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Olympiakos V Juventus 
19:45 UK
Champions League – Game Day 3 [22nd October 2014] – Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki
Max Allegri said the game against Olympiakos is ” Not decisive, but important” whilst confirming Arturo Vidal will start tomorrow night in Juve’s Group A match against the Greek champions.
“I brought 18 players, plus the goalkeepers, and they are all available,” noted the Coach during his pre-match press conference.
“I have several choices still to make. I can be sure of the four defenders, but that doesn’t mean I will play with four at the back, plus Tevez and Vidal.
“Arturo is doing better and the last few days training in Turin improved his fitness levels. Tomorrow I hope to see an excellent Vidal, albeit not at 100 per cent for the full 90 minutes, but hopefully in good shape.”
With Fernando Llorente struggling for form and goals, the coach gave a clearer indication of who may start in attack.
“Morata has a lot of quality and great potential, so I will evaluate whether he or Llorente start. Morata is really growing a great deal.”
With Olympiakos having already beaten Atletico Madrid and the group finely balanced with all 4 teams on 3 points, the coach was quick to note the threat the Greeks may pose Juventus.
“What headline would I give to this game? Not decisive, but important. We have tomorrow in Athens, then in 15 days we meet again in Turin. We need the right performance in every sense.
“We have great respect for Olympiacos. They beat Atletico, they play good football and have a Coach who brought the Spanish mentality to Greece, so focus on possession and passing.
“It’ll be difficult for us and for them, as Champions League games are never easy. We must find a way to limit their strongest characteristics.”
“Going forward in the Champions League is fundamental and we absolutely cannot get this wrong. The atmosphere will be fiery and the fans try to help their team, but it’s the players on the pitch who decide the result.
“We must be relaxed and determined to play a game that is strong in substance and technique.”
Predicted Lineup
3-5-2 : Buffon; Ogbonna, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, Evra; Morata, Tevez
Injuries
Andrea Barzagli, Martin Caceres, Luca Marrone (Returning to fitness), Fernando Llorente (Doubtful)
Predicted Lineup
4-3-3: Roberto; Elabdellaoui, Botia, Abidal, Masnuaku; Maniatis, Miliovojevic, Ndinga; Kasami, Mitroglou, Afellay
Injuries
Dimitrios Siovas, Jorge Benitez
Formations
i’m done with f’ing juve…i give two flying f’s about serie a. We can’t do crap in a real competition against anyone.
If its that easy to drop em thats probly how much you cared in the first place.
lol shut up dude, i’m pretty sure i’ve been a Juve fan years before you were. Do you really care about mickey mouse serie a trophies? I don’t think we could even with the Brazilian Serie A
my sentiments exactly bro …….. fucking disgrace.
Im pretty sure you’re probably 15 if you talk like this. Not worth my time. Do what you do.
Dude, don’t be an uppity asshole. Us real fans are pretty pissed at the current state of affairs. All we can compete in is Serie A which everyone knows is a joke now. We couldn’t do crap the last couple of years in CL. First it was because the players didnt have experience playing an international competition, even thought most of the team and subs played for their respective national teams. Last year we were fucked by refs, the weather, the Turks. Then we did squat shit against benfica. Now it’s pretty evident that we just plain suck. We are hastily turning into Ajax, but that’s not fair to Ajax as they don’t have the quality players we do. Why is it that whenever someone makes a comment another person doesn’t like then the original poster all of a sudden becomes a shit nosed teenager. Grow some balls dude, you’re not the only one that can express himself and his disappointment, or in your case, conformity in the current state of affairs.
me sentiments exactly bro ………
The moment we switched to a back 4 our attacking style changed and had more chances on goal
seems like whenever juve is pressed they fall apart. it’s not really a secret. that’s how CL games are played and that’s why we keep playing like shit. i think a share of the blame is on allegri just as it was on conti, but overall it has more to do with the inability of our players to handle the pressure. we need a new formation and a few players who can get around a pressing defender. going to need a lot of luck in CL and Serie A this year.
not impressed so far this season. and if i’m coman or gio, i’d be furious. they both played great in the one start they had and never started again. meanwhile, llorente…
and those stupid fucking blue uniforms are almost as bad as those stupid fucking green uniforms.
I would not even dare visit goal.com comments section 😛 expecting a troll fiesta
Unless you want to punch a hole in your wall today, i suggest not going lol
Juve is a joke…. Disgrace.
They can win 35 scudetti in a row, who gives a shit winning a title in a shit league.
Juve might have been embarrassing in the way they played but many of you posters put that to shame with the shit you’re posting.
I speak the truth …. and sometimes, the truth hurts.
Olympiakos? Galatassaray? Benfica? … We’ve lost to these three garbage teams over the course of the last 2 champions leagues we’ve been involved in … You’re not gonna win fuck all if you can’t beat these types of teams from these other shit leagues while teams like bayern, madrid, barca and chelsea absolutely shred teams in the early stages …
we also tied teams like nordsjallend and copenhagen in the group stages, we’re living in a dream world .. Please, what a joke.
Maybe it’s time for Agnelli and Nedved to go to .. Clearly, the decisions these men make are not working.
agnelli deals with the bigger things like marketing the brand and how to improve finances. he’s not involved in the day to day affairs of the clubs or even the transfers. marotta needs to get his head out of his ass and stop signing mediocre players.
What do Agnelli and Nedved have to do with it? If anyone in management is to blame it’s cheapskate Marotta.
We might look better off than financially dead Milan, Inter but we’re signing the same shit they do.
For the one time he spends some cash, it’s on the unproven Morata with a buyback clause..
Marotta is the sole person who should grow a pair or go back to Samp
Calm your tits dude, every one of us will be watching Juve next match wearing our jerseys and waving our flags. In my case, sitting in my room alone on a shitty stream most of the time (though thanks to Dutch I now have svt flash streams which is pretty solid) screaming the goals with a big smile on my face if we win or sadness and rage if we lose. So don’t let yourself feel like you’re a real fan cause you don’t criticize the team and we are just some fair weather fans. Most of us have already been through the ups and downs. You have to admit though that the present and last couple years have been pretty disappointing considering the squads we have fielded.
It is, but its not in our control. People get so butthurt over something they cant control
it’s because we care and love juve. if you have a kid who does something bad, you’ll be angry with him. doesn’t mean you stop loving him. he’s not in your control but you’ll still get angry.
Football IS pure emotion, from a fan point of view, logics fly out of the window during a game :p
allegri said pirlo’s still not match fit. why the hell are you playing him twice in 4 days if he’s not match fit? and benching marchisio who is match fit? dumbass
That’s just beyond retardation
The game changed completely when Marchisio came on. When fit, he deserves to start over Pirlo from here on out.
My week has just been destroyed by a greek team.