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Questo é infatti il problema maggiore e i nostri dirigenti non riescono a prendere nessuno.

É bilingue. E ama piú la Turchia che la Germania avendo scelto di rappresentare la nazione di suo padre piuttosto che quella di sua madre. Di solito i turchi nati in Germania (e in Olanda) preferiscono parlare turco piuttosto che tedesco (olandese).

Del Piero & Di Canio disagree on Yildiz choice: “Juve can’t afford it” Juventus star Kenan Yildiz started on the bench against Monaco in a decision that sparked a debate among fans and pundits. The Bianconeri settled for a draw in the French principality on the final matchday of the Champions League, with neither side able to break the deadlock. ............ For his part, Alessandro Del Piero agreed with the choices made by the Juventus manager, reckoning the importance of keeping Yildiz fresh ahead of the upcoming fixtures. “Leaving Yildiz out? I think it’s a smart move. I read it as giving those on the fringes the chance to get minutes and prove themselves in a Champions League match,” argued the iconic Juventus captain during his post-match appearance. “Tonight’s game is important to finish as a seeded team, so you rest your most important creative player, Yildiz, who needs to be at peak physical condition to produce that burst. “It’s about giving the right weight to this qualification: beyond whether you’re seeded or not, regardless of playing the first leg at home or away, the mindset is ‘we go out there to take on anyone’. “He’s trying to build a team that’s strong whatever happens. You end up with a happier squad after the match if everyone performs well: you satisfy those who haven’t played, and those in the starting XI will accept it for a while longer.” ............ ormer West Ham and Lazio striker Paolo Di Canio argued that the Juventus head coach should have fielded his strongest lineup. “Juventus can’t afford these kinds of choices,” said the former Sunderland manager, who was also present in the Sky studios. “When you face teams in Europe, even if they’re struggling, they have more power and stamina than you. Monaco have players who will hurt you in space. Right now, Juventus can’t afford to leave out certain key players: Locatelli’s passing patterns, Yildiz’s bursts. “Sometimes you have to do it out of necessity, but it should be in a moment of growth, when everyone has improved. You can’t afford these choices because Thuram can’t do what Locatelli does — you lose tempo and it becomes a different Juventus. “And the opponent you’re facing isn’t one of the thirteen teams below you in Serie A, it’s Monaco.” ............ . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/del-piero-di-canio-disagree-on-yildiz-choice-juve-cant-afford-it/

Romano: Juventus poach 16-year-old talent from Ajax Juventus have reportedly snapped up the services of Esad Deniz, a 16-year-old wonderkid who has been developing his talent at Ajax. The teenager was born in Enschede, Netherlands, but has Turkish origins. He began his young career at the academy of FC Berghuizen Jeugd, and then had a spell at Go Ahead Eagles, before joining Ajax’s youth ranks in the summer of 2024. The youngster primarily plays as a centre-forward, but he’s also capable of featuring on either wing when required. ............ “Exclusive: Juventus agree deal to sign 16-year-old talent Esad Deniz from Ajax, all done,” posted the transfer market expert Romano on his official X account on Thursday. “Travel to Italy today, medical tomorrow and new talent for Juve project. The contract will be valid until June 2028. Here we go.” At the tender age of 16, Deniz certainly won’t join Luciano Spalletti’s first team, but will begin his Italian experience with one of the club’s youth teams. ............ Curiously, Deniz has already represented both Turkiye and the Netherlands on the U15 and U16 levels. But regardless of his international allegiance, he could find a mentor in his compatriot, Kenan Yildiz. ............ . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/romano-juventus-esad-deniz-ajax/

Tottenham determined to keep Kolo Muani despite Juventus interest While Randal Kolo Muani and Juventus seem eager for a reunion, it’s reported Tottenham are refusing to interrupt the loan agreement with Paris Saint-Germain. The striker already had an experience in the Bianconeri jersey on loan from PSG in 2025, but the clubs failed to agree on a permanent solution. ............ After Kolo Muani expressed a desire to reunite with Juventus, Tottenham slammed the door shut. They have seemingly no intention of letting the centre-forward go early in his one-season loan, even if the player and Paris Saint-Germain are open to the move. ............ If nothing changes, then Juventus will switch to a different target to reinforce their attack in the January transfer window. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/tottenham-determined-keep-kolo-muani-juventus/

