The Old Lady Speaks: A Juventus Podcast

What was easily one of Juventus’ biggest wins of the season was dampened by the fact that yet another domestic draw against a relegation battler took place over the weekend, this time against last-place Venezia. On Episode 262 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ week that was. Juventus get a big win, then they record another draw domestically, this time against the worst team in the league. What gives? All these draws are getting more than just a little frustrating, but is there any sort of silver lining as Thiago Motta’s squad go through plenty of growing pains? A look at the Champions League table following the win over Manchester City and where Juve stand with two league phase fixtures remaining. Questions from social media — including if Juventus can last the whole season without suffering a loss? You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN on Twitter. 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

No this is not a typo, dear friends. Juventus, looking to end a streak of three straight draws to come out of the November international break, had to claw back from a two-goal deficit against Bologna to record another draw over the weekend. On Episode 261 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ draw with Bologna on Saturday night. More Juve-Bologna talk, including where it went right and where it obviously went wrong. Big picture talk about the current state of Juventus, injuries be dammed. Looking ahead to Juventus’ Champions League matchup against Manchester City, a fixture that will go a long way of determining if Thiago Motta’s squad will qualify for the knockout rounds. Social media questions — including if there are any reasons for optimism right now even as Juventus continue to rack up the draws, and what would be a prediction for where Juve finishes in Serie A with all the injuries and draws happening. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN on Twitter. 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’ run of consecutive draws coming out of the international break has only continued, with Sunday’s 1-1 result against Lecce providing us with another example of what this team’s current limitations currently are amidst a massive injury crunch. On Episode 260 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: No takeaways from the week that was. Instead, we vent a little bit. Juventus’ draw against Lecce was not like the previous two draws over the past week or so. That’s both because of how bad Lecce have been and how it all came about. What has gone wrong of late? And is there anything that can be done by Thiago Motta to try and get something to change for the better even with all of the injuries? A look at the Champions League table and overall situation ahead of facing Manchester City in 10 days following the scoreless draw with Aston Villa. Questions from social media — including just who is to blame for Juventus’ injury crisis and why exactly Motta decided to take out Federico Gatti in the second half against Lecce. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN on Twitter. 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 Dusan Vlahovic back in Turin with a muscle injury he picked up during the international break, Juventus’ attack was rather quiet as Thiago Motta tried to make a false nine setup work against Milan. In short, it didn’t work. On Episode 259 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ scoreless draw with Milan. We know Juventus weren’t playing with a natural No. 9. So what went wrong with who Thiago Motta chose to play in that position? Basically, the Teun Koopmeiners experiment as a false nine did not work at all. Was there anything that Juventus actually did well against Milan? (Maybe!) Juventus also have a big game in the Champions League against Aston Villa coming. So what the heck is going to happen if they are without Dusan Vlahovic again? Social media questions for the week — including how happy Juve should be with a point against Milan rather than getting a win in a very winnable game, and what is becoming the biggest priority when the January transfer window arrives knowing that the injuries just keep on coming in both attack and defense. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN on Twitter. 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 expected has finally happened, as Juventus announced that they have agreed to part ways with Paul Pogba by mutual consent in the aftermath of his doping suspension being reduced from four years to 18 months. On Episode 258 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: The Friday news dump we all expected at some point: Juventus and Paul Pogba have agree to mutually terminate his contract after his doping suspension was reduced from four years to 18 months. Before the Pogba news dropped, Juventus got more bad news on the injury front, with fullback Juan Cabal suffering a torn ACL on international duty with Colombia. Juventus’ first game out of the international break is the second trip to San Siro in a little over a month, as Thiago Motta’s squad will look to take the momentum of two straight wins into the final stretch of the 2024 calendar year. Questions for the crew — including what our fondest memories of Pogba at Juventus, what the long-term vision for young midfielders like Nicolo Fagioli and Fabio Miretti might be, what’s stopping Dusan Vlahovic from having a bigger impact at Juventus and what would be the preferred January transfers be. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN on Twitter. 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 win over Torino in the first Derby della Mole of the 2024-25 season and a second straight win in Serie A gave Juventus some much-needed momentum heading into the November international break. On Episode 257 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the Juventus week that was. Thoughts on Juventus’ win over Torino in the Derby della Mole. As Dusan Vlahovic continues to be an enigma at the top of Juve’s attack, the other forwards on Thiago Motta’s roster have started to hit a rich vein of form and carried the goal scoring load of late. Manuel Locatelli is back to being good again. Andrea Cambiaso continues to be one of Juventus’ best players this season. The new-look Champions League has the “league phase” at its midway point. So how are Juventus looking knowing that there still a good number of big fixtures remaining? Twitter questions — including Moise Kean’s red-hot start to life at Fiorentina, if it’s better to have one or two big-time goal scorers or if it’s better to have a much more balanced outlay of goals, and what are the least and most concerning things about the state of Juventus as we head into the November international break. 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

