Tag: antonio conte

  • Chelsea Next Manager – Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte

    Chelsea Next Manager – Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte

    It’s hard to find anyone that believes Rafa Benitez can hang on to his job as Chelsea manager beyond this season, with quite a few others waiting in line to replace him. The question is who does Roman Abramovich want, with the top names on the list looking to be Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Robin Van Persie to Juventus? Not so Fast

    Over the last 12 hours, a rumor sparked by agent Fabio Parisi has indicated to many that Juventus are on the verge of signing Robin van Persie, already agreeing to a deal with Van Persie long ago and now probably coming to terms with his club, Arsenal. Is it a sure thing? There’s nothing certain until you see Van Persie in Torino.

  • Juventus FC – Old Problems and Edin Dzeko Transfer Rumors

    Where do we begin? With the bad or the harmless news? About Juventus, possibly, switching their focus to Edin Dzeko of Manchester City, orthe severe actions that might be taken against Antonio Conte, Leonardo Bonucci and Simone Pepe for the match-fixing scandal regarding matches from before all three where Juventus men.

  • Juventus in Match Fixing Problem Again?

    After the latest investigation into match fixing by prosecutors in Cremona has mostly dealt with Serie B club, Juventus head coach Antonio Conte has been called into questioning by the police among a number of people in connection with a match-fixing probe in Italy.

  • Antonio Conte Remembering to Use Alessandro Del Piero Too Late

    Was Antonio Conte happy, or was he thinking to himslef – why didn’t I use him earlier? It’s late March, with nine matches left in the Serie A title race, and Alessandro Del Piero just scored his first league goal this season. Kind of late for the greatest scorer in Juventus history, despite being 37. Maybe too late to catch up with AC Milan, four points ahead.

  • Probably a bit Too Late for Juventus to Start Scoring Now

    Antonio Conte saw his team win their first match in a month, after four consecutive draws in the league and only three goals scored. Juventus lost their grip on the top spot in the Serie A and slowly slipped four points behind AC Milan, who have come together, with a refreshed Zlatan Ibrahimovic, just in time. The 5-0 away win over Fiorentina might be too late, despite the 10 matches still left to play.

  • The Andrea Pirlo Effect (Juventus vs Parma)

    Juventus opened the 2011-2012 Serie A with an impressive 4-1 win over Parma, with new arrival Andrea Pirlo making a succesful debut (2 assists) and Antonio Conte beginning his head coaching career with a bang.