The Old Lady Speaks: A Juventus Podcast

Juventus have made their first official signing of the summer in the form of Douglas Luiz, but it is a former hotshot prospect that is set to leave the club that has the crew looking back at what went wrong when it comes to Moise Kean. On Episode 238 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Douglas Luiz is official! Woohoo! The Moise Kean Tale of Woe. Where did it go wrong? Why couldn’t it work at Juventus? Oh, right ... Italy just got eliminated at the Euros and things are not great when it comes to the defending European champions. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus’ move for Douglas Luiz is a go — and could be the start of a whole lot of movement in the midfield this summer as Cristiano Giuntoli looks to address the Bianconeri’s long-standing problem area. On Episode 237 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: The sudden audible Juventus had to call with the Douglas Luiz swap deal once Weston McKennie started to make things difficult. This has not been a good look for Weston McKennie. So, could Douglas Luiz just be the start of Cristiano Giuntoli remaking Juventus’ midfield? We ask that because as Adrien Rabiot makes Juve wait, Giuntoli is reportedly in talks for Nice midielder Khéphren Thuram. Twitter questions — including just how poorly McKennie handled all of this, what’s really up with Federico Chiesa and his future at the club, and what if you were given the chance to fight a Mario Mandzukic-sized Sebastian Giovinco or a Sebastian Giovinco-sized Mario Mandzukic. (Seriously.) You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rebuild of Juventus’ midfield looks to be closing in on its first big addition, with the very complicated players-plus-cash swap deal with Aston Villa reportedly close from crossing the finish line. On Episode 236 of The Old Lady Speaks, we discuss: Thiago Motta is officially Juventus’ new manager! Surprise! Juventus look close to completing a swap deal involving three players that would see Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz be one of Motta’s first big signings of the summer. What would Douglas Luiz bring to the table? We take a look. Some of the other recent transfer rumors don’t have us as happy as the Douglas Luiz deal — most notably how Juventus continue to be linked with a move for Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood. Just a week after it looked like Juventus keeper Wojciech Szczesny wasn’t going to probably consider a bid from Saudi Arabia, he now looks like he could be going to the Middle East as Juve try and make their transition in goal possible early in the summer transfer window. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The summer transfer market is starting to heat up for Juventus, and that means the first names that soon-to-be manager Thiago Motta and director Cristiano Giuntoli are eyeing up have dominated the rumor mill. On Episode 235 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: The transfer rumor mill has been busy lately — and not all of those rumors are ones that make us happy as Juventus fans. The biggest potential departure being talked about over the last week involves Federico Chiesa’s status at Juventus and if he’s truly in Thiago Motta’s plans as contract talks look to have cooled off in recent weeks. A Juve player who looks more and more like he’s leaving is goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. And that is because Juve are on the cusp of signing Monza’s Michele Di Gregorio, a player who very much suits Motta’s style of play more than the 34-year-old Szczesny. Juventus’ negotiations for Teun Koopmeiners won’t be easy — but then again, we figured that would be the case because of how much Atalanta want for him. Other thoughts on potential Juventus transfer moves, most notably their chase for Riccardo Calafiori and just what some of these rumored player exchanges would do for the team’s depth going into next season. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You ever heard the saying “a tale of two halves” when talking about a game? Yeah, well that was basically the kind of season Juventus had — and we take a look back at what started so well yet ended in the opposite kind of way. On Episode 234 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: It’s the annual season review! And unfortunately we have to consider the whole season, not necessarily just all the good times before February arrived. Who is the pick as Juventus’ MVP? Who is the pick as Juventus’ LVP? Who is the pick as Juventus’ biggest surprise player? Who is the pick as Juventus’ biggest disappointment? As we head into the summer and all of the unknowns that come with it, what is something we are hoping happens during the course of the next few months? You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus closed out their season with long-awaited victory, but it’s what’s happening off the field in anticipation of a new manager being hired that has been a very large topic of discussion over the last few days. On Episode 233 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ win over Monza — how nice it was to see Paolo Montero field a trident and for Juve to score goals because of it, and how it was to see Nicolo Fagioli back in the starting lineup again. Some thoughts on Juventus’ win over Monza. Thiago Motta is on the cusp of becoming Juventus’ new manager. We discuss. Monza goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio is on the cusp of being one of Juventus’ first summer signings. What does it potentially mean for Juve’s tight-knit group of keepers? Twitter questions — including thoughts on Filip Kostic’s future at Juventus, thoughts on the Paolo Montero “era” as Juve manager, why didn’t we see Moise Kean and Weston McKennie the last couple of games, and if any players on the fence are no longer on the fence. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Please note: This episode was recorded prior to Juventus' game against Thiago Motta and Bologna.) With less than two weeks remaining in the season, Juventus did what pretty much everybody was expecting after curtain officially came down — they parted ways with Max Allegri following his actions at the Coppa Italia final. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus won their final meaningful game of the 2023-24 season and played their best games in weeks (if not longer) than that, but they now have something else to suddenly figure out as a result of Max Allegri red lining at the end of the Coppa Italia final. On Episode 231 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ win over Atalanta — The Coppa Italia is not a Mickey Mouse trophy, how Andrea Cambiaso continued to show that he can be an important piece for Juve’s present and future, and how Dusan Vlahovic played like the €80 million striker in which his team needed him to be on Wednesday night. Thoughts on Juventus’ performance in the Coppa Italia final. Hopefully a lot of players getting their first-ever trophy at the senior level — or at least at Juventus — is something that can help when it comes to setting a tone for next season. A brief look at the situation regarding Juventus potentially firing Max Allegri because of his squabble with Tuttosport’s chief editor after the Coppa Italia final. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The long-awaited top priority for Juventus’ 2023-24 season has been achieved, although it was completed in the kind of fashion that is all too fitting of how the Bianconeri have played during the second half of the year. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The worst team in Serie A is coming to Turin this weekend, with Juventus just one win away from securing their spot in the Champions League for next season. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of Juventus’ biggest stars had one of his best individual performances of the season, but even that wasn’t enough for the Bianconeri to get the win they needed to lock up a spot in next season’s Champions League. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus are close to wrapping up a berth back into the Champions League, but the first of two remaining matchups against a team in the top five this weekend could result in even more stress when it comes to European qualification. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventua actually played fairly well for a large stretch of time against a good team, but still couldn’t capitalize on the fact that AC Milan had a second-string defense in Turin, as Max Allegri’s squad suffered their seventh draw in the last 13 games. On Episode 226 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ scoreless draw on Saturday — including how the Bianconeri showed again that they are capable of playing a different style of football like they did in the second half against Milan, how we all are left wondering why it took until the second half to put a very shorthanded and makeshift Milan defense under serious pressure. Thoughts on Juve’s draw with Milan. It wasn’t that bad, was it? Max Allegri changed things up and got them mostly right in the second half, but why can’t we have those nice things more often? What needs to happen for Juventus to not miss out on the Champions League next season? Twitter questions — including which players we’re excited to see come back form loan, why we’ve barely heard from Juventus’ board of directors lately, if Federico Chiesa is worth the potential pay raise he wants with his new contract, if there’s any chance of Juve bringing Max Allegri back for next season due to financial reasons, and what about Allegri winning fewer trophies than Juve’s two previous managers although he’s been in Turin for three years. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus made it into the Coppa Italia final in less than stellar fashion, kicking off a big week in which they could even end up putting some heat on second-place Milan before the weekend is over. On Episode 225 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Juventus making the Coppa Italia final despite losing to Lazio on Tuesday night. Thoughts on two very big suspensions that will play very big roles in the Coppa Italia final. The Alex Sandro problem that is still prevalent at Juventus. Thoughts on this weekend’s showdown with AC Milan knowing that there are also some key suspensions happening that could benefit Juventus. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus’ trip to Sardinia proved to be like so many other performances that we’ve seen over the last three months, with a 2-2 draw all the team muster after falling behind by two goals in the first half. On Episode 224 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ draw against Cagliari — how we’ve run out of original things to say about how Juve are playing right now, how it’s been a while since we’ve since Max Allegri actually do some riskier things with his subs and roll the dice, and how this team looks to be mentally fried with what has gone on the last three months. What went wrong for Juventus against Cagliari. Why this kind of stuff keeps happening? Serie A referees and VAR: the gift that keeps on giving. Twitter questions — including what our realistic list of signings and departures look like, could Cristiano Giuntoli’s recent comments actually mean that Juve are entertaining another season with Max Allegri, and if we are owed an apology for waiting so long to see the Chiesa-Vlahovic-Yildiz trident in action. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second Derby della Mole of the season saw Juventus drop more points as they try and lock up a spot in the Champions League, with Dusan Vlahovic struggling in front of goal and Max Allegri doing ... well, Max Allegri things. On Episode 223 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the the scoreless draw with Torino — how Dusan Vlahovic is starting to test some patience levels, how much Juventus seriously set themselves up without much width, and how Juve’s second-half approach was very much like a Juve team of old. Juventus’ second-half performance against Torino was just ... bad. Why does Max Allegri continue to do these things like he did in the second half against Torino? And because Juve dropped points again against a team they shouldn’t drop points against, the race for the Champions League becomes just that much more of a stressful proposition. Twitter questions — including of Max Allegri’s self-help book actually has a misprint, how the heck can Juve’s players rediscover their ironclad mentality of yesteryear, how to avoid the constant loop of changing coaches, what about players struggling despite Allegri getting all of the blame, and just how good of a striker is Dusan Vlahovic after misses like he had against Torino. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With rumors aplenty flying about Juventus’ potential next manager and some of the players Cristiano Giuntoli might want to bring in from that squad, we take a look at the Bologna trio in which the Bianconeri will be linked to a lot over these next few weeks and months. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus had their first successful week in quite a few weeks, with wins over Lazio in the Coppa Italia and their first league win in over a month, against Fiorentina, hopefully providing some positive vibes for the first time in a long time. On Episode 221 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how it was nice to see Juventus play some competent kind of football again and how Sunday’s win over Fiorentina felt like a carbon copy from what happened in Florence back in November. Thoughts on Juventus’ win over Fiorentina to give them their first victory in six weeks. Corto muso is back, baby! Thoughts on Juventus’ win over Lazio in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals. Twitter questions — including our confidence level for Juventus maintaining their spot in the top four, and how are three non-Thiago Motta names we could see potentially replacing Max Allegri as Juve’s manager next season. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We invite one of our best friends of the podcast who happens to host his own podcast about his favorite Serie A team onto your favorite podcast to talk about this weekend’s game between Juventus and Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two weeks without a game wasn’t enough to turn the tide for Juventus, as Max Allegri’s squad suffered another defeated Saturday, this time to a Lazio squad that was playing its first game with a new manager. We get into the loss to Lazio as well as the overall situation regarding Allegri and his future at the club as his squad has now won just once in their last nine games. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An old friend resigned as manager of Lazio earlier this month, and his replacement just so happens to be another old friend of ours from not so long ago. It’s Igor Tudor time at Lazio, as Juventus get set to face his new time quite a bit over the next couple of weeks. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of Max Allegri’s most dependable players is out of contract again this summer, with Adrien Rabiot saying late last week that he still hasn’t made up his mind about where he will be playing next season. We take a look at the positives and negatives of a potential Rabiot contract extension. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sunday’s lunchtime kickoff didn’t result in Juventus’ poor run of form getting any better, as a scoreless draw against Genoa extended the Bianconeri’s struggles into the first international break of 2024. On Episode 216 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ scoreless draw against Genoa — including how Dusan Vlahovic’s sending off reminded us of his old habbits of being irritated on the field, how nice Genoa’s away kit is, how things that Juve are now again struggling again are things we thought they had gotten over in the first half of the season. This eight-game run from Juventus has us tired. Thankfully, Juventus had a very strong first half of the season because the last eight games have not helped cement their standing in the top four. The vibes are bad. Twitter questions — including if there is any way Max Allegri fixes this and get his team back on track, and if we had to wake up so early in the U.S. to watch this game then why did it look like the team was so sleepy in Italy. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the same kind of deal that we’ve seen from Max Allegri’s squad so many times over the last month and a half, with a game that Juventus could have won ending with yet another case of points being dropped. On Episode 215 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ draw against Atalanta — including how the defense continues to struggle and how that is supposed to be Max Allegri’s strongest point, how Arek Milik is representative of one of the biggest issues that this team has (translate: he’s not great despite scoring a goal), and how Fabio Miretti had another solid performance. So what the heck happened to Atalanta? What the heck has happened over the last seven games? There’s no singular reason as to why Juventus have struggled over the last month and a half, either. From manager to players, it’s basically on everybody. Twitter questions — including why things have gone so bad so quickly and how could Juventus even begin to get out of this sudden mess. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Juventus gets set to face direct competitor for one of Serie A’s oh-so-valuable spots in the Champions League next season, the reality of Paul Pogba never playing a game again for the club truly set in with last week’s ruling about his long-term suspension coming down. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first game of March brought a better team performance for Max Allegri and Juventus, but the Bianconeri’s finishing let them down mightily in a loss to Napoli that has extended a six-game run with very few points earned. On Episode 213 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the loss to Napoli — how it was a little odd to see Joseph Nonge subbed immediately out after he gave up the penalty late in the second half, how Fabio Miretti was a quite pleasant surprise against Napoli, and how Juve’s defense certainly fell asleep Juventus’ finishing against Napoli ... NOT VERY GOOD! So as much as people will blame Joseph Nonge, it’s the finishing in front of goal why Juventus didn’t win on Sunday night, right? Juventus executed their plan against Napoli quite well. It was the execution of shots in front of goal that let the team down. Twitter questions — including how we are feeling and what adult beverage(s) we might turn to after a game like that one, if Allegri was right to sub off Joseph Nonge right after he committed the game-changing foul in the penalty area, and how will the starting lineup that was used against Napoli will be looked upon. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two teams that have not been playing very well of late (or for much of the 2023-24 season) face off at the Maradona looking to start the month of March off on the right foot. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It wasn’t pretty, but Juventus finally got a win in February, with relegation-threatened Frosinone giving the Bianconeri quite a scare before Daniele Rugani’s stoppage-time winner allowed his team to collect all three points. On Episode 211 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how fielding Federico Chiesa as a striker experiment needs to finally come to an end, and how Juventus looked unprepared coming out of the gate against Frosinone on Sunday. Thoughts on Juventus’ tight win over Frosinone. With Adrien Rabiot and Weston McKennie both having to be subbed out injured, Juventus’ midfield is likely to be even more shorthanded than it has been for much of the season. Federico Chiesa’s ongoing struggles have things in an interesting spot. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The month of February has seen Juventus’ Scudetto hopes come to an end — and then some — as they look to get their first win in four weeks and try to hang onto second place as they face another relegation battler at the Allianz Stadium. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus’ horrid run in the month February rolled on this past Saturday, as their winless streak extended to four games with another draw against a relegation battler in Hellas Verona. On Episode 209 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ loss to Hellas Verona — including how Andrea Cambiaso continues to be a bright spot and a spark amid the recent darkness, and how Max Allegri’s tinkering in the second half again left us scratching our heads. Things are bad. Very bad. So what the heck has happened to Juventus? If Juventus’ struggles appear to be mental more than physical, where does the solution come from? Is there even a solution? Twitter questions — including general foul moods because of Juventus, the perma-struggles of Filip Kostic along the left wing, if the Arek Milik red card against Empoli has created a butterfly effect of sorts, the eight-minute cameo of Kenan Yildiz, Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa all on the field at once, and thoughts on Carlos Alcaraz’s first real chunk of playing time as a Juventus player. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Allegri’s squad dropped points for the third straight game, with a 1-0 loss to relegation battler Udinese putting salt in the wound following last week’s Derby d’Italia loss to Inter that put a serious dent in Juventus’ Scudetto hopes. On Episode 208 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including why (AGAIN) is Alex Sandro still playing meaningful minutes for Juventus this season, and how things were very much an “odd” tactical setup against Udinese because of Federico Chiesa and others. So, yeah ... about that performance against Udinese. Has much have the last three games just absolutely killed Juventus’ mojo from basically all of January when they were winning and winning with plenty of room to spare? How much of these last three games — and especially the loss to Udinese — really on Max Allegri? Oh, and by the way, even though Juventus’ status in the top four is still pretty comfortable, their advantage over third-place AC Milan is now down to a single point. Not great! Twitter questions — including when the #AllegriOut movement will start trending again, what a sad San Francisco 49ers fan (namely Danny) who also roots for Juventus is supposed to do after a rough couple of days, if Juventus do think of replacing Max Allegri next season who it should be, and what a Valentines Day-themed topic on the pod may look like. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus are a club that historically never does many big things during the January transfer window, but they still added a pair of players in Tiago Djaló and Carlos Alcaraz that could very well be play some sort of part this season (and beyond). You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rather than busting the Serie A title race wide open, Juventus couldn’t muster much at the San Siro on Sunday night, falling to league leaders Inter, who now have a four-point lead and a game in hand heading into the final 15 games of the season. On Episode 206 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways — including how Andrea Cambiaso “chose” to have one of his worst games of the season against Inter on Sunday, how the Scudetto race (as of now) appears to be over, and how the battle of the center backs and out on the wings proved to be vital. So, yeah. About that Juventus performance against Inter... Did Max Allegri get his tactics wrong? Or was the bad performance against Inter simply down to the players imply playing poorly? OR BOTH?! Social media questions — including why Juve couldn’t keep up with Inter, what could change in the starting lineup as the same players continue to struggle, if it’s time to simply consider changing to a back four, and if the big run of a goal scoring numbers in January was a flash in the pan or will Allegri go back to his conservative ways? You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First place is on the line Sunday night when Juventus and arch-rival Inter face one another in the biggest Derby d’Italia that Max Allegri’s squad have played in at least a couple of years. We preview Sunday’s showdown here. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a blistering run in January, Juve weren’t able to finish the month with another convincing win — or any sort of win for that matter, as Arek Milik getting sent off highlighted a disappointing night at the Allianz Stadium against Empoli. On Episode 204 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the game that was — including why are we starting Alex Sandro in the year of 2024, how Juventus were simply unlucky after going down a man less than 20 minutes in, and just how razor thin the margins became once Arek Milik got sent off. Are we playing the blame game because of how things went on Saturday? Other thoughts on Juventus’ 1-1 draw with Empoli. Why has Fabio Miretti suddenly become such a polarizing player? Twitter questions — including why a loan spell looks more and more of the way to go when it comes to Miretti next season, and what we think will be the point total needed to win Serie A this year. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

But in a good kind of way! Because Juventus’ big-money No. 9 has come alive over the last five weeks, leading a Bianconeri attack that is suddenly scoring a whole lot of goals in a limited number of games. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus’ big start to 2024 continues to roll on, as two more wins over teams in the bottom half of the Serie A allowed the Bianconeri to jump over Inter and into first place in the table. On Episode 202 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how this is becoming the moment of strikers and how many goals Juventus are scoring in such a short time period, how cool it is to see Dusan Vlahovic playing the way he is right now, and how refreshing it has been over the last month to not have to sweat out so many close wins every single week. Juventus’ high-scoring ways only continued in wins over Sassuolo and Lecce. The Dusan Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz striker partnership continues to work quite well. Yildiz, especially, has brought something different — and vitally important — to the table even when he hasn’t had the best of games last week. Twitter questions — including if there is ever a Federico Bernardeschi return to Juve where would he fit into the squad, what the biggest factor in making Juventus into a genuine Scudetto contender has been this season, and would a loan move away from Juventus this season been the best for Fabio Miretti. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first-ever American male to sign with Italy’s Old Lady, Weston McKennie, looked set to be sold when the summer first began. But now as we sit here at the midway point of the season, McKennie has won back the faith of his manager and Juve supporters alike. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a week in which Juventus rolled to another blowout win in the Coppa Italia, we also saw the transfer rumor mill pick up plenty of steam when it comes to one likely deal and a rumor that came completely out of nowhere. On Episode 200 (!!!) of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including thankfully Fabio Miretti is having a well-timed uptick in form in recent weeks, how Manuel Locatelli has been really (like really, really) good lately, and how Coppa Italia Juventus is the best team in Europe. So, how about that demolition win over Frosinone that propelled Juve into the Coppa Italia semifinals? Transfer thoughts! Juventus have been linked with ... Jordan Henderson?! Tiago Djaló is also pretty much all set to sign with Juve in the near future. Twitter questions — including if there’s really any way Juventus actually sign Jordan Henderson, why Serie A referees are so bad, and if there’s any possibility of a front three of Dusan Vlahovic, Federico Chiesa and Kenan Yildiz in the near future. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of Juventus’ brightest young prospects has headed out on loan for the second half of the 2023-24 season. Although it’s not at the club we thought it was going to be at for weeks. So what does the move to Roma mean for Dean Huijsen? You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus began the new year with a pair of games against Salernitana, a team that has been stuck at the bottom of the league table for weeks now. The Bianconeri got a pair of wins in the Coppa Italia and Serie A, although they came in very different kinds of ways. On Episode 198 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the two wins over Salernitana — including how Max Allegri made some really good substitutions in the second half on Sunday night, how Federico Gatti is going through a bit of a mini-slump right now, and it’s time for Samuel Iling-Junior to start to get more ... starts. Thoughts on the week that was against Salernitana. We are officially at the midway point of the 2023-24 season. So, how we feeling? Twitter questions — including just how important to this Juventus team Andrea Cambiaso has quickly become, and what could Vlahovic’s goal against Salernitana on Sunday mean if Juve go on to win the Scudetto this season. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus closed out the 2023 calendar year in strong fashion, beating Roma with a stout defensive effort and an Adrien Rabiot goal just two minutes into the second half to claim the 1-0 win. On Episode 197 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ win over Roma on Saturday — including how Dusan Vlahovic is starting to truly show signs of improvement, how Vlahovic really did look like he’s playing with a lot of confidence, and how good (and refreshing) Juve’s form at the Allianz Stadium has been this season. So, how about that Juventus performance against Roma? Kenan Yildiz was pretty good in his second career start, too! After a great assist to Adrien Rabiot and a quality performance overall, is Dusan Vlahovic starting to turn a corner when it comes to his level of play? Social media questions — including Vlahovic’s performance against Roma being one of the best from him this season, if Max Allegri should keep the faith with Timothy Weah and how that could impact Andrea Cambiaso/Filip Kostic/Samuel Iling-Junior, if it’s still OK to be a bit frustrated with Allegri despite the results, and thoughts on the winter transfer window. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two of the last remaining Serie A managers who are very much in the old school of tactics are set to square off this weekend in Turin, as Juventus host Roma in the final game of the 2023 calendar year. On Episode 196 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss with Bren from Chiesa Di Totti: What’s going on with Roma these days. What are the vibes like coming off last weekend’s win over reigning champions Napoli? Jose Mourinho and the impact he’s having in Year 3 of the Special One Experience. Romelu Lukaku’s season in Rome. Paulo Dybala’s status for Saturday’s game and his 2023-24 season. Who could be the unsung for Roma against Juventus? Roma women > Roma men Predictions for Saturday’s game! You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus’ newest striker and their most expensive one combined for the goals during Saturday’s lunchtime matinee, giving the Bianconeri three points a couple of days before Christmas. On Episode 195 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the win over Frosinone — including how Juventus have done well in utilizing loan deals quite well this season, how Weston McKennie continues to be one of Juventus’ performers since becoming a regular in the squad again, and how Filip Kostic shouldn’t be considered a lock in the starting lineup anymore. Let’s talk Kenan Yildiz! What can Yildiz’s role be going forward the next few weeks even if Federico Chiesa returns quick from his current knee injury. Let’s talk about Dusan Vlahovic, the guy who scored the game-winning goal for Juventus. Social media questions — including a whole slew of how could Max Allegri try and take advantage of Kenan Yildiz being ready to make his mark and if that means a change out of formation/tactics, You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus’ final game before Christmas is a lunchtime visit to Frosinone on Saturday where they will face arguably their brightest prospect, Matias Soule, who has run with his opportunity on loan with the newly-promoted side this season. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a night to forget at the Marassi, and no matter what Max Allegri said about a precious point being earned his team left a whole lot to be desired against a newly-promoted Genoa side that wasn’t anything special on the night. Takeaways from the trip to Genoa — including how there’s really no easy games for Juventus no matter what we think or what things say on paper, and how there looks like there’s a complete lack of a Plan B from Max Allegri and Juventus outside of trying to win 1-0. So, about that performance against Genoa. Yeah, not great. Old problems came back to haunt Juventus after a string of performances where scoring one goal ended up being enough. Serie A referees suck and this was the latest example of that. Social media question of the day: If the reported frustration about playing time from Kenan Yildiz is actually true, what’s a possible way to get him into the lineup more often? You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heading to the Marassi has not always been as simple as it may seem no matter where Genoa (or Sampdoria) are in the table, but Juventus will try and make it 11 games straight without a loss to wrap up their run of Friday fixtures. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A game that probably shouldn’t have ended 1-0 actually did end up with a 1-0 scoreline, as Juventus extended their unbeaten run to 10 games and kept pace with first-place Inter yet again. On Episode 191 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ win over Napoli — including how this team continues to win games this season that they were losing last season, how Juve players are doing the ugly stuff well (in a good kind of way) to continue to get wins, and what kind of interesting approach Juve took to try and keep Khvicha Kvaratskhelia under wraps. Juventus’ win over Napoli was a weird game because both teams should have combined for more than one goal. Yet, there goes Juve in the end winning 1-0 again. Andrea Cambiaso did some good things! This is pretty good to see. For a team that continues to hammer home that finishing in the top four continues to be the No. 1 priority, there’s suddenly becoming a lot of room between Juve and fifth place. Twitter questions — including what Dusan Vlahovic needs to get his goal scoring form going again, if it’s time to admit that the demands to have Max Allegri leave over the summer were maybe wrong, and what should Juve do with a struggling Filip Kostic. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juventus started the final month of 2023 with a win against Monza, but now things will be taken up a notch or two as defending champion Napoli roll into Turin for another big test for Max Allegri and company. On Episode 190 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Juventus vs. Napoli — very important! Napoli’s got a new manager and things so far have been ... a bit mixd. One thing that’s still there for Napoli — a very dangerous trident that has been kept intact through the managerial change earlier this season. Another win in a big game will help Juventus’ potential title chase. Players to keep an eye on when Juventus faces Napoli in Turin on Friday night. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just when it looked like Juventus was going to drop points for just the third time this season, Federico Gatti’s stoppage-time winner allowed the Bianconeri to jump back in front once and for all and beat Monza. On Episode 189 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ win over Monza — including how the interchanging between Andrea Cambiaso and Weston McKennie on the right wing is becoming more and more of a thing, and how Contract Year Rabiot has reappeared in a game in which he was needed. Juventus’ win over Monza was quite the roller coaster ride in stoppage time. Can Juventus continue to win like how Max Allegri wants to play? Should Dusan Vlahovic continue to be Juve’s No. 1 penalty kick taker? Or, better yet, do Juve have another real option amongst their regular starters to take penalties? Twitter questions — including how good was Adrien Rabiot’s response to Roberto Gagliardini on Instagram after Juve’s stoppage-time win, and do we think Juventus can win the Scudetto. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN. You can also follow us on our Instagram page, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, blackwhitereadallover.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices