Saturday, July 2, 2011

Juventus Mercato Post

Originally posted on June 2, 2011


 Y'all already know this, of course, but Juventus has officially signed Antonio Conte on a 2-year contract to replace Delneri.



I'm not sure what to make of this photo.



1:  No lawyers or agents.  Yeah right.  As if.
2:  Please, Andrea, handle that unibrow.  I"ll send you the twenty bucks.  Just do it.
3:  I don't recognize the location, but I sure as hell recognize the cheap track shelving from Ikea.  Maybe they took the photo at Ziegler's flat.
4:  I have no idea what those shiny things in the back are.  Spittoons?





So this is what Il Mister used to look like back in the day.  My knowledge of zebra history is laughably poor, but I gather he was some kind of midfielder and is a former captain.



And here's the requisite youtube compilation with the mandatory dodgy musical accompaniment:




I haven't watched much of it, but you can bet I will be poring over it later for blurry flashes of young Alessa, and maybe some Ciro.

Gigi is happy.  Gio is happy.  ADP is happy.   In his first presser, Conte singled out Gigi, ADP, Pirlo, and Marchisio for praise.  Hmph.  He's still not Ciro, but that's a step in the right direction.



In other news, there is no other news.  Lots of rumors, supposed negotiations over this player and that, etc.  Just to keep you up to date, here are a couple of lists:



Contracts ending this summer:  Manninger, Salihamidzic, Lanzafame (co-owned with Palermo)
Contracts ending next summer:  Amauri, Del Piero, Ekdal (co-owned with Bologna), Grosso, Grygera, Iaquinta, Tiago Mendes, Toni




And here's the deal with the many many loans.



Incoming:   Amauri, Daud, Giovinco, Tiago Mendes, and a whole bunch of primavera that Dirtbunny has heard of, including Carlo Pinsoglio,
Andre Cuneaz, Luca Marrone, Ciro Immoblie, and Cristian Pasquato

Outgoing:  Aquilani, Buchel, Camilleri, Matri, Motta, Pepe, Quagliarella, Rinaudo, Traore


Food for thought, that's all.  If anyone has better facts, please share and I'll make corrections.






And now, because they are sooooooooo popular around here, another poll.

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