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This week’s episode begins with a look the fallout from Giorgio Chiellini’s comments on Mario Balotelli & Felipe Melo, as well as a discussion of Andrea Barzagli’s decision to step down from his role at Juventus. Adam then calls Daniel Pisani (15:49) as the two pick their best Juve five-a-side team of all time. Agree with their choices? Let us know…
This week’s episode begins with a look the recent 10bet.com article on Leonardo Bonucci & how his controversial move to AC Milan will affect his Juventus legacy. Adam then calls David Amoyal to discuss how the Co-Vid 19 outbreak will shape the next transfer window (17:53) & the possibility of Paul Pogba returning to Juventus. The duo then talk abou…
Today’s episode begins with a look at how the Co-Vid 19 outbreak has affected Serie A and how that will shape what happens over the next few months. Then, we answer the questions you submitted on Twitter in a long Q&A that covers a huge variety of topics. If there’s anything you’d like to see us discuss in the next episode, tell Adam on Twitter! Yo…
We start out by reflecting on the superb win over Inter, then discuss Andrea Agnelli’s comments on Atalanta & the Champions League (20:01) before ending the show by answering all your listener questions (37:34). You can also find this podcast on Apple/Spotify/Stitcher & Google Play. Thanks for listening! Subscribe at theturincrowd.substack.com…
Daniele Pisani joins Adam and Chloe to look back on the Juventus loss to Lyon, reflecting where it went wrong and where the team goes from here, including an in-depth analysis of Maurizio Sarri and his choices. They then move on to discuss the forthcoming clash with Inter (30:06) before answering your questions in Part 3 (41:43). You can also find …
Like Cristiano Ronaldo with his hat trick against Cagliari, we’re back! John, Adam & Chloe return to discuss Juve’s Supercoppa loss to Lazio, then move on to talk about the win over Cagliari & Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance (10:25) before the show ends with a conversation about the ludicrous Matthijs de Ligt speculation (23:30) You can find this p…
This week’s episode starts with a discussion of the win over Atalanta & Gonzalo Higuain’s performance, followed by a look back at the victory against Atletico Madrid (11:49). We then move on to talk about Max Allegri being linked with Arsenal (26:17) & close with a look at the problems Emre Can has encountered this term. Links to Apple Podcasts/Spo…
Adam & Chloe kick off this week’s episode looking back at the win over AC Milan before previewing this weekend’s forthcoming clash with Atalanta. Daniel Pisani then returns to discuss “Sarrismo” (8:54) and the effects the new Coach has had on the entire squad, a detailed chat on the way it has impacted every aspect of play. Links to Apple Podcasts/…
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Episode VIII: Squad Rotation Sees Juve Struggle
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With three matches since our last episode, Adam, John and Chloe are back to round up all the action as they discuss the win over Lokomotiv Moscow, the performances of Paulo Dybala & Leonardo Bonucci (8:39), Juan Cuadrado being Player of the Month (16:06) and the draw with Lecce (23:35). They move on to talk about the win over Genoa (27:35) before e…
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Episode VII: Bologna, Buffon & BS Handballs
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Adam, John and Chloe are back with their overall impressions of the match & Cristiano Ronaldo’s 701st goal for the club before moving on to look at the poor defending that led to Bologna’s equaliser and then the performance of Juve’s midfield trio (15:57). The show wraps up with a look at the controversy around the De Ligt handball and Gigi Buffon’…
Thanks to the current international break, there’s a different slant on today’s podcast. First of all, Adam & Chloe discuss the new «BETTER IN BLACK & WHITE» premium show. Following that, we bring you an interview with Daniel Pisani from @fantvbianconero to discuss his time watching Juventus home and away over recent weeks (6:41) He discusses the b…
Your host Chloe is back, once again joined by Adam and John to discuss their initial impressions of the game before diving into the Dybala-Ronaldo partnership (6:58), then move on to discuss the impact Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri had on the game as it progressed (12:28). The conversation continues as the Juventus defence and the displays from …
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Episode IV: Sarrismo, Marchisio... & Bald Tony
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The crew reunites for a brand new episode, starting with a look at the 2-0 win over SPAL, followed by detailed analysis of the Champions League victory over Bayer Leverkusen (16:10). Following that, after the retirement of Claudio Marchisio, we reflect on his wonderful career in Juventus colours (42:59), taking a trip down memory lane to remember a…
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PODCAST EPISODE III: Full-Backs? Who Needs Full-Backs???
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PRESENTED BY OCKLEY BOOKS The crew are back with a brand new episode! This time we're looking back at what happened during matches with Hellas Verona and Brescia, looking at the impact of Aaron Ramsey, the absence of Douglas Costa and then comparing the strengths of Blaise Matuidi and Adrien Rabiot. In the following segment, Chloe asks Adam and Joh…
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EPISODE II: Problems With Montella, Madrid & Marking!