Kolo Muani open to Juventus return as negotiations continue Randal Kolo Muani is open to returning to Juventus in the January window, so the Bianconeri hope to find an agreement with Tottenham and PSG. ............ Juventus hope that the player’s desire will play a key part in negotiations with the French and English clubs. Kolo Muani is on loan at Tottenham, but is formally owned by PSG. The Frenchman played the second half of 2024-25 on loan at Juventus, scoring 10 goals and providing three assists in 20 appearances in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Club World Cup. ............ Juventus director Giorgio Chiellini said on Wednesday: “Kolo was very happy with us last season, but he is not a Juventus player now. We’ll see, everyone wants to strengthen the group and give the coach a few more options to choose from, but I cannot give you the percentages for certain players.” ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/kolo-muani-open-juventus-return-negotiations/

Bremer opens up on Monaco draw: “Spalletti is always right, I’m exhausted” Juventus defender Gleison Bremer admitted that his manager, Luciano Spalletti, was accurate in his critical description of the team’s performance against Monaco. The Bianconeri needed to beat the Ligue 1 side on the final matchday of the Champions League group stage to stand a chance at booking a direct place in the Round of 16. In hindsight, even three points wouldn’t have been sufficient. ............ “We wanted to win, but there was a bit of fatigue, and we couldn’t manage it,” said the Brazilian in his post-match interview. “We made some rotation, which made sense — it was a game where we could do that. We move on and focus on the match against Parma, which is one we have to win. “When the coach speaks, he’s always right. There was mental fatigue too, and we made mistakes we don’t usually make. You could see it today, but we have to keep going.” ............ “I feel a bit exhausted. Since coming back from my second injury, I’ve played every match, I haven’t been able to get a game off yet, but I’m feeling good. “I’m working well, I just need to be careful with recovery in training. I hope to keep it up because from now on every match is important and I can’t afford to miss any.” ............ . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-gleison-bremer-luciano-spalletti-exhausted/

“I expected something more” – Spalletti dissatisfied with Juventus displays in Monaco, explains rotation Juventus manager Luciano Spalletti admits his team didn’t put on a convincing showing against Monaco on Wednesday. The Bianconeri travelled to the French principality for the final matchday of the Champions League group stage. The club had already secured a spot in the play-offs, but they still needed a positive result to improve their standing and potentially reach the Top 8. ............ “It’s difficult when the team isn’t functioning for one individual to be able to set the tempo and provide the right intensity against strong opponents,” said the 66-year-old in his post-match press conference. “We were up against a strong side, physically aggressive above all in terms of running power and physical impact. We weren’t sharp in our build-up in the final third, and when the tempo drops and there are too many technical mistakes, it becomes hard to score against players of that level and physical presence.” “We knew what was at stake, but in practice, we weren’t able to inject that spark and determination needed to get the result. They were very compact and have the pace to attack; in fact, we did well defensively.” ............ “They force you to lose cohesion as a team, make you drop into a low block and push you into 60–70 metre sprints, which isn’t easy against opponents like this. We tried to make changes to add more thrust, but it didn’t work. In the end, we had four forwards on the pitc,h and we tried. “I expected something more because we had the opportunity. It was achievable; it was that small hope and detail that could have allowed us to try to win the match. We didn’t manage it, especially from a physical standpoint, and they were better than us.” “We learn that if we don’t read situations early enough… In modern football, it’s not about positions or occupying spaces, but about where the ball drops after a duel. “Everything is faster now. Matches are won either by beating your man or by the choices you make in moments of confusion, duels and physical clashes. ............ “I’m effective if my players put into practice what I ask of them. Improvement depends on the quality of those who listen. “Of course, you also need well-run training sessions, and the level of training is fundamental. To train well, you need a higher level than those who play less. “In the dressing room, everyone was calm and aware they hadn’t performed well. That attitude gives you the chance to do better in the next match.” ............ “It was down to a bit of fatigue after matches that drain a lot of energy. I think I did well to make changes — in fact, I’d probably change even more players. “What matters to me is how these lads work; everyone deserves more minutes for how they train and how they live the match from the bench. “Many substitutes experience the game as if they were playing, contributing to the chance of scoring. That counts for a lot, and perhaps I’d rotate even more.” . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/luciano-spalletti-juventus-monaco-rotation/