Coming off a sub-par showing against one of Serie A’s new clubs, Juventus were able to right the ship with a much-needed win over Udinese that saw some positives take place after some worrying signs earlier in the week. On Episode 256 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was. Thoughts on Juventus’ win over Udinese, which was a much more enjoyable watch tnan Juve’s 2-2 draw with Parma earlier in the week. The improving form of midfielders like Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram. The not-so-improving form of Juve captain Danilo. Are we starting to worry about Dusan Vlahovic’s lack of consistent goal scoring form again? Twitter questions — including what things might look like when things fully click on with Teun Koopmeiners and the rest of the midfield, why hasn’t Thiago Motta entrusted a young player to potentially back up Dusan Vlahovic like he’s done with other players on the roster, and just how much of a priority is a signing in centrel defense come the January 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

It was a wild and crazy Sunday night at the San Siro both for good and the bad, with Juventus and Inter playing out one of the highest-scoring outings in a 4-4 Derby d’Italia draw that saw Kenan Yildiz score a pair of second-half goals off the bench to earn his team a point. On Episode 255 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ draw with Inter (mostly because we don’t need to talk a whole lot about what happened against Stuttgart earlier in the week). What went wrong for Juventus in the Derby d’Italia. What went right for Juventus in the Derby d’Italia. You know, like Kenan Yildiz being great. Juventus’ defense was a mess against Inter. We know they miss Bremer after his season-ending knee injury, but is this the kind of game that just magnifies that notion? More defense talk: Is there reason to be seriously concerned about Danilo’s form? A shoutout from the loss to Stuttgart for Mattia Perin, who deserved none of that. Twitter questions — including just how possible it would be for Juventus to upgrade the defense in January, what can be done to keep the defense from struggling between now and January, and if it’s time for Danilo to start thinking about a post-Juventus world. 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 returned from the international break over the weekend, and while it wasn’t the best performance they were able to get three points in a game against Lazio in which they were far from being full strength. On Episode 254 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ 1-0 win over Lazio on Satudday. A larger discussion on the performance against Lazio — what went right, what went wrong, and how much did the injury situation truly impact what Juve could or couldn’t do. What’s up with Douglas Luiz to start his Juventus career? Cristiano Giuntoli has made it clear: there’s no room for Paul Pogba at Juventus — and that’s even after the French midfielder went on a media blitz following his doping suspension being reduced. Twitter questions — including Douglas Luiz being a bad transfer, what is preventing Timothy Weah from being an effective player at Juventus, and who could be a good backup for Dusan Vlahovic if said back was going to be a young Italian striker. 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 we sit here in the middle of another international break, we wait for Juventus to get going again. But the worry is that when they return to action, the squad Thiago Motta will have at his disposal is going to be far from full strength. On Episode 253 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: The injuries are starting to pile up for Thiago Motta and Juventus, with Teun Koopmeiners’ cracked rib now the most recent worry ahead of the return from the international break. The most notable of all the recent injuries involves the likely season-ending torn ACL for Gleison Bremer. Could an old foe who used to wear an Inter jersey suddenly become an option for Juventus in January? Juventus’ first three games out of the international break — against Lazio, Stuttgart and Inter at the San Siro — are all pretty big ones. We take a look at what’s to come. Twitter questions — including what is going on with Juventus and the lack of a (paid) shirt sponsor after the relationship with Jeep was ended at the end of last 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