Forty Seven Years of the Juventus Grip

A wounded Juve is always the worst Juve any team can ever face. Juve despite thier poor form managed to pull off a stunning victory against Madrid. Clearly Madrid were the favorites to snatch a victory but Turin always Turin seems to be damned place for the Merengues. Is it a mystic force that surronds the stadium? I dont know but what I am sure of is that this Juventus was different from the Juve of Seria A. Their attitude and their agressiveness made sure that Madrid never touched the ball in the first half. Lets be honest, Juve dragged Madrid all over Turin in a humiliating but yet very classy style, just like the Italians know best. Ranieri finally got the tactical scheme right and for that reason he can breathe for one more game. And well Del Piero he simply makes the clock go backwards and creates some of the most beautiful art with his feet and the ball. By looking at the way Juve played this match it makes me say ‘what crisis?’, this team was superb. This victory is the ray of light that they needed… they have one foot out of the crisis hole that they created. Let’s see if Juve can transfer this attitude to the Seria A and if they can, Seria A will become even more interesting.

*My original intention was to write about Madrid’s performance but it was all too shameful. By the time the team had a reaction it was way too late and the defensive wall that Juve had created was way to grand to climb over. If this is the way Madrid are going to continue to play, then there is no way the tenth cup is heading its way to Madrid.