Una notizia dall'Olanda: La Juventus ha prelevato un sedicenne dall'accademia dell'Ajax. Si tratta di un ragazzo olandese di origine turca. Il suo nome é Esad Deniz. Attaccante di buon talento sosterrá domani (venerdí) le visite mediche a Torino. Almeno Yildiz avrá qualcuno che parla la sua lingua madre.

Decisive day for Juventus & Kolo Muani as Chiellini confirms interest in Spurs striker Juventus will hold crucial talks with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, which could decide the fate of Randal Kolo Muani. The Bianconeri are looking to add a new striker to their ranks before the end of the January transfer window. ............ Juventus were keen to sign the French striker from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, but they failed to reach an agreement with the European champions. Therefore, the player ended up sealing a deadline-day move to Spurs. ............ Ahead of the Champions League draw against Monaco, Juventus director Giorgio Chiellini admitted that Kolo Muani is one of the club’s targets in the final week of the winter transfer window. “Tottenham are playing like us tonight, and there’s no point in even talking about it,” said the iconic defender in his pre-match interview. “Kolo was good here and did very well, but he’s no longer a Juventus player. We’ll see what happens in the coming days. We want to help the manager, but I can’t give any odds or anything regarding transfers.” Thursday could be a decisive day for Kolo Muani, as Juventus and Spurs are set for crunch talks. The Bianconeri are reportedly hoping to secure a dry loan, which would earn the player’s original club, PSG, €5 million. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the relationships between Juventus and the Ligue 1 giants took a major hit in the backlash of last summer’s failed negotiations. Therefore, it remains to be seen if the two clubs will be able to reconcile. ............ . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/decisive-day-randal-kolo-muani-juventus-spurs-talks/

