It’s August first and there’s already a feeling of doom and gloom around the Juventus fanbase.
Undeniably, it’s tough to overcome losing three pillars of the team during the offseason, then losing three more players to injury before the first official game of the season.
Sami Khedira had to be stretchered off midway through the first half, and this already compounds the injury problems suffered by defenders Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli. The time for experimentation is now, and the first days of the new campaign have been just that.
When Allegri named his 26 man squad to take on OM, six players included in the list will most likely play the whole season in the primavera, with an additional six being newcomers themselves. It is in fact full experimentation mode for the Italian side.
During the last four seasons, Juventus have not fared well in pre-season mode. Either on tour in the United States or falling in the Trofeo Berlusconi, the mindset is looking into the future with the all important Serie A and Champions League campaigns looming in a month’s time.
As per reports now, none of the injuries sustained by Chiellini, Barzagli or Khedira are severe. The Germany international is expected to be out for 40 days, according to TuttoSport. With that said, the most amount of time any of these plays should miss is the first two games of the Serie A season.
Other concerns on the roster still have time to be rectified, and there’s plenty of time to integrate Dybala and the other new faces in time for the new season.
At this point in time, the only thing Juventus fans should be worried about is selecting which kit they want to buy in time for the 2015/2016 season.
Marseille 2-0 Juventus
Goalscorers: Alessandrini 35′ (OM), Barrada 84′ (OM)
Olympique Marseille: Mandanda; Djadjédjé (Aloe 87), Rekik, Nkoulou, Mendy; Sparagna (Romao 66); Barrada, Lemina; Thauvin (Ocampos 66), Batshuayi (Nkoudou 87), Alessandrini (Sarr 54)
Juventus: Buffon (Neto 55); Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Caceres (Zaza 77), Evra (Isla 64); Marchisio, Khedira (Sturaro 26), Pogba (Rugani 69); Pereyra (Padoin 46); Mandzukic (Coman 69), Morata (Dybala 55)
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