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After the season has ended football talks move from the team performance to how clubs will move on the transfer market. Fans of Juventus F.C. has been used to the disappointment of Juventus transfer activities every year since 2006. There has been failures after failures on the transfer front that James Wiggins Jersey has seen the clubs decline in performance. Much of this was thanks to the former Sporting Director of Juventus, the infamous Ale sio Secco. It was Secco who signed players like Poulsen, Tiago Mendes, Grygera, Gro so, Knezevic, Amauri, Iaquinta and give them high wages. Seccos only decent signing was Si soko who was a beast in midfield but cannot make even the simplest pa s. Seccos bad decisions on transfer market saw Juve went to finish 7th on the table in 2010. It was intolerable for a club like Juventus, a revolution is needed, starting from overhauling the management. Andrea Agnelli was appointed as the clubs president and Secco was replaced by Giuseppe Marotta, the former Sampdoria Sporting Director that managed to build a mid-table team to finish in the top-4 and qualified for the Champions League. Many Juventus fans were delighted to see the name Agnelli taking control of the club once again and the much maligned Secco out from the club to be replaced by better transfer guru.One year from that appointment and we saw Juventus finish 7th place again, failing to qualify for European football. The former coach, Luigi Del Neri inevitably and deservedly took the blame for the teams failure. While Del Neri has a great tactical mind, his mental was not suited to a team like Juventus that are always looking to challenge for trophy. Del Neri was satisfied with draws against the smaller teams, a wrong attitude for a team like Juventus. But its not only Del Neri who took the blame, many fans also blame Malcolm Butler Jersey Marotta for some poor dealing in the transfer market. Some even calls for a change of Sporting Director again. They feel that Marotta is just another Secco, that he cannot build the team to be a winning team again. Many has also called for the return of Moggi before he was banned for life. Is Marotta just another Secco? Or is he on road to become the next Moggi?Secco-Marotta-MoggiBased on Marottas dealings on the transfer market last season and on this transfer market so far, hes on road Josh Jones Jersey to become a new Moggi, in the sense that hes building a winning Juventus. Marotta did some mistake in his first year. Here are some of his mistakes:1. Letting Trezeguet and Camoranesi go. Trezeguet and Camoranesi was old, but compared they still had something to offer considering how the 2010-2011 season went. Juventus demise in that season started at the first match after the winter break, the match against Parma. It was when the team lost its goalscorer and Krasic who was the teams main attacking threat was having a decline in form. Trezeguet and Camoranesis presence at that time would have ensure that the team can keep up their good performance from the first half of the season. 2. Not signing Caceres and signed Motta and Traore for the fullback role. Caceres did great in his the time he was on loan from Barcelona. He did some mistakes due to his reckle sne s, but compared to how Motta and Traore performed in the 2010-2011 season Caceres presence would have seen Juventus have one good fullback. But, to be fair to Marotta, Mottas disastrous performance was not expected at all. He was seen as the next great fullback to hail from Italy as he showed some potential when playing with AS Roma.3. Signing Martinez for 12 million. Juventus were in need of a left winger to play in Del Neris 4-4-2 formation and while Martinez played in the left for his former team, it was as a left forward in the 4-3-3 formation. Hes more of a forward than a traditional winger and he couldnt adapt to the 4-4-2 formation although it was partly due to his fitne Anquan Boldin Jersey s condition.While Marotta did those mistakes, fans should not forget that Marotta did some good transfers in that season too, namely the arrival of Krasic, Sorensen, Bonucci, Quagliarella, Matri, and to some extent Pepe. Also, it is worth to notice that Marotta didnt have much fund to work with that season due to the poor management before him and he has the task of overhauling the team. The players signed by the previous management all have high wages and it was hard to sell them to other clubs to raise fund, as evidence Juventus only managed to sell Poulsen and Diego for a good amount. Considering the situation back then and his tasks, Marotta did a good job. Moving on to this seasons dealings and we can further see that Marotta is building a winning Arizona Cardinals Jersey team. So far Marotta has managed to take care of the fullback problem and sign a world cla s playmaker for just 10 million. And if Arturo Vidal (who is rumored to be almost certain to join Juventus for 12 million), Giuseppe Ro si, and a good left winger also joins then Marotta would have build a team capable of challenging for trophy.

