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I watched while at work this morning (Tuesday N.Z time), it was hard to keep working while watching. This game was so captivating right from the start "fino alla fina". I have some points I noticed in this game; Really pleased to see 4 at the back and with 2 in front allowing the full-backs to get forward gave a lot of attacking options. Kelly & Bremer look to be a really good combination as centre backs, they complement each other's game nicely. I hope they stay together for a long time. Attacking options were diverse, and although it is technically a 3 behind 1, with the full backs down the wings there were always at least 2 up top. As I watched I thought when we had the ball the pitch doubled in size with gaps everywhere and when they had the ball there were no gaps anywhere. I thought neither penalty should be given (I understand a deflection from one's own leg onto the hand is not a handball). A little disappointed in the performances from the bench, I think they over-tried to make an impact. I hope I see the same on Sunday morning (NZ time) when I can enjoy it at home and cheer loudly rather than in silence so as not to be caught by my boss!

I'm struggling to think of 11 players from this list that I want to start. Please prove me wrong or else if this is all we have, can we find some young lads to fill the void. Or better, find some money to fix these squad problems in January. I'll be up tomorrow morning (8:45am N.Z time on summer holidays) to watch. I just want to see an improvement from the performance against Lecce, that is surely not too much to ask is it?

We have a lot of good (maybe great) in this team, but we also have saboteurs who seam to want to do us harm. On Tuesday there should be no #10 warm-up shirt for the #30, he does not deserve to have Alessandro's image anywhere near him! My community football team has a shirt we pass on each week for a player who has had a poor performance or done something wrong, I think there should be two "shit shirts" handed out for Juve players on Tuesday.

Locatelli was playing well, but he was on a yellow, and something needed to change in the team to change the result, so it's somewhat understandable that he would be on the list. However I would have dragged Cambiaso at the earliest as he was not good today. Also not good was Di Gregorio (thank goodness for the frame of the goal - concrete shoes on the first one and dived after the ball had already struck the post on the second), but you don't sub a goalkeeper. I hope the sale of Perin will provide funds to find a replacement for Di Gregorio!

I hope the men watched this so they know what to do this evening! Great result for the women, should be no worse than 4th after the rest of the round later today (Roma please beat Chelsea!), and then ManU next week we can play with some freedom. Win for top 4, but a draw or loss will still give us play-off place.

When I looked at the table after our win in Madrid and looked at the matches yet to play, I thought it would be tough to qualify, but maybe 4 points from 3 games might get us there (probably with a good goal difference). It's hard to accept a draw after a 3-0 lead, and even harder for a penalty in the last minuet (I feel so sorry for Cecilia), but if offered a draw against OL before kick-off and I'd be in dream land. Hopefully we get a win in Austria (although they will be better for their draw today) and we can face Man U with clarity of nothing to lose. For the players, you have done yourselves, the club and supporters incredibly well today. Thank-you and keep it going "until the end".

Oh, this is too good, thank-you @JuventusFootballClub. As a child I loved Liverpool FC, I played goal-keeper and they had Grobbelaar who was amazing and they were on our (N.Z) T.V on Sunday mornings. At high school we had a group playing football and each had a different team in the English 1st division we supported except myself and another who also supported LFC so we did paper, scissors, rock for who kept LFC as their team. I lost! I did not want any other English team. I had loved the watching Italy and especially Dino at the '82 World Cup, after N.Z went out. My friend (a Chilian lad) said "You love the All Blacks (N.Z rugby) and you love the All Whites (N.Z football) and you love Italian football and you love cars" (I still am a bit F1 mad - especially Ferrari) and then he told me of this team that plays in All White and Black it's Italian and is owned by FIAT, and then Zoff had been their 'keeper, I would have done anything to be a fan of this club. Pedro (my Chilian friend) got Spanish football magazines and translated the stories of Juve to me (this was 1988 N.Z - no internet, no coverage of football outside of England). I had my mother, who worked in clothing, make a shirt that had vertical white and black stripes, and she could not understand why not horizontal stripes as is typical for rugby shirts. You ask "Why Juve". my answer is simple, if you were me why would you not support this wonderful club?

I was going to say goalkeeper. I like Perin (his movement and reading of the game I think is good), Di Gregorio is a big frame, which is good for a goalkeeper, but his error rate is high. I would have accepted Dollar-rumma but Mercenary City swooped, but I also really like Meret (I think injured at the moment) if we can get him away from our coach's former. Bring back Dino or Gigi!

From a bad situation a very good solution. Welcome Mister. As an aside, it helps that he looks a little like an older version of my company's CEO (Turin born and Juve fan Mister Bizzi).

With only 4 it is very difficult and strong arguments for so many worthy candidates can be made. In my opinion (and I am biased toward a goal-keeper) there must be room for either Dino or Gigi. Both multiple champions, world cup winners, both played into their 40's and still at an amazingly high level (double saves that look easier than for a 28 year old in their late 30's - UNREAL!) and both should have been awarded the Ballon D'or for their amazing work in goals for both clubs and country. I loved watching Alex at Sydney FC, the way he knew where to be at the right time and how he was such a great leader, I would have loved to see more of him at Juve, but there was no coverage in New Zealand at the time. John Charles, Boniperti, Sivori, Bettega, Platini, Scirea, Nedved, Trezeguet among others are also obviously worthy for such an honour. It really is a matter of how you see a player as being "a great player" but also a great club person. I'll always hold a place in my heart for Dino Zoff and through watching him at the '82 World Cup opening up the world of Juventus to me.

If the second is as good as these first hypotheses, I might be in line to buy my first ever away shirt (I have several home and third shirts, but never yet an away shirt). It would be great to see Juve dressed properly once again.

I read her letter today at work during lunch time and had fight from tears. What such beautiful words she used to say good-bye to football. One of many great leaders of our club, but the first great women's leader. You will be missed Sara, thank-you for your wonderful years in White and Black ❤️

I own this season's 3rd shirt and it is very beautiful. I also own the 3rd shirt from 2015/2016 season, another black kit. I don't think the problem is the 3rd kits. I have 3 home shirts all with proper white and black stripes, I won't be paying for a barcode! Bring back a good home shirt please.

I have said it enough times in my life it is almost a mantra "win ugly, the game's already beautiful". This was an ugly win. We can now work to make things beautiful with Tudor. My very good friend is a Roma fan (he wears #16 - De Rossi - for our community club team), I hope we can improve on this performance through this week to beat the giallorossi or else it will cost me money as he is also our fine-master in our team. I do see good things coming in what we have shown today and with more work we should be able to achieve our goals.

I wish him all the very best for this great assignment, but I do feel the damage is so large that it can not be solved in a couple of months. Hopefully there is positive change that can be seen, but then with the horror show that is the Club World Cup there will be no off season to make necessary improvements for next season going forward. Grazie Igor for taking on this great challenge, you have cash in the bank with me.