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PRESENTED BY OCKLEY BOOKS The crew are back with Episode II, looking back at what the past seven days have brought for Juventus. Chloe asks Adam and John about the positives and the problems revealed in Madrid and Florence, then offers her own take on the performance of La Viola. The conversation then turns to the issue between the club and Juventu…
In this debut episode of the podcast Chloe asks Adam about the inspiration behind launching THE TURIN CROWD website, then John joins the conversation as the crew discuss the summer transfer window (2:25) and Emre Can's beef with the club (16:21), then they look back on the first two games (21:25) before checking in on what fans can expect from the …
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Ep. 51 - VAR dramatically denies Manchester City a last minute winner!
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MatchDay 2 | Premier League 2019/20 • Lacazette and Aubameyang both on the scoresheet to give Arsenal a perfect start so far. Some of the new summer arrivals are still settling into the team, let's see what they can produce against Liverpool next weekend! • It's a perfect start for Liverpool as well as they've bagged two wins out of two games. Pret…
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Ep. 50 - Juventus : The most important season for La Vecchia Signora in modern history? (w/ The Bianconeri Show)
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In 2006, the Calciopoli scandal devasted Juventus and left the Old Lady in relegated in the Serie B wilderness. A little over 10 years later, they have conquered Italy time and time again and are now in the conversation as one of Europe's biggest club. Led by Andrea Agnelli's incredible leadership, the Turin-based club has experienced an unpreceden…
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Ep. 49 - Summer 2019 Transfer Window | Calciomercato 💵💵💵
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The season starts in just under two weeks so tha boys are back in business to discuss all the hottest transfers that have taken place this summer as well as other movements we should expect before the window closes! We do a quick Premier League review according to how the top six teams ranked last season, and then we go through every other big Euro…
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Ep. 48 - Women's World Cup 2019 & the significance of women's soccer | Part II
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Last week, Axel and special guest Leisa had a candid conversation about how 2019 would be remembered as a pivotal moment for women's soccer around the world. Popularity of women's soccer is really taking off and established clubs in Europe have taken notice of that, and there is a feeling they are taking it a lot more seriously given the financial …
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Ep. 47 - Women's World Cup 2019 & the significance of women's soccer | Part I
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With all the record-breaking attendances at domestic league games in Italy, Spain and England, over 1.7 million people expected to fill stadiums all over France, and FIFA forecasting the World Cup viewership around the world to hit the billion mark, 2019 will definitely be remembered as a major turning point for women's soccer around the globe. Est…
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Ep. 46 - Liverpool are crowned champions of Europe for a sixth time!
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Final | Champions League 2018/19 In this episode we mostly do a review of the *boring* Champions League final! We go over both managers' tactics and how they affected the game, as well as some things that we think could have been done differently. Was that an actual penalty for Liverpool early on in the game? Was Poch right to start Kane after bein…
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Ep. 45 - City is the first team to retain the Premier League title in 10 years!
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It's a wrap for the Premier League season! In this episode, we talk about the last games of the campaign and ramble on about the season. We speak about each team's exploits (or lack thereof) individually and give them a rating out of 10 based on their season. We plan to have a more in-depth season review in the next couple of weeks, in which we wil…
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Ep. 44 - Liverpool and Tottenham produce miracles & set up an all-English Champions League final!
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Semi-finals | Champions League 2018/19 What an unbelievable week the entire football world has witnessed! Each knock-out stage game in this year's Champions League has produced at least one 'remontada', and Liverpool, Spurs as well as the football Gods writing these insane scripts have conspired one last taste of it in the semi-finals! Football is …
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Ep. 43 - VAR was Tottenham's latest mystery signing 😎
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Champions & Europa League Quater Finals 2018/19 • Has project Ronaldo failed at Juventus? • Clinical Liverpool move pass Porto with class. • Unusual mistake from De Gea ends remontada hopes for Man United. • With lots of drama and emotions; Tottenham eliminate Man City from the Champions League! • Important & unusual away win for Arsenal put them t…
MatchDay 32 | Premier League 2018/19 • Pep's men easily dispatch Fulham at Craven Cottage with Agüero & Bernardo Silva on the scoresheet. The champions seat two points behind Liverpool with a game in hand! • In OGS's first game in charge as the permanent manager, United made it hard for themselves with a narrow victory - the midfield had a hard tim…
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Ep. 41 - Arsenal end Solskjær's unbeaten run and leapfrog United in 4th spot!
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MatchDay 30 | Premier League 2018/19 • Tottenham's away loss at Southampton puts their top 4 aspirations under serious threat. No win in the last four games! • Business as usual for City as they brush Watford aside with an incredible Sterling hat-trick! Was the first one offside though?! 👀 • Mane & Firmino both score braces to ensure Klopp's men st…
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Ep. 40 - Real Madrid and PSG are dumped out of the Champions League in a thrilling week of upsets!
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Last 16 | Champions League 2018/19 • Ajax takes the game to the Merengues at the Bernabeu and produces an unbelievable comeback to reach the 1/4 finals for the first time in 16 years! - Breathtaking football as the spirit of Johan Cruyff lives on! 😍 • Following a 3-0 defeat at Wembley last month, the Yellow Wall suffers a narrow defeat at the hands…
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Ep. 39 - City back on top with nine games to go! Is the pressure getting to Klopp & Liverpool?
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MatchDay 29 | Premier League 2018/19 • 1'15" - Tottenham fails to win at Wembley in the North London Derby after suffering back to back defeats. Arsenal are sitting just four points behind with 9 games to go! • 6'35" - Mahrez's goal wins it for the Citizens sends Pep's men to the top! Kevin De Bruyne suffers yet another injury setback. • 12'20" - S…
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Ep. 38 - United & Liverpool share the spoils as tie is marred by injuries 🙄
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MatchDay 27 | Premier League 2018/19 • 01'20" - Spurs' away loss at Turf Moor has Pochettino fuming at the refereeing. Pressure is mounting and next opponents are none other than Chelsea and Arsenal! • 09'20" - Arsenal claims a W at home and move back into 4th spot. Top performances from Iwobi and Mkhitaryan! • 15'05" - Solskjær's game plan is dera…
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Ep. 37 - NASA confirms United have safely landed back on earth 🛰🌎
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Last 16 | Champions League 2018/19 • AS Roma's teenage sensation steals the show with a brace against Porto to win the first leg at home! The Giallorossi will have to be cautious as they've conceded a goal at home. • In a game a two halves, United started strongly but failed to capitalize in the early stages. On the other hand, PSG came out of thei…
MatchDay 26 | Premier League 2018/19 • Solskjær bags his 8th win in the Premier League as he rests a couple of key players ahead of the Champions League tie with PSG. United back in the top 4! • Lacazette & Iwobi get on the scoresheet in an unconvincing win for the Gunners as they drop to 5th position. Mkhikitaryan back in the starting-11 with a go…
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Ep. 35 - "This does not f***ing slip now" 👀
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MatchDay 25 | Premier League 2018/19 • 0'40" - Pochettino shuffles the pack a little bit as Spurs are still dealing with a couple of injuries but they manage to pull through and are well on pace in the title race. • 9'34" - On the back of two consecutive humiliating defeats, Chelsea obliterates Huddersfield and new signing Higuain & Hazard both bag…
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Ep. 34 - Breaking down the issues at Arsenal Football Club! 🔴⚪️
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The Gunners just convincingly beat Chelsea 2-0 to reduce the top-4 gap to three points. Emery played a brilliant midfield diamond with Ramsey at the tip, who marked Jorginho and effectively nullified him. Chelsea offered nothing going forward as no player made runs into the box, which made it easier for Arsenal to defend. Does Chelsea being poor me…
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Ep. 33 - Ole's at the wheel, tell me how good does it feel! 🎶
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MatchDay 22| Premier League 2018/19 • 0'10" - Gabriel Jesus gets back into the team & scores a brace to ensure City keep breathing down Liverpool's neck! • 4'30" - A game to forget for the Gunners as they drop points against the Hammers and only register two shots on target! A big talking point for this one will be Emery's questionable starting XI!…
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Ep. 32 - Pep v. Klopp tactical showdown shows football is a game of small margins!
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MatchDay 21 | Premier League 2018/19 In this episode, we recap all top six teams' performances over the festive period. • City vs Liverpool - In a thrilling end to end game, Liverpool suffer their first defeat at the hands of the current champions. Fernandinho & B. Silva dominated the midfield with Liverpool being equally dangerous in transitions. …
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Ep. 31 - City losing two in a row has Liverpool leading by 6 points!
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MatchDay 19| Premier League 2018/19 • 1'55" - Liverpool brush the Magpies aside with another clean sheet. Klopp's side has shown immense maturity this season and currently sits first in the league with a 6-point lead. • 9'15" - Arsenal are held 1-1 at the Amex by Brighton. The Gunners haven't rediscovered their form since the end of their 22-game u…
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Ep. 30 - Serie A 🇮🇹 & how De Laurentiis shaped SSC Napoli! ⚪️🔵
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Another week, another episode with a special guest! Jeremy, a first-generation American born to an Italian father, joins us today to discuss the golden era that the Serie A was going through in the early 2000's. In this episode, we speak about Axel's experience with calcio when he moved to Italy as a 7-year old boy and how Jeremy got into soccer li…
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Ep. 29 - Three things are certain in life: death, taxes and United being awful!