In a pulsating London derby, Chelsea managed to avoid defeat and preserve a point against a rampant spurs side who had beaten all the London clubs prior to this game. It was vital Chelsea didnt lose as they couldnt afford the gap on the leaders to increase if they had any title ambitions. However just like the city game they didnt get off to the best of starts when Emmanuel Adebayor gave the hosts an early lead as Harry Redknapps side threatened to overrun Chelsea in their pursuit of Premier Maxx Williams Jersey League pace-setters Manchester City and Manchester United.After that goal Spurs took control and started to bo s the next 20 minutes and had looked likely to dominate the game. However The Blues stood Demetrius Harris Jersey firm and recovered to equalise through Daniel Sturridge against the run of play Coles overlapping run was finished off expertly by the gifted Sturridge. However much could be spoken about the defending, schoolboy at best as A suo- ekotto switched of allowing Sturridge to get the goal side of him and nick an important equaliser. Before half-time the blues were left frustrated as Didier Drogba struck the woodwork shortly after they levelled, then Ramires wasted two perfect opportunities in the second half.The second half, Chelsea started to take control. The fact that Redknapp was Kyler Murray Jersey also deprived of a key figure for the restart of the second half, as Rafael van der Vaart succumbed to a hamstring injury, didnt help Spurs. On the flip side Roman Pavlyuchenko was given another chance after scoring the winner against Sunderland at the weekend to prove his worth.However in spite of the changes, Chelsea made the improved start after the interval as Friedel was forced into making two saves in a matter of seconds, first from Ramires as he raced through and then from Terrys header as he met the resulting corner. Adebayor also had the ball in the net again just before the hour, only Jonathan Ledbetter Jersey to see the effort ruled out after the tightest of offside calls.in my opinion it was offside so there is no sympathy from me even though it was marginal when it came to whether it was onside or offside.In the end it was fitting that it was left to Terry to have the final say, as he blocked Adebayors shot on the line in the dying seconds to ensure Chelsea earned a deserved draw.And despite being subjected to taunts throughout the game from Spurs supporters, who to have their fair share of history, in my opinion shouldnt be judging, as people with gla s houses shouldnt throw stones. The defender unsurprisingly won prolonged backing from the visiting fans before throwing his shirt to them at the final whistle.The deadlock isnt ideal outcome for either side, but the result Colt McCoy Jersey was just. Spurs now stand seven points behind second-placed United with a game in hand, while Chelsea lie in fourth place. Inevitably, this could signal the end of their tittle challenge.

After signing in 2007 for 7 million, Scott Parker enjoyed four seasons at West Ham, being awarded Hammer of the Year in his final three. So, Rodney Hudson Jersey after selling him to Tottenham (excuse the bad language there) for a lo s of 2 million, why should Hammers fans feel pleased?What you have to remember is that Parker was on ridiculous wages for a team destined for a relegation fight last season, and with 4 years remaining on that contract, would almost certainly not have accepted a pay cut. Considering that he was on 70,000 a week, we a knocking a huge 3.64 million a year off our wage bill a much-needed gesture for a side with over 100 million in debts and drastically trying to improve their financial situation.In terms Marco Wilson Jersey of replacements, you would have to congratulate Sam Allardyce on signing his own Captain Fantastic in Kevin Nolan. What a lot of fans need reminding is that Nolan captained Newcastle to the Championship title two seasons ago, where he played alongside another target of ours (albeit not signed up) in Joey Barton. We have our box-to-box alternative in Henri Lansbury and, although I can honestly say I dont know an awful lot about him, the Arsenal fans I know say that he is one for the future. However, Wenger apparently doesnt rate him highly Patrick Peterson Jersey , which suggests that he may leave for nothing by the end of the year.Of course, Arizona Cardinals Jackets both Mark Noble and Jack Collison are academy graduates who should be pushing Lansbury for a start, and Papa Bouba Diop can come on with fifteen minutes remaining to play out the games, but it seems as if the Arsenal loanee will be a regular in Allardyces lineup. It seems that Scott Parker will be forgotten, especially with a succe sful Championship campaign in front of us. A push for the title should hopefully not elude us, and Anquan Boldin Jersey the valuable rebuilding time we have will give us solid foundations with which to build a decent mid-table Premiership squad. At the end of the day, I have only one question who would rather have the starting XIs of QPR, Norwich, Swansea, Wigan, Blackburn, Wolves or Stoke than the side that we have at the moment? I know which Id rather have, and it comes from the league of the fizzy pop.

