Articles tagged with "ranieri"
Loss to Juve, didn't expect much anyway.
By Francesco | April 17th, 2008Parma lost to Juventus 3-0, but it was a game that the Gialloblu' were not really expecting much anyway. The Coop decided that this game was a good time to play some subs, and give the starters a rest. Realistically Parma were never going ...
Juventus v. AC Milan....the real Derby d'Italia
By alessio | April 11th, 2008I was hoping to be liveblogging the game with all of you, but unfortunately to fulfill a public service requirement for university I'm going to be in the middle of bum-fuck bayou country Louisiana from 7am-10pm. I was terrified to see that at normal ...
Palermo v. Juventus: Colantuono's Last Chance, Really This Time... I Swear
By roberto | April 3rd, 2008Tifosi Rosaneri don't tell me, let me guess. Colantuono's got some secret plan to beat us come Sunday. I mean, that's the reason why Zamparini hired him again, right? Well it's either that, or he persuaded your president for another chance afte ...
Juventus v. Serie A: Can we still win the scudetto?
By alessio | March 30th, 2008For those living under a rock, last weekend Juventus blew the Scudetto race wide-open with a beautiful 2-1 win over archrivals Inter. If anything, 2-1 flattered Inter....Del Boy was in phenomenal form but just wasn't finishing well. The question now ...
Ghirardi basically says Cigarini is going to Juve.
By Francesco | March 27th, 2008Usually there is tons of speculation of transfers during the season that most owners refute, but when an owner actually admits that something is happening, that's when you to have to listen up. Yesterday Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport (If y ...
Ranieri v. Mancini: Coach's Couch - Derby d'Italia Edition
By roberto | March 26th, 2008Offsiders listen up: I'd like to introduce to you my brand new segment called "Coach's Couch". Here we'll tackle many of world's famous tacticians and their questionable techniques-- all from the marvellous vantage points of our couch. This is a ...
Palm Sunday Victory & Wednesday Night Ashes Before Saturday's Derby d'Italia Clashes
By roberto | March 21st, 2008An 87th minute strike from Vincenzo Iaquinta gave Juventus the victory against Napoli by way of a heavenly first-touch. My goodness I'm obsessed with first-touches now more then ever. Can someone tell me if there's anything more fundamentally important to
Juventus v. Napoli: Preview & Notes
By roberto | March 16th, 2008First and foremost, apologies for the lack of general attention to the Old Lady blog. I've been overseas securing reserves for my new Cambodian breast milk venture. But now I'm back at home and ready to spit out some more of these posts. What great timing
Live Coverage: Genoa v. Juventus FORZA RAGAZZI!!!
By roberto | March 9th, 2008What: Serie A Championship, Week 27 Who: Genoa - Juventus Where: Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa When: Sunday, March 9th 2008, 20:30 Streaming: Here Headin' into town today? Well just pick me up some 'jesus-what-the-hell-happened-over-these-last-three
Ranieri vs. Secco: Who Should Stay, Who Should Go?
By roberto | March 4th, 2008Buffon couldn't have said it any better. 'We are playing like shit all over the park'. Sure that's not a direct quote, but after watching last Sunday's performance you'd more then get the sense that he was on to something. But before we go any further, le
Fuck, A Review Without Many Words.
By roberto | February 5th, 2008Hit the showers Belardi, Buffon's back! (no pun intended) He's no where near exceptional, but at least Saliham's consistent. Lego had a game to forget. Make the next a game to remember! Grygera getting arrested for being dumb. WTF?
Sissoko & Stendardo Now, Mellberg In July, Tiago Still Retarded
By roberto | January 28th, 2008Reports out of Italy are confirming the signing the Momo Sissoko and Olef Mellberg this morning. Momo has apparently signed a contract for four and half seasons that will see him at Juventus until June of 2012. Liverpool will be given 11 million euros up
Livorno vs a Team from Torino that isn't Torino
By Marco | January 25th, 2008* Maybe you've seen this image 420 times now, but i kind of like it, I'm sure Roberto LOVES it! Rubentus, i mean Juventus is coming to town! The northern Zebras are coming to the Picchi on Sunday, for once they'll feel right at home playing in a stadiu
Coppa Italia Quaters, Plus Goodbye Tiago - Hello Sissoko!