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MatchDay 17| Premier League 2018/19Liverpool humbles Manchester United 3-1 at home, which marks the Reds' first win vs United in the Premier League since 2013/14. The two North West sides are now 19 points apart, and United have now conceded 29 goals in the Premier League, effectively conceding a goal more than they did the entire previous campaign…
MatchDay 16| Premier League 2018/19 • 0'10" - Liverpool obliterates the Cherries & Salah's hattrick catapults him to joint top scorer! • 4'40" - United finally give the fans something to be happy about as they thrash Fulham to secure their biggest PL win of the season with Pogba on the bench 👀 . Fine performances from Dalot and Rashford! • 14'05" -…
MatchDay 14 | Premier League 2018/19 • City picks up another routine win with a bit of a different formation. Eyes on the weekend's big game against Sarri's Chelsea! • Southampton stuns Mourinho's makeshift defense with two goals inside the first 20 minutes as United make it three games on the bounce without a win in the Premier League. 😴 • Pedro &…
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Ep. 26 - Pochettino hands Sarri his first L of the season!
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MatchDay 13 | Premier League 2018/19 • 0'15" - City stays handing out free spankings, what else is new! Can Pep's men defend their title in this day and age? • 6'55" - Another lackluster performance from United has them sitting 14 points off league leaders. This is pretty much the new "normal" for the Old Trafford faithfuls and surely, Mourinho can…
MatchDay 12 | Premier League 2018/19 • 0'20" - Tottenham wins at Selhurst Park with Zaha missing for the hosts. • 5'35" - Comfortable win for Liverpool against a bottom-placed Fulham team. Salah and Shaqiri get on the scoresheet and keep pressure on City! • 9'32" - Chelsea are held and settle for a point against the Toffees at the Bridge. Sarri has…
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Ep. 24 - City, Liverpool and Chelsea unbeaten after ten games! Who will fall first? 👀
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MatchDay 10 | Premier League 2018/19 • 0'40" - The Reds trash Cardiff City at home as Mané scores a brace and Shaqiri bags his first official goal for the club! Liverpool still cruising in the league, what's been the difference for them so far? • 7'00" - No Hazard no problem as Chelsea wipes the floor with Burnley. Willian was excellent, and Barkle…
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Ep. 23 - Mourinho almost wins it at the Bridge and Arsenal bringing sexy BACK!
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MatchDay 9 | Premier League 2018/19 • 0'20" - United almost come out of Stamford Bridge with an unexpected win. The feeling is that there are some holes in Chelsea's flying form and that United can offer far more! • 14'20" - Tottenham are still getting by but Lamela has been in great form with 7 goals and 3 assists in the last 9 games! • 17'30" - C…
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Ep. 22 - Pragmatic Pep parks the bus against Liverpool and Arsenal get their 9th win in a row!
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MatchDay 8 | Premier League 2018/19 • 0'10" - Eric Dier's early goal wins it for Spurs but the team continues to struggle with fatigue and injuries. • 6'00" - In what was rumored to be Mourinho's last game for United, the Red Devils come back from behind to win it at the 90th with both Alexis and Martial on the scoresheet. • 15'45" - The Gunners re…
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Ep. 21 - Sarri and Klopp go toe to toe and United experience their worst start in 29 years!
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MatchDay 7 | Premier League 2018/19 • 3'45" - A draw and two losses cap another disastrous week for Manchester United on the back of another spat between Pogba and Mourinho. Who will be the last man standing? • 13'15" - Harry Kane bags a brace as Pochettino changes formation amid a bit of an injury crisis. • 16'35" - Seventh win in a row in all com…
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Ep. 20 - It's only September and United have already dropped 8 points! 👀
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MatchDay 6 | Premier League 2018/19 • 0'15" - United drop more points at home after three consecutive wins in all comps. Feels like two steps forward, three steps backwards! • 13'05" - City steamrolls Cardiff, routine effort from Pep's men following a loss at home in the Champions League! • 16'55" - Liverpool maintain their 100% record as Klopp set…
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Ep. 19 - Everyone wins but Tottenham suffer their second straight loss!
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MatchDay 5 | Premier League 2018/19 • 1'00" - Liverpool maintain their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win over Tottenham at Wembley. What's up with Mané and Salah? 👀 • 8'40" - Sané gets his first start of the season and scores under 2 minutes as City punishes Fulham for being too naive in their approach. • 13'41" - Emery's side gets a third…