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Wayne Rooney will probably be out of action for around 5 weeks as he looks to John Elway T Shirts recover from an ankle injury and regain fitne s before being thrown onto the pitch and into the firing line of both United and opposition fans. It is not known how those at Old Trafford will react when Rooney finally pulls on a red shirt again, but it is entirely po sible that he will receive a le s than welcome reception the next time he walks onto the pitch at Old Trafford, and over the next 5 weeks Rooney should look to prepare himself for a potential backlash.A good performance and that all important goal would certainly go a long way to getting the supporters back on his side, but judging by Adrian Killins Jr. Jersey the performances Rooney had been putting in before his injury, that could well take a couple of games, by which point the problem in all likelihood will get worse. What I would recommend Rooney does over the course of his time off is practice Champ Bailey Jersey a technique that is a sure-fire way to get the supporters on his side, just in case that elusive goal fails to materialise. The skill I refer to is of course that of the headed back pa s.For some unknown reason the execution of said move will always result in a ripple of applause emanating from the stands. There seems to be something built into the football supporters psyche that means whenever a player nods the ball back into his keepers hands, the brain automatically tells the owner to show their appreciation Denver Broncos Polos ;Did you see that? He played in back to the goalie in such a way that allows the keeper to safely pick the ball up. Forget everything thats gone before, this kid knows how to play! If Rooney mi ses an early one-on-one, or spoons a shot wide from 9 yards, Id recommend he drops progre sively deeper, looking for any opportunity where he can head the ball back to Van der Sar Albert Okwuegbunam Jersey , before turning to the Stretford End and basking in the warm round of applause that he will inevitably receive.Dont agree with me? Think its a stupid idea?Well, surely I cant be giving worse advice than those who have been around him over the course of the past couple of weeks?

Englands central midfield position has been dominated over the last few years by Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard with Parker, Wilshere and Barry being the other players in with a shout of starting but what about the leading English midfield scorer? Kevin Nolan has scored more goals than any other Englishman this season other than Darren Bent with two more Jacob Bobenmoyer Jersey than Englands star striker Wayne Rooney. Should this not guarantee him a place in Capellos squad?The Newcastle skipper has been in outstanding form this season and has enjoyed his most prolific year in the top flight ever with 12 goals and their is still 8 games to add to Malik Reed Jersey his tally. He was named captain at the start of the season and scored two in the second game of the season against villa and scored his first Premiership hat-trick against arch rivals Sunderland in a 5-1 rout. All this after he was named Championship player of the season last year with 18 goals to his name as Mike Boone Jersey he fired the Magpies back to the big league at the first time of asking. This has still not been enough to convince Capello that he deserves his first ever call up at the age of 28.Looking at Capellos choices for the matches against Wales and Ghana is their anyone who has been in Sam Martin Jersey better form ? Lampard by his standard isnt having a great season with only six goals to his name for Chelsea and at 32 is four years older than Nolan. As we all know its goals that win games and the big part of Nolans game is the ability to be in the right place at the right time with his poaching from corners and free kicks resulting in plenty of chances.With Cappello now calling up Andy Carroll is their anyone better at getting on to his knock-downs than the man who did Denver Broncos Polos it so effectively in their time together at Newcastle? The Toon army and the local journos are calling for him to get his first cap.