Monaco 0 - Juventus 0: Initial reaction and random observations For all of the concentration on the live table on the final day of the Champions League league phase, it’s not like Juventus contributed a whole heck of a lot to add to the potential madness that comes with all 36 teams playing at once. There was plenty of craziness elsewhere across the Champions League spectrum. But in the Principality, though? Nope, not at all. Especially after Mattia Perin gave us all a massive scare all of a few seconds after the opening kickoff. But, in all honesty, that proved to be the best scoring chance of the night for either Juventus or Monaco. In what proved to be a testy and nervy but ultimately scoreless encounter between two clubs who hadn’t played in a decade, the Bianconeri only managed a point in the league phase finale. As others moved around them all throughout the table, Juve’s fourth draw on the round meant that they moved up from 15th to 13th and nothing more than that. So now, after a pretty uneventful final day of the league phase from Juventus’ point of view, we know who Luciano Spalletti’s squad will have as their two options to potentially face going into Friday’s play-off round draw: Galatasaray or Club Brugge. ............ But when it comes to what happened — or didn’t — against Monaco on Wednesday night, it’s pretty easy to see that this was one of the least effective games in the final third since Spalletti took over for Igor Tudor on the cusp of November. Was that by design? Was it because the squad is tired? Was it because Monaco ended up playing the better game even though their Champions League status was basically hanging on by a thread for much of the night? It’s not like Spalletti’s second-half subs suggested that he wasn’t totally interested in just shutting up shop and letting the scoreless draw be the only resulted he cared about. There was a chance, although it felt somewhat brief, that Juventus could have jumped into the top eight if they had taken a 1-0 lead and held on for the win. ............ Juventus, after 90 minutes against a Monaco side that was playing with a makeshift defense due to a host of injuries, finished with exactly zero shots on goal. Even with those second-half subs, Juve didn’t even attempted a shot in the second half until Edon Zhegrova’s hopeful 93rd-minute effort went well over the crossbar. It was not one you would say is something that Spalletti will look at and hope his team will replicate going forward. It was a quiet showing in attack if there ever was one, with Juve recording a paltry 0.17 xG on all of five shots total against Monaco. ............ So instead of closing the UCL league phase with a bang, Juventus pretty much did the opposite of that. They didn’t lose, but they certainly didn’t throw a host of bodies forward and create wave after wave of scoring chances against said short-handed Monaco defense. The result didn’t hurt Juventus per se, but it’s not like it helped them a bunch, either. They basically just moved up one four-team pod for Friday’s draw — which feels like one of the few positives to take out of this performance. ............ RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS I wonder, no matter what Spalletti said during his pre-match press conference, this was more a choice of trying not to screw things up and majorly impact their current standing rather than doing something stupid when pushing for the win and having Monaco beat you that way. Juve needed a lot to go right to get into the top eight, and that proved pretty tough with what was happening in front of them. So, just try and prevent something stupid from happening and take the draw. No real harm done there, I guess. ............ One shot in the second half. One! That’s not good. You know what’s also not good? I am going to drop a stat on your head that you might be stunned to hear. You ready for it? Here we go, my friends … In his last 30 games for Juventus, Teun Koopmeiners has zero goals and zero assists. Nada. Zilch. That’s it. Yes, I am glad that Manuel Locatelli got some much-needed rest. However, I feel like Locatelli could have certainly brought a little bit of calm and effectiveness to this game considering some of the sloppy passing we saw out of the midfield against Monaco. ............ I sure would like Mattia Perin to never play an attempted pass like he did on his first pass attempt in this game ever again. That is very much Perin looking like me when it comes to the ball at his feet. ............ Some of those passes Juve players attempted, completely failed at getting to a teammate and then saw it go right to a Monaco player … not great, man. As much as I’m starting to think that Jonathan David is getting better and working out his early-season funk, I am very much not thinking that same thing about Loïs Openda. It’s been a struggle, man. The guy is just not playing well much of the time. That big performance against Roma seems like it was so long ago when it was basically six weeks ago. Not how you want to be trending as a striker. Juventus didn’t record a single corner kick against Monaco. When Lloyd Kelly and Gleison Bremer are co-leaders in terms of key passes then that pretty much sums up how things were for your team in the final third, right? Another quiet night for Francisco Conceição. Not worried yet, but it’s not a great development. Spalletti delivered on his talk of rotating the squad. For the most part, they looked like a squad that was both tired and fielding some players who hadn’t played much lately. But it’s not like those players who hadn’t logged a lot of minutes in recent weeks played all that well. Maybe Perin outside of that absurd pass in the opening minute can be exempt from that? I think so. ............ Edon, I want to like you so much, but we need to see more from you, my friend. Please. make it happen because you are somebody I want to see excel at this club so dang much. Monaco had four players with at least one shot on goal. Juventus, as a team, did not have a shot on goal. So maybe Bremer rests at the weekend? That sure would be a thing I would be in support of seeing happen. Prince Albert II was in the crowd in Monaco on Wednesday night. Guessing the fact that literal royalty was in the crowd would result in more than we saw. So much for that, my friends. Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/previews-reviews/35902/monaco-juventus-2026-champions-league-league-phase-matchday-8-final-score-result-initial-reaction-random-observations