By roberto | January 25th, 2008Fielding a starting eleven for this one was no easy task. Yet, you just knew with the atmosphere being what it has always been when these two teams get together, those who got the nod for either squad would be playing some spirited football. Or at least t
A Photo Tribute To Gianni Agnelli; The Greatest Juventino That Ever Lived
By roberto | January 25th, 2008Five years ago yesterday, L'avvocato passed away. His name was Gianni Agnelli and his legacy, within the hearts of every Bianconeri, will never die. With his family taking over the club in 1923, Gianni will forever be remembered as having steered his belo
Bring On The Old Lady
By robert | January 23rd, 2008Coppa Italia, Quarter Finals Who: Inter Milan vs. Juventus When: Wednesday, January 23 3 pm ET Where: San Siro Inter Milan stroll into this Coppa Italia battle having won a remarkable 13 games in a row. Their past fixture, a 3-2 win against Parma,
Inter Info: 1/22/08
By robert | January 22nd, 2008Here ya' go: ----> A day after Roma coach Luciano Spalletti questioned the validity of Inter's win, both Milan and Juventus managers, Carlo Ancelotti and Claudio Ranieri, insisted that Inter's win was the result of an honest effort and not the ref
Sampdoria Preview Plus: What The Shit Is Going On?
By roberto | January 18th, 2008Ranieri isn't a happy camper and well, neither are we. Us tifosi Bianconeri have in the last week seen some pretty distressing stuff. For starters, we witnessed a painfully submissive performance against Catania as our side ultimately seemed deserving of
It's Coppa Time Again, Or: See Ya, Tiago
By Martha | January 16th, 2008In the only Coppa Italia match played yesterday, Juve managed to overcome both Empoli and the presence of Jean-Alain Boumsong (He lives!) and Tiago Mendes in their own team to win 5-3, a result that put them through to the quarters by the completely loony
Catania v Juventus: Preview
By roberto | January 11th, 2008I Bianconeri return to the second half of their Scudetto race this Saturday as they square off against Catania at the Stadio Massimino in Sicily. A trip that won't see them travel too far as Juventus wrapped up their winter vacation, i mean camp, in Malta
Juventus Loses Out To Chelsea; Ivanovic Gets The Blues
By roberto | January 3rd, 2008Juventus' chances of securing a solid collection of some of the finest defensive prospects took a couple steps back today as one of the Old Lady's oldest transfer targets has reportedly reached an agreement with the Blues. Can you really blame Chelsea? No
Lazio 2 - Juventus 3: No Time To Nap, There's Much To Be Done
By roberto | December 17th, 2007Despite being as talented as any goalkeeper who has come before him, El Grande Gigi unfortunately had no time for beauty sleep in the game against Lazio last Saturday. Coming fresh off of a dissapointing Champions League loss, the Biancocelesti peppered t
Lazio vs Juventus: Preview, Plus Post-Game Post-Mortems
By roberto | December 13th, 2007So, how have you been? It's nice to be writing again. What have you been up too? How's the backhand? We haven't spoken in a while... I know I know it's all my fault. I've been a terrible blogger as of late and possibly an even worse undergrad. Funny I sho
Monday Odds n Ends as We Learn Ranieri Didn't Want Tiago Anyway
By Martha | December 10th, 2007•Claudio Ranieri is quoted in the press as saying Juve were "forced" into buying Tiago when the high price tage Liverpool slapped on Mohamed Sissoko (who Juve were chasing fully a year ago) made them look elsewhere for midfield help. Boy, I'm sure that
Milan: Still Refusing to Score at Home
By Martha | December 3rd, 2007There was a great article in the International Herald Tribune this weekend about Milan, and their utterly baffling inability to find the back of the net at the San Siro, at least in Serie A. The article offer some thoughts on the reason but, mostly, just
Juventus 5 Palermo 0 - Recap: A Black and White Affair
By roberto | November 27th, 2007By now you've read the articles, heard the news, and seen the highlights. Juventus simply dismantled Palermo. So much so in fact, that Palermo's Head Coach was fired just a few hours after the match. Now that's what I call dismantled. Really, the only pos
Juventus vs Palermo: Previews & Contests
By roberto | November 22nd, 2007Fire it up you pirate-hookers, Serie A's back in town! Fire what up exactly? I'm not sure. Could be cigarettes, peyodie, an old smelly couch, your ex-girlfriend's busted-ass weave... whatever your fix, just light the damn thing on fire already. Juventus w
The Boys Are Back In Town; Juventus 1-Inter 1
By roberto | November 6th, 2007La Vecchia Signora's fine silverware was on display Sunday as we hosted that 'other team' from Milan. That 'other team' who for once, came into the derby as the odds on favorite to win. Throughout its entirety however, neither team came forward as the cle
Wanted: Dead Or Alive
By roberto | October 30th, 2007Here are a just a handful of those wanted dead or alive after last Saturday's horrific display. If you haven't heard by now since you've been sleeping under a soiled matress for the last three days (like most Neapolitans), Juventus was blatantly robbed. N
Fiorentina Hands Juve Purple Nurple: 1-1 Final Score
By roberto | October 8th, 2007To say both sides were playing for a tie would be gross propaganda. To say that our defensive unit played sloppy and lacked organization would be a horrid miscalculation. To say that our midfield was absent of fluidity and possession would be erron
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