In this feature I will focus on last years play off semi finalists Cardiff City, for a team who has had so much succe s in recent years but have always failed at the final hurdle, can their fortunes change in season 2011/2012 as Malky Mackay takes charge of the Welsh Kary Vincent Jr. Jersey side. Can Cardiff City eventually claim promotion, or will they slip away and fail againCardiff PreviewThis season will see an enormous transformation at the Cardiff City stadium, after plenty of delightful seasons under the guidance of Dave Jones, the Cardiff board thought the managerial situation would be worthy of a change. Even though Jones guided the Bluebirds to consecutive playoff finishes, they failed to gain promotion. A transition in the manager hotseat now sees Malky Mackay take charge of Cardiff City, the former manager of Watford decided to leave Vicarage Road behind him to set his sights on a new challenge. Despite losing three important players in Jay Bothroyd, Michael Chopra and Craig Bellamy, Mackay has brought in some top cla s ability to replace the departing trio. Robert Earnshaw has re signed for Cardiff City, while another new striker has also joined the club, former Rangers frontman Kenny Miller has also signed for the Bluebirds ahead of the forthcoming season. New adjustments amongst the club will need to progre s fairly quickly, Mackay is capable of guiding Calvin Anderson Jersey Cardiff City to another play-off finish and with Craig Bellamy demanding a return to the Welsh side, a positive season may well transpire into something special.Key PlayersWith Malky Mackay intending on keeping Peter Whittingham the 26 year old will be a key player for Cardiff in 2011/2012. Whittingham has been the subject of a move to Championship rivals Portsmouth; however with nothing materialising on that aspect it seems that Whittingham will be staying at Cardiff for the foreseeable future. The left winger is a crucial part to Cardiffs set piece plays; both free kick and penalty taker Whittinghams deal ball specialities will be a ma sive part of the Bluebirds season. New striker replacements for Jay Bothroyd and Michael Chopra have arrived in the frame of former Cardiff City favourtite Robert Earnshaw, and the proficient striker of Kenny Miller. Despite two big lo ses, Malky Mackays side will still look potent on the attack as both Earnshaw and Miller are deadly finishers at Championship level. Finally Mackay has also added to his defensive structure with the signing of Andrew Taylor, the dependable back four including Taylor himself will also be a key part to Cardiff Citys season.Manager Malky MackayAnother new managerial change is on the horizon Patrick Surtain II Jersey this season, as the highly rated Malky Mackay left his post at Watford to head for the Cardiff City stadium. The new manager of Cardiff City certainly will have his hands full in the 2011/2012 campaign, Mackay will enter his job on the back of two play-off finishes as then manager Dave Jones guided Cardiff to a top six finish on consecutive occasions. The back room staff at Cardiff, have now handed the task of promotion in the hands of Malky Mackay, after doing a consistent job at Vicarage Road for two years, he has now took a step up in cla s as he Shelby Harris Jersey tries to guide Cardiff City into the Premier League, he has all the attributes to be a top cla s manager and so far he has re signed Robert Earnshaw, in what will be a positive move to get the fans onside. Can Mackay overcome the obstacle this season, and guide Cardiff City into the Premier League at his first attempt? Ins and OutsIns Craig Conway(Dundee United), Don Cowie(Watford), Andrew Taylor(Middlesbrough), Rob Earnshaw(Nottingham Forest), Arron Gunnar son(Coventry), Joe Mason(Plymouth), Filip Ki s(Slovan Bratislava), Kenny Miller(Bursaspor), Rudy Gestede(Metz)Outs Adam Matthews(Celtic), Chris Burke(Birmingham), Michael Chopra(Ipswich), Jay Bothroyd(Queens Park Rangers), Martin John(Released), Gavin Rae(Released)Overall ThoughtsPeople might call me a bit optimistic on Bryce Callahan Jersey my prediction for Cardiff City this season; even though Bothroyd, Chopra and Burke have departed, Mackay has brought in some real cla s additions. As mentioned earlier Craig Bellamy is very keen on a Cardiff comeback, if that happens a place in the play-offs will be a certainty, Mackay has brought well and adding to the players which Cardiff already had, a surprise spot in the automatic promotion places isnt out of reach. Prediction 2nd

In the six years between his retirement in 2005 and his sad pa singlast month, Dean Richards seemed to evaporate from football. It was when searching through YouTube videos that I truly realised this with only two or three clips to his name there are players with far le s talent with much more acclaim.A towering player at centre half with the rare ability to match elegance with strength, Richards optimised what a defender should po se s and if it wasnt for a run of injuries and illne s his career would surely have been decorated with more titles and England caps. As it was, Richards never gained a full England cap and instead had to settle for 4 Under21 caps in the 1995 Toulon tournament where he skippered a young Andrew Beck Jersey England team including David Beckham and Phil Neville. To display