“I have no doubt that next year we will see beautiful things.” Gianluigi Buffon excitedly commented when asked about Juve’s upcoming season. Juventus is still recovering from their last minute revival that secured second place and this article will focus on what the club have learnt in order to return to trophy winning days.
The year was not entirely disastrous for the Old Lady as she did improve on third place and exited the Champions League with her head held high. But for her fans, the season was incredibly disappointing. Not only did Juventus fail to win any silverware, they saw Inter glide to the top without breaking a sweat to secure a 10-point advantage over second place with Jose Mourinho laughing at the pitiable state of their rivals. However, the rise of Juve remains to be a long term project post-Calciopoli and one can take solace in the fact that sacrifices had to be made and failure had to be endured to produce a future worthy of the club’s history.On Friday June 5, Ciro Ferrara agreed to be the Juventus Coach on a permanent basis effective immediately. Signing a two-year contract, Ferrara was beaming with pride as he proclaimed that his dream to lead Juve had come true. Coaches and legends alike have praised management’s decision to bring Ferrara in and allow him the chance to realise his vision but public opinion is split. Most fans are relishing the prospect of having a club legend leading their beloved team - a la Pepe Guardiola - whilst cynics forecast terrible times for the Old Lady. Juve do not have the talented squad Barca can boast nor do they possess a Lionel Messi within their ranks, so will Ferrara’s love for the Bianconeri shirt really be enough to lead the way to victory?
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