2018 - 9:27 / Dave Long -
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Quantity over Quality – Juve heading towards more trophies, but at what price?
Last Wednesday’s win away to Tottenham Hotspur saw Juventus progress to another Champions League Quarter Final, their third in four seasons.
March 14, 2018 - 9:29 / Dave Long -
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How Deep is Your Squad? – Injuries Push Juve to the Limit…
Although it isn’t quite the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan it seems a game doesn’t go by without Juve reporting a new injury.
February 15, 2018 - 8:18 / Dave Long -
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The new Ministry of Defence….
On 14th July last year the football world stood open mouthed as Leonardo Bonucci stood in front of a huge Champions League trophy with various AC Milan suits close by
January 11, 2018 - 6:52 / Dave Long -
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Born of Frustration – Allegri’s Adjustment Revolution…
I have previously written about Juve’s traditional slow starts to the season and although we’re nearly halfway through the season our performances still have a feel of ‘2016 Juventus’ in that we haven’t reached our potential yet.
December 12, 2017 - 8:01 / Dave Long -
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Juvefc Round Table November 2017 – Part 1
With the international break almost over and Juventus heading into the toughest part of the season, we put together another roundtable discussion between Juvefc writers to answer your questions.
November 15, 2017 - 15:56 / Dave Long -
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We Need to Talk About Paulo – The Dybala Dilemma
Saturday 23rd September 2017, Paulo Dybala runs on to a pass from Miralem Pjanic and smashes the ball home from the edge of the area, the first goal of four for Juve in the Derby Della Mole.
November 10, 2017 - 10:19 / Dave Long -
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Just a Little bit of History Repeating…
I’m no Shirley Bassey fan, I had to Google the title to see who sang that song, but she was right, we’ve been here before haven’t we? In fact, I’d go as far to say it’s a seasonal occurrence. Juve’s early season form can often be compared to that of a hibernating tortoise who has awoken from its winter-long slumber.
October 21, 2017 - 18:11 / Dave Long -
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Virtual Insanity…The VAR problem
In the summer the FIGC made the move, along with the German Bundesliga, to use video assistant referee (VAR) to help eradicate the inconsistencies from the game.
October 6, 2017 - 10:07 / Dave Long -
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The Gonzalo Strikes Back…
There are some players who find their level, where their ability matches their surroundings. For some this is an instantaneous match, you will remember 1990s Southampton playmaker, Matt LeTissier; a one club man who was as much a part of the club as anyone else
October 3, 2017 - 14:57 / Dave Long -
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All in the Mind…?
Welcome back, Juventini. First a warning, if you’re of a nervous disposition please stop reading now….
September 17, 2017 - 10:20 / Dave Long -
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Mercato musings…
A very busy summer transfer window ended yesterday, Sky Sports devoted their usual day to the subject where there simply is hardly anything to report other than a player being spotted in their local Tesco.
September 1, 2017 - 21:49 / Dave Long -
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Intrigue amongst the boredom…
The annual corporate bore fest that is the Champions League group stage draw took place in Monaco on Thursday, it saw a lot of grinning men in suits and various ex players….
August 28, 2017 - 14:08 / Dave Long