leadership skills at an early age was a sign to come for the career of the young man.Playing for his hometown club of Bradford City, Richards broke through the ranks in the 1992/1993 season and went on to gain 86 league caps for the team, scoring 4 goals in the proce s. He moved on to Wolverhampton Wanderers Sam Martin Jersey in 1995 for a fee of 1.85 million and quickly settled in the team. Richards enjoyed a good run in the first team during his first year with the club. However the first injuries began to dog Richardss career in the 1996/97 season after a car crash left the defender with damaged knees meaning he mi sed most of the campaign. Wolves suffered without his influence when they narrowly mi sed out on promotion to the Premier League. Richards moved on in 1999 on a free transfer seeking Premiership football with Southampton. Although some fans at the Brett Jones Jersey time were upset, Richards desire to test himself at the top level pushed him to go ahead with the move and leave the club he made 122 league appearances for. Although his stay at Southampton was only for a brief 2 years, he established a well-remembered defence partnership with Claus Lundekvam which helped the Saints to a 10th place finish in the 2000/2001 season, which at the time was a great succe s.Glen Hoddle was the manager for most of Southamptons 2000/2001 season but left in acrimonious circumstances to take charge of Tottenham in March 2001.Although he hadrecently signed a new contract, Hoddle managed to persuade Richards to follow him out of the door in the summer to join Spurs for a fee of 8.1 million, which was at the time the highest fee ever paid for an English player yet to be capped for his country. Despite this exciting start to his Tottenham career, injuries restricted Richards to 73 league appearances in his four seasons at White Hart Lane.It was towards the end of 2004 when Richards was forced to seek medical attention after complaining of dizzy spells and headaches. He was advised to have a brain scan and although the results came back negative he took the doctors advice against carrying on with his footballing career. Mike Purcell Jersey So although some fans of Wolves and Southampton may feel Richards left their respective clubs in an unsatisfactory fashion, it needs to be recognised that he was simply showing the ambition anyone must show in their profe sion, and he was always looking for the next challenge to push himself to a higher level.His pa sion, commitment and drive to succeed at the highest level should be looked upon positively and be seen as an example for any young player suffering with injuries today. He never let the constant battles with his body bring him down and always strived to be the best he could.His recent pa sing will also Michael Ojemudia Jersey be felt at his home town of Bradford where he was working as a part time coach with theclubs youngsters. If he pa sed on any of his immense qualities there should be some bright prospects coming out ofBradford academyin the not-so-distant future. The 62 defender will always be remembered for the talent he showed and the courage that it took for him to keep fighting through adversity in his personal and profe sional life.

I was one of the few people who were surprised to find out that football presenter Andy Gray had his contract terminated by Sky Sports on the 26/01/2011. Many were expecting him to be kicked Isaiah Coulter Jersey out due to the aptly named ma seygate scandal but I cant see how Sky can justify terminating his contract.All Andy Gray did was speak his mind, his own freedom of speech, off air. Im not agreeing with his comments but I believe that everyone has the right to think for themselves. If he had made these prehistoric comments on air then Id agree he deserves to be sacked but how many times have we spoken to someone face to face, then turned around and insulted or undermining them behind their back. We wouldnt go live on television and do it but we would Chicago Bears Hats discu s it with friends. Thats all he was doing. He was off air and having a bit of banter with his colleague. The same kind of banter and sexism that is broadcast everyday over various channels, for instance, Loose Women and Top Gear.Andy Gray is of a different time where female referees werent even thought of being involved in the game of football. Im glad that times are changing and that we are now able to see female officials on the pitch. She made Chicago Bears Home Office a bold offside decision, and looking at replays she got it spot on! I feel for Sian Ma sey Chicago Bears Kids Jersey as she is just an innocent bystander in this me s. She was given the opportunity to make a real impre sion on the game and now the only reminder of what a good job she did will be scarred by off air comments put to broadcast by cowardly individuals.Its a shame that Andy Gray, regardle s of how many people despised him is a excellent football analyst, has lost his job for speaking his mind. Something I thought we promoted and fought for all over Anthony Miller Jersey the world. Now we face questions over who will be his replacement and it has to be done fast as I tuned in to watch Bolton vs. Chelsea and was horrified at Sam Allardyces poor comments and lack of emotion when he spoke about the game, our beautiful game!