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Titolo: Bell'articolo sulla Juve [Reuters]

SPORT-SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-JUVENTUS
Soccer-Juve's return to their roots leaves them fearing no-one
By Simon Evans
MILAN, March 17 (Reuters) - Having eliminated Real Madrid from the Champions 
League twice in the past three seasons, Juventus are unlikely to be 
trembling ahead of Friday's draw for the quarter-finals.
Decades of collective experience at the highest level of the European game 
allied with a squad packed with internationals means that the Italians have 
little reason to fear anyone in the last eight.
The joint Serie A leaders have less of the flair of AC Milan and lack a 
striker with the explosive power of Inter's Brazilian Adriano but of the 
three Italian teams in the last eight they are probably highest on the list 
of those to avoid for other clubs. Juve's strengths are those traditionally 
associated with the club -- a tight defence, well-organised midfield and a 
focused determination on the result above all else. Those qualities were 
present for most of Marcello Lippi's two spells at the club although the 
discipline and the defence both faded during his last season.
This year coach Fabio Capello, who won the European Cup as Milan coach in 
1994, has made sure that Juve have returned to their trusted values. "The 
philosophy has always been about winning, not just taking part," he said 
recently. "Everyone who comes here understands straightaway that they are 
working to win. They can enjoy themselves if they win. Not if they don't. 
Whoever doesn't have this mentality leaves fairly quickly.
"The defence has never been left alone because the midfield has worked well 
as a filter. But the whole mentality of the squad has been compact and 
unified. There's a desire to sacrifice oneself. And then we've got a superb 
keeper," he said.
WORLD RECORD
The fact that Juventus broke the world record fee for a goalkeeper when they 
bought Gianluigi Buffon from Parma says everything about Juve's priorities.
The addition of Buffon's former Parma team mate Fabio Cannavaro this season 
and the rebirth of another ex-Parma player Lilian Thuram, who has refound 
his best form by switching back to the centre of defence have ensured that 
Juve once again have the tightest defence in Serie A -- conceding just 16 
goals in 28 matches.
Capello belongs to that school of coaches who prefers to have his 'own men' 
around him and Brazilian Emerson, who made the journey to Turin from Roma 
along with his coach during the close-season, is a classic Capello player 
both in style and attitude.
"I do what I am capable of which, among other things, coincides perfectly 
with what the coach asks of me. I follow the tactical directions and every 
now and then, when I can, I try to invent something myself," says Emerson. 
"It is a role that I am proud to play. There is a lot of responsibility but 
I enjoy that a lot," he adds.
The weight on Emerson's shoulders should be eased somewhat for the 
quarter-finals with Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved expected be fit again 
after recovering from his recent head injury.

 again after recovering from his recent head injury.
Speriamo, lui ci tiene.
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 bought Gianluigi Buffon from Parma says everything about Juve's
priorities.
Già, c'è chi compra Owen per scaldare la panchina e c'è chi compra il
portiere più forte del mondo, piccoli particolari...