Juventus FC and AS Roma – Serie A Round 27 findings
In one of the most interesting Serie A rounds in recent weeks, 20 teams locked horns to produce 29 goals.
The action started with Juventus FC welcoming Bologna FC to Turin. Juve were coming into this game on the back of a shock defeat. Many expected a routine victory for the Old Lady, but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Di-Vaio-c23689 had other ideas. The Rossoblu
attacker inflicted further misery on his former employers with a deadly brace, as Bologna cruised past the hosts 2-0 at Stadio Olimpico di Torino.
SS Lazio’s title ambitions were put to bed when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799 helped the Nerazzurri register a 2-0 victory in Genoa, as UC Sampdoria were beaten at Stadio
Luigi Ferraris.
However, the biggest result of the round was Udinese Calcio’s 7-0 thrashing of US Palermo. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Di-Natale-c6306 scored a hat-trick. In the aftermath of the defeat, Delio Rossi was sacked as the
Rosanero manager.
Bettor.com now highlights the main talking points from the peninsula.
Juventus and AS Roma drop more points
At the start of the 2010/11 season, La Vecchia Signora and La Maggica were expected to challenge for the Serie A title. However, the two clubs have looked out of sorts since the January transfer window, and find themselves woefully
off pace as a result.
The statistics for the two club’s in 2011 read as follows:
Juventus FC (Games Played 10, Won 3, Drawn 1, Lost 6)
AS Roma (Games Played 10, Won 4, Drawn 2, Lost 4)
The two teams have dropped 20 and 16 points respectively in 2011 alone. These types of performances will not help the perennial giants of Italian football in achieving Champions League football.
There are problems to be addressed at both the clubs. The Bianconeri are victims of poor management and a ridiculous transfer strategy. Roma on the other hand, are a side without leadership at the back. The Giallorossi have made
a habit of throwing away leads. On the weekend, the Giallorossi raced to a two-goal lead only to concede two second half goals.
This problem is not new. Ever since the days of Luciano Spalleti, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Nesta-c4735 and Carlos Puyol are the type
of players who hold their respective teams together with their inspirational leadership from their deep positions.
Ever since http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Walter-Samuel-c36618 left the club in 2004, Roma have missed that telling influence in their defence. The success Roma had under Spalletti was largely down to Francesco Totti’s brilliance in the attacking third. With Er Pupone
clearly past his prime, the Giallorossi need leaders at the back. Needless to say, there are not many available in the transfer market.
Moving to Juventus, the Old Lady of Italian football is sorely missing the influence of Luciano Moggi, supposedly the main culprit behind the Calciopoli incident. Moggi, for all his crimes – provided he did influence the referees
– was a genius when it came to transfers. Without his decision making skills and his influence in the transfer market, Juve have wasted more than 100 million Euros in the transfer market in the last couple of seasons.
In the earlier part of the last decade, Juve had Lillian Thuram and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Grosso-c13183, and the difference in quality becomes glaringly obvious. The club
is now desperately short on funds. So much so that the former European Champions do not even have the resources to make their loan signings permanent.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Matri-c4733 have all looked promising since their loan arrivals at the club. Should the Bianconeri fail to acquire the aforementioned stars on permanent deals, there remains little hope
for next season.
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