Player ratings: Monaco 0-0 Juventus – Perin the best of the bunch Vanderson and Mattia Perin were among the standout performers as Juventus settled for a 0-0 draw away against AS Monaco in the final match of the 2025-26 Champions League league phase on Wednesday evening. The Bianconeri had already secured a spot in the Champions League play-offs, unlike their hosts, and Luciano Spalletti was well aware of the fact that he needed favours from several sides if Juventus were to end up in the top eight, even with a victory at the Stade Louis II. ............ Monaco 0-0 Juventus: Player ratings! Monaco: Koehn 6; Vanderson 7, Kekrer 6, Teze 6, C.Henrique 6.5; Zakaria 6, Camara 6; Akliouche 6, Coulibaly 5 (Bamba 6), Golovin 6 (Ouattara n/a); Balogun 6. Best Monaco player: Vanderson 7 – ............ Coach: Sebastian Pocognoli 6 – ............ Juventus: Perin 6; Kalulu 6, Bremer 6, Kelly 5.5, Cabal 6 (Cambiaso 6); Koopmeiners 5 (Zhegrova 6), Thuram 6 (David n/a); Conceicao 5.5 (Yildiz 6), Miretti 5.5 (Adzic 6), McKennie 6; Openda 5. Best Juventus player: Mattia Perin 6 – Slim pickings in what was a fairly lacklustre display from the Bianconeri, who failed to register a shot on target. Perin did his job well, though, and made sure that the Bianconeri avoided defeat and came away with a clean sheet. Decent saves on Vanderson and Balogun. Coach: Luciano Spalletti 5 – From the off, even from the team selection, it looked as though Spalletti would be happy with a point. No Yildiz in the starting line-up, nor Cambiaso, Locatelli or David. Juventus always knew that a top eight finish was out of their hands, even with a victory on the night. They also knew that a play-off position was secure, while Monaco still had it all to play for. In that sense, Spalletti and his team did well to see off the competition from the Monegasque outfit, but the Bianconeri were poor going forwards: Their only shot of the second half came in the 94th minute and they didn’t register a single attempt on target from start to finish. . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/player-ratings-monaco-0-0-juventus/

Spalletti: ‘Juventus lacked quality, but we can have our say’ Luciano Spalletti admits Juventus ‘should’ve had more quality and were too slow’ in their 0-0 draw with AS Monaco, but trusts they can ‘have our say’ in the Champions League. The Bianconeri knew they were secure in the play-off places and seemed relatively content to pick up a point at the Stade Louis II. ............ “There was some fatigue that started to build up, so I made changes to find some more sharpness and create a better tempo,” Spalletti said. “We didn’t manage it, but we were up against a team that kept forcing us to sprint back 100 metres with pace and aggression, their counter-attacks really tire you out. “Those who came in didn’t do badly, but when the quality level of the whole group dropped, so did that of the individual performances.” ............ “It was a rough game, they were aggressive, we misplaced too many passes, so there was a lack of quality. We went too slowly and it gives me something to talk about to the team. We did well defensively on their counter-attacks, but from the midfield up, we should’ve had more quality.” ............ Juve finish 13th and will play either Club Brugge or Galatasaray in the play-offs, then go on to face either Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur in the Round of 16. Is he looking forward to potentially playing against ex-Napoli striker Victor Osimhen? “We have to face everyone, we have the potential to have our say against anyone. We were playing some sharp and quick strikers too today, it’s something you have to deal with,” smiled Spalletti. . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/spalletti-juventus-lacked-quality-have-our-say/

UCL play-offs: Potential Juventus, Inter and Atalanta opponents revealed The Champions League league phase is now complete, and Juventus, Inter and Atalanta now know their two potential opponents for February’s knock-out play-offs. Three Italian sides finished in the play-off positions, while Napoli were eliminated from the competition after a 3-2 defeat at home against Chelesa on Wednesday night. ............ Two points below Inter were Juventus, who drew 0-0 away against AS Monaco on Wednesday night. That result sealed a 13th-place finish for Luciano Spalletti’s side. ............ Juventus will be among the seeded teams in Friday’s draw. They finished 13th, which means that they and Atletico Madrid (14th) will be drawn against either Club Brugge (19th) or Galatasaray (20th). ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/potential-juventus-inter-ucl-playoff-opponents/