QUOTE(zaidi @ Jul 11 2018, 01:08 PM)
CR7 as new face for juve is splendid marketing strategy. I do agree the man can win games and hitting hat-tricks like crazy, however he need to be handled like any other players. he is not the king in turin. will he be new king? only time will tell. if he can turn into good guy, ie conribute more to team goals and win more points, he can be new king. the throne is still empty ...
FFP tells you not to buy beyond means, ie spend more than 5mil more than your revenue, and clubs who posted losses more than some amount (about 30+ mil) need to be investigated unless they have rich investors. traditionally clubs made loans to buy players, now no more, it's all based on income. serie a club like parma/fiorentina went bankrupt because of poor financial planning, so FFP should hinder bad spending. ac milan post red figures for the past 3 seasons, and eufa is a bit concerned even ac milan has chinese backers.
meanwhile juve is buying CR7 on 2 installments, but that is about 110mil (50mil installments + 60 mil salary before tax). this is just about 1/3 of juve revenue which is about 300mil+ per year.
I think it's about time Juve being re-introduced to the world saying that we are big clubs because we have big player. in the past, ADP Buffon was caryying the torch, now no more. it's fit to have CR7. meanwhile players like dybala, bernadeschi need to step up and show they too can carry the J brand.
yes.. previous two seasons showed that neither hugain nor dybala and not even pogba (when he was with us) can carry the team despite their famous reputations. i think in dybala and higuain's cases, there was too much pressure for them to deliver, too much scrutiny about their every game. Ronaldo's introduction can change all that. Guy's a headline hogger, he wants all the attention on him, he likes the limelight and the biggest it is the better he performs. I hope this will free up Dybala especially to step up his game. such big things were expected of him, it is time he lives up to his reputation
Line-up next yr:
- GK The polish GK whose name I am lazy to copy and paste from Google
- DL Alex Sandro, second best left back in the world (if he leaves, MARCELO, the best left back in the world. He previously said if Ronaldo goes, he goes too

)
- DR Joao Cancelo (this guy is good and has the potential to be one of the world's best right back)
- DC Giogio Chiellini (Our new captain. I rate him as the 3 or 4 best defender in europe. Diego Godin gets my vote as the best in Europe)
- DC Mehdi Benatia / rotation with Mattia Caldara (The next big italain defender must get more minutes. Hope Allegri will not do another Rugani on him)
- DMC Emre Can (i think it is time for Pjanic to stop playing at this position. He clearly can offer more playing slighlty ahead. Do a Xavi kind of role and not a DM)
- MC Miralem Pjanic
- MC Stefano Sturaro our very own Moranne Felliani (KIDDING!). Its either a rotation between Matuidi or Khedira (the old n slow fuck)
- FL Douglas Costa / Mario Mandzukic guy who just broken England hearts
- FR Paolo Dybala
- FC Cristiano Ronaldo
This post has been edited by Jusstatic: Jul 12 2018, 08:27 AM