Why do u think a team like Juve with so many stars have been constantly struggling in the Cahmpions League?
354527
I agree that the Italian league is very very strong. It is indeed the strongest, with the top 5 teams having a massive number of points compared to their counterparts in other leagues. For the Champions League you dont look at the lower end of the table.\n\nI think it is because Juventus have a defend first mentality. And Capello relies to heavily on Ibrahimovic instead of Del Piero and Trezeguet or are significantly better. Marcelo Zalayeta also is not that good, and so their attack is blunted due to bad substitutions. They can defend quite well, however their attack is lacking, and as Arsenal, Liverpool, and Deportivo showed in the past 3 years, 2 goals are all a top team needs to get past Juventus. \n\nArsenal 2-0 Juventus\nLiverpool 2-1 Juventus\nJuventus 0-2 Deportivo
1067127
It's an obvious but simple answer. The players aren't good enough. They don't compete to a very high standard in their domestic league and are out of their depth when it comes to playing in the World Cup.
142237
I wouldn't say it's just Juve.  FIFA doesn't come across as the sort of "clean skinned" organisation it says it is.  I'm sure Sepp Blatter and co. have a few skeletons in their closets.
458761
u cant b sure that if they escape relegation, they'll struggle again... u must keep in mind that teams 4 the lower division r also gettin promoted... these teams will struggle more than a team like wes brom... n if these kind of teams escape relegation, they'll hav enough financial power 2 buy newer n better players 2 strengthen their squad... \nif they get relegated, all their star player will move out.. jus like norwich for eg. Dean Ashton moved 2 West Ham..
69999
Its gonna be pretty interesting because they will probably get far in the Champions League and they may even win it. They also have good chances in the King's Cup. But they have nothing to do in the league, they may even strugle to qualify for Champions. As far as the players go, with the new coach, the young Spanish players will have more possibilities to be on the starting line up, and I think that's important, cos Madrid is one of the big European teams with most players of thir own country. What I mean is, how many English players does Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Man. United have on thir starting line up? And how many Spanniards does Barcelona have? Or how many Italians does Inter, Juventus and Milan have? \n¡Halá Madrid!
187633
AC Milan at this point in time is the better of the teams but not by too much. This season Inter has bought some great players like Figo, Samuel, Solari and still has Veron. AC Milan should stay a major club but might start not doing as well when their veterans all stop playing. When I last checked majority of the players in their tems were over 30 years of age. Big up side for Inter Milan is Adriano, watch out for him at the world cup, he has amazing skills, powerful shot, strong, fast and great in the air. AC Milan (2nd) are only 5 points ahead of Inter in the Serie A in 3rd position. They are both in the quarter finals of Champions League. I think AC Milan is stronger but time will tell when there many Veterans retire and their team is unsettled.
410690
They didn't have the drive they needed.  They fell into their usual slump in February but didn't pull out of it in mid March as they usually do.  They took too many undisciplined penalties and had too many injuries to their defence.  I think if Jovo and Salo were playing from February on, it would have been different.  They had no offence from their D's and they couldn't score on power plays.  It seemed they also lacked leadership, but I saw players like Naslund, Linden and Bertuzi still playing hard.  They just didn't seem to get the results.
488042
I highly doubt it.  They only have one player on their squad from international play and that makes it very hard to qualify against players who get so much competition in Premier league, Serie A, and Spanish Primera.  They haven't gotten past the first round and thats call for inexperience.
480655
They are the epitome of the fact that 11 great players do not necessarily make a great team. The whole galatico concept was based around the notion that if you have all the best players, you will have the best team. The President of the club then decided who should be bought.\n\nIt worked right at the beginning, but then there was a balance of galatico and 'team' players. Once the galaticos became too many, Real began to falter. At the same time, they have grown older, lost their physical edge and maybe desire.
795496
Have to agree with you there Daniele. These young fellows come along and have success and believe they are instantly the be all and end all of the team. Everyone has to earn their spot and respect, irrespective of talent. Form and seniority are not things he seems to have taken into consideration. Discipline must extend to attitude also. No one wants a loose cannon among them, even if they are promising.
374388
I think its unavoidable. Usually there's too much hype about young players before they have really proven themselves. This time it's not the case.
122910
Welllll this is a vary long issue.\nI think there is a problem in the general squad as well as the chemistry present between players.\nReal Madrid has been buying players tagged with expensive prices but lack the spirit or the team chemistry. Chelsea has been buying players with high prices but have a great chemistry.\nReal Madrid has a problem in all positions.\nTheir defense isn’t solid, many are young and cant hold attackers well, Roberto Carlos that was considered the best defender in Real Madrid isn’t good anymore, he is very good in doing his attacking role, but he is causing them a problem in defense, he is getting older and cant run as much as before and cant cross the field back and fourth defending then attacking.\nTheir midfield is good but lack the destruction element, Beckham and Zidane are very good passers but aren’t playing a way that can destruct the opposing defense, they aren’t using the element of surprise, they start attacking but hold the possession for too long in the midfield looking for the last pass they can do destruct the opposing defense, obviously they have been failing to do so. As for the attackers, Ronaldo has been hit by many injury problems, he is growing older and losing his touch, Robinho didn't prove to be success, and therefore they are lacking an edging last touch.\nTheir goalkeeper is one of the best young goal keepers in the world, but due to his team's vulnerable performance he is losing his confidence therefore is conceding more and more goals. It seems that the club's management isn’t noticing that the problem exists because of the players, not because of the coach, therefore the coaches aren't able to give all what they have to the team and get sacked before achieving anything. In addition they have a problem is scouting young players that have enough potential to succeed in a "brand name team" like Real Madrid.\nTherefore we can't exactly blame one player or one of the team's positions for the team's failure; instead we should blame the whole club including players and coaches
1127171
they are a bad team becuase they are getting past their best it was proved 2 years ago. what they need to do is really improve their games and get some new talent
758497
They have potential. It can happen. They just need to keep their star players there and build up.
640468
i am a milan fan and i dont want juve to be relegated in 2nd league coz italian football will lose all its shine......and anyways its already lagging behind premiership which is the best league in the world....
838068
Well history isn't on their side. Since the inception of the CL, no team has retained the trophy.\nMilan, Ajax, and Juventus have all reached consecutive Finals, but did not win again.
688981
I'm concerned about them. Im a big Juventus fan, and I just hope it can all be cleared out.