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I kinda liked Ramires on the wing, he's not Mata or Hazard but he gives great balance in the defensive phase, he slides back to form a 3 men midfield.. we had a similar situation a couple years back playing with Krasic and Marchisio on the wings. of course Marchisio was not the best for the role but it was necessary to release Krasic from most defensive tasks, like you do with the others offensive midfielders(not yesterday, Oscar had to be close to Pirlo)

I agree I can't, as Juve fan, not admire Chelsea for what they did last year, beating the odds, not just strong opponents =) my comment was just about this match, which I believe had a fair result in the end!

point of views... you scored two long distance goals, one with a deflection. and had a good chance with Mata after a great combination with Hazard. on the other hand we had, goals apart, 3 great opportunities and hitted the cross bar when we were 2-2. can't blame it on Juve if your players sometimes make mistakes, the draw was a fair result imo.. =)

Great match, good point =) great gol from Oscar and I really envy you for signing Hazard, he's still a little raw, but in time he'll get a lot better, probably one of the best with Messi and Ronaldo. and the combinations with Mata were brilliant. nice job on Pirlo, too bad he's not very fit, I hope to see him at his best in Turin! Giovinco and Asamoah were really nervous they need to get some international experience, but there's time... for a debut after a few years out of the big stages I must say I'm pretty satisfied! =) guys if we had to sell him you should sign Vidal, he is the perfect player for your game! hope to see another good game in Turin!

our offensive game consists in keeping our midfield very wide so that we can take advantage of all the spaces left from the opponent and starting the action from the defence, especially with Bonucci. that's a double edged sword, because if we are counter attacked we can often be unprepared. so if Pirlo is cut off the game or not at his best we usually play a lot on the sides, with both Lichtsteiner and Asamoah, trying to open opponents' defences. if Pirlo is in game we attack from the middle too, with great insertions from Marchisio, while Vidal is good in everything, but gives his best when it comes to tackle his opponents. his team mates call him Captain Hook because of this =) Vucinic and Giovinco are quality players, but sometimes are a little too "soft" and can't hurt like they could, especially Vucinic. Matri is no threat as of now, he is really in a bad place at the moment...

it's kind of absurd to say this seeing how I get involved in arguments =D but i really agree with you, anyone who knows about football could say this and italian teams always struggle against english sides, especially in away games... I'm confident about our strenght, not about the result! let's try and stay in topic mate! let's talk about the match, we all know what justice did to us, but this is not the place to fight for it =) if anyone was interested I can talk to you about Calciopoli(I will try to be objective =p) otherwise let's focus on the game!

Juve was not involved actually, just Conte before he coached Juve =) and on the accusation of one match fixer who got a big discount to his penalty(disqualified 4 months lol) by naming some big names, while the rest of the former team was actually saying he was innocent. I introduce you to justice in Italy! =D

don't really wanna argue mate, but you do realize that this guy just said "I hope he starts game ... " about Torres, with a smile, he was just kidding... and it could be either because he likes him and wants a challenge against your best players or because he knows he is not at his best(it's a fact) and would see an advantage for us if he played instead of Sturridge.. he was not insulting anyone, but you felt attacked and replied that we haven't any good strikers... like that was relevant in that situation. you are really uptight, try to relax man, I(and I believe all the others too) are here just to talk and maybe spice a little this great match, not to disrespect you or other Chelsea fans =) we are not the ones in other forums, we are the ones being polite and respectful, do not mingle us with all the others. if I get on your nerves I apologize, but you should not see an attack in everyting we say. =) hope we can all get along!

I agree with your strategy, Rami should play a little in front of Lamps and Mikel in order to stay close to Pirlo. Hazard and Moses playing wide will be a real trouble with their speed for Lichtsteiner, Barzagli and Chiellini, a little less for Asamoah, that man is a beast. and if you can, tell RDM to attack on Bonucci, he's our Luiz!! =) He's good but sometimes loses his concentration. I believe that Juve's key player in the game could be the less-feared midfielder, Marchisio. he's great in insertions(don't know if this is the right word) and with Pirlo and Vucinic to assist him could be dangerous. I hope Lichtsteiner will stay all the game on Hazard to limit his role in the game, on the second half could leave the job to Isla, we suffer a lot from players like him... lol so mature...

ok, I believe you, I hope it's just because of the moment =) and btw, believe me, just a few juventus fans think what konoha read. we are confident, but most of my friends, like me, know it will be really tough and one point would be a good result. can't wait to hear the CL theme again on wednesday!!!

some idiots in here? the thing you don't understand is that supporters should be like the ones in this forum, not like you or the italian ones you read. everyone, except you(and I'm talking about other topics too), has been really nice and open to dialogue, you only like to thrash others' opinion even though you clearly never watched a Juve game. from my experience in this forum I can say Chelsea has really great supporters and I wish in Italy football fans were the same as them. while you are actually the negative exception.

good analysis, I actually think Chelsea could be one of our worst opponents, because they cover the spaces behind very well and can make quick counters with Torres-Mata-Hazard, passing through Lampard. last year Juve suffered a lot from fast players with great counter ability, like Napoli's and Spain's at the european cup(defence and midfield were almost all Juve players). if we keep the defence line too high we don't stand a chance.

I believe your entire speech about Chelsea being ahead of Juve(which is true, but not as much as you think) is based on this. It is true that Serie A is on the decline, but we still had(last season) some good teams: Milan passed against arsenal, which finished third in the last PL. Napoli managed to go through the round stage against ManC, which won your league. they were eliminated from Chelsea, but you lost the first match. against these teams we lost only once in the national cup(4 games against Milan, 3 against Napoli) and finished the Serie A undefeated, playing also against Inter, Roma, Lazio, Udinese and other good teams. You are, of course, in advantage, but I think you are being a little bit too confident, especially because I really don't think you saw a lot Juve games last year. maybe you don't know we had the third ball possession in europe(behind barca and bayern) and the best defense. And btw, Barzagli last year was our best centre back(better than thiago silva), so if you think Chiellini is our best defender you are in for a surprise! =) we will see who is right, I think there will be 2 balanced games, with you slightly ahead! =)

don't worry mate, it's just the beginning.. you are not in perfect shape and one game won't change the fact that this is the same team that won the CL last year, with some new great players like Hazard. we are not rubbing hands, just excited for the challenge!

everyone tries, not all succed! just like we should try and block your wings.. easy to say!! =)