And now he’s injured and crying. Looks bad

Looked like prime Totti with that dribbling raid. I hope he's not seriously hurt.

ACL done. Out for one year. Sad news for such a talented guy at this age

Demiral with a torn ACL in the same game too. Maybe not the best idea to play two games in the same stadium a day apart

Lazio continue their great streak with a 5-1 win over Sampdoria.

Simone Inzaghi is quietly becoming one of the most underrated managers in Serie A.
He has consistently managed to keep Lazio as a very competitive side since taking over without having the resources of Juve, Napoli, Roma or both the Milan sides.

Napoli on the other hand are sinking fast and may end outside the European spots altogether.

They have lost 4 in 5 since sacking Ancelotti and hiring Gattusso after today's loss at home versus Fiorentina.

Gazidis in the Giuseppe Meazza smugly looking on at his 38 year old acquisition who leads the line today. Not satisfied with destroying one great football club...

Atalanta continue to be the most entertaining side to watch in Serie A after thrashing Torino 7-0 in Turin.

I love that team so much. Gasperini has to be the most underrated manager in Europe.

Josip Illicic had absolutely incredible skills when he was at Palermo but inconsistent.

But he has added effectiveness to his game at Atalanta and is probably one of the best attacking mids in europe right now

Roma looking strong vs Lazio.

Dzeko still doing the business

these goalies

Clrnc wrote:

Josip Illicic had absolutely incredible skills when he was at Palermo but inconsistent.

But he has added effectiveness to his game at Atalanta and is probably one of the best attacking mids in europe right now

Yep, he's been a top class player for several years now. Such badass perception to go with that skillset too, always reacts quicker than anyone else. The freekick he scored yesterday was literally from the halfway line for instance:

That's brilliant.

Reminds me of couple years ago when Mertens out of nowhere started scoring goals like these. 21 league games now 25 goals 6 assists, he really might win the Golden Boot and smash Higuains record at Napoli

Difference being that Mertens didn't just start scoring goals like those, he didn't really score much at all before. Immobile has always been pretty reliable as long as he's playing with another striker, but yeah I haven't seen much stuff like that from him before.

That was a terrible goal. The ball defelected and looped up off the keeper and over the defender on the line.

Quincy Abeyie wrote:

Difference being that Mertens didn't just start scoring goals like those, he didn't really score much at all before. Immobile has always been pretty reliable as long as he's playing with another striker, but yeah I haven't seen much stuff like that from him before.

Mertens was actually a pretty consistent scorer from the wing. He went up a full level when he played centrally and started scoring goals like these which Ciros goal reminded me of (although much better here)

Immobile as you say was a very good goal scorer but is posting Messi/Cristiano figures now. Whens the last time anyone did that in February bar those two and Lewandowski maybe?

Ricky1985 wrote:

That was a terrible goal. The ball defelected and looped up off the keeper and over the defender on the line.

Didn't see the deflection, takes away from the goal if there was one

Have to say the trajectory of the shot looked like it took a big deflection to me as well but only seen it from that one angle.

Quagliarella aging like a fine wine

Probably didn't even feel that connect with his foot. It's such a clean hit.

For his standards it's a normal goal. Nothing special

Huge favor done to Inter by Verona tonight who came back from a goal down to beat Juventus 2-1.

Inter will go atop of the table if they can beat Milan in the derby tomorrow.

Rumor that Juve might look to cash in on Ramsey. Wouldn’t be surprised given how he’d been used and even potential need to raise funds for the Pogba back and forth.

He's negligible for them and for a tactically disciplined team like Juve it's hard to accommodate him and his loose positioning + awful touch. On many occasions his selfish nature in front of goal caused conflicts between him and his teammates according to Juve fans.

He came on last night and immediately Juve lost their shape, conceded twice and lost the game in the last 20 mins.

It’s also a lesson to Arsenal fans. Some of the players we worshipped during the Gazidis era aren’t really upper echelon.

Ramsey was never going to thrive in Sarri's rigid system. He's the opposite of what Sarri wants in a midfielder, and if he's not going to commit to regularly playing Ramsey as a second striker, it becomes really difficult to fit him in.

For me, Sarri is way out of his depth at Juventus, and I think Ramsey could still do well there once they sack Sarri.

Ricky's got it right. That's what their fans think too. Most of them want Ramsey to start, just not as an attacking midfielder like Sarri uses him.

Sarri has made Juve less than the sum of their parts. Pjanic is hideous this season to the point where people want him sold and Rabiot, who I seem to recall most people here wanted, has been useless too. I think they'll swap their 'tactically disciplined' manager this summer.

I’m not super convinced. The guy just got the job. Give him time to adapt. He still has the team top of the league as he tries to implement his system. Some of these same Juve fans complained Allegri was too negative. Now it’s oh, we are too dependent on Ronaldo and not expansive enough.

Lots of players have shone in the midfield. I just think Ramsey has failed to adapt, partially as you say due to to his lack of tactical discipline which was always a theme here. Let’s give it a whole season and see where it falls.

You don't get time to adapt as a manager at a club like Juventus. You either start to see improvements fairly early or you get replaced. Right now he looks like the man that is going to lose them Serie A for the first time in a decade.

He’s top of the league. Just because he’s lost 3 of 5 away games, it doesn’t mean you should now panic and lose your mind. Also don’t forget that this is a team that had to make an adjustment after a defensive catastrophe. People are panicking unnecessarily

He's not doing a bad job, but Klaus is right in the sense that he is under extreme pressure especially after losing the Italian Super Cup to Lazio

Claudius wrote:

He’s top of the league.

With a game more played than Inter. The fact is that Conte is showing him up right now. There's no debate who's better of the two, and if Juve aren't careful they'll be the second or third best club in Italy over the next few years. Inter have money now and their squad is on the rise. No matter what happens this season they look like the main contender for the scudetto next year. Juve's squad is on their way down by contrast and Sarri has so far failed to reinvigorate them. I don't think he'll get more than a season under those circumstances.

Klaus wrote:

Ricky's got it right. That's what their fans think too. Most of them want Ramsey to start, just not as an attacking midfielder like Sarri uses him.

Sarri has made Juve less than the sum of their parts. Pjanic is hideous this season to the point where people want him sold and Rabiot, who I seem to recall most people here wanted, has been useless too. I think they'll swap their 'tactically disciplined' manager this summer.

I really hope they pop there tactically reckless attacking midfielder who comes alive in the final third to a deeper position. We lost 6-0 to every decent side when we tried that. I like juve but I'd quiet like to see how much there fans would loose there shit if that happened. 

Klaus wrote:

Claudius wrote:

He’s top of the league.

With a game more played than Inter. The fact is that Conte is showing him up right now. There's no debate who's better of the two, and if Juve aren't careful they'll be the second or third best club in Italy over the next few years. Inter have money now and their squad is on the rise. No matter what happens this season they look like the main contender for the scudetto next year. Juve's squad is on their way down by contrast and Sarri has so far failed to reinvigorate them. I don't think he'll get more than a season under those circumstances.

Completely agreed. Plus it is very personal for the Juve fanbase knowing who are masterminding the Inter revival.

Ac Milan have started with a little bit of belief in the Derby della Madonnina. Lovely 20 yard strike off the upright from Calhanoglu. He looks good right behind Ibra with Kessie and our boy Bennacer behind

The pensioner Ibra sets up Rebic with a header to make it 1-0 AC.

Fuck me. Ibrahimovic with a bullet header to make it 2-0. Fun game.