I went to Roma vs Sassuolo the other night when it Rome. It amazed me how empty the ground was , definitely Less than half full. Must of been about 30 away fans max. Pretty good game mind, neither we're great at the back . Didn't enjoy it as much as la liga games I've been to but Was still a good experience.
Juve digging in. 4-2-3-1 on the ball, 4-4-1-1 out of possession. Impressed that Allegri has got Mandzukic working back in front of the left back when Juve lose the ball.
Equally brilliant goal. Bonnucci got dragged forward and out of position, Brilliant pass from Mertens, proper finish by Hamsik. Top quality. Napoli opened up the two banks of four with two passes.
It pains me to say it (as a Torino fan), but when I watch Juventus, like I did tonight, they nearly always strike me as a group of smarter players than their opponents. The anticipation, positioning and decision-making always seems to better that of teams like Napoli, who don't lack pace or passion but don't have the same "on-the-pitch intelligence" or "game management", for want of a better phrase.
That was a great game. Really exciting. Would have liked to see juve go for it a little more in the second half, but a point suits them. Probably their toughest game of the season. Atmosphere sounded incredible. Napoli were a bit unlucky in the end not to get all three. Having said that Juve are SO disciplined and move the ball around really well as well as being a good defensive side. I can see them winning the CL, as the co commentator said on BT Sport they are the only side left in it who really knows how to defend.
When you have a team that can defend that well, and have players like Pjanic, Higuain, Dybala, Cuadrado and Marchisio who can all unlock teams and score goals, you'll do well
Their defence is stacked though
Alves, Barzagli, Rugani, Benatia, Sandro
A back 5 that could start for any team in the world
Berlusconi to put in an 11th hour bid for us, rumours has it he saw a post online about no-one being as bad as Roland, and asked his 18year old girlfriend to "tenere le mie Peroni"
Inter v AC Milan. 1130 kick-off. Both teams now Chinese owned. WTF?
Deulofeu has butchered a great chance for AC in the opening minutes. Great atmosphere despite the early start. Apparently it's 6-30pm in China, ideal for the TV audience in the Far East.
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Class player but thought he was 3 or 4 years older than that.
Their defence is stacked though
Alves, Barzagli, Rugani, Benatia, Sandro
A back 5 that could start for any team in the world
All 5 sitting on Juve's bench
Napoli V juventus
So far a bit niggly as they say but could start to open up.
Not sure if anyone saw last night's game, i unfortunately was at the valley but have heard it was a poor quality game but with plenty of goals.
So much play acting
Judus (as the Naples public might call him)
Chinese consortium buy AC Milan for reported £313million
The 313 I quoted was from the BBC but I've seen figures from 250 up to 750 mentioned
Deulofeu has butchered a great chance for AC in the opening minutes. Great atmosphere despite the early start. Apparently it's 6-30pm in China, ideal for the TV audience in the Far East.