First off let me say that strikes in sports suck. I am mildly upset about the potential shortened NBA season and I was ecstatic when the NFL agreed to terms. However my love for those leagues dosen't even come close to my passion for Serie A. Juventus have been very busy this summer picking up players and filling in the gaps that were present in last year's team, so there is no surprise that any fan would be very excited about a new season to get underway. Unfortunately that will have to wait. The start of the season will be delayed due to a players' strike over the collective bargaining agreement. For fans, this is frustrating. We want to watch our teams. However, for Juventus, there is a silver lining to the strike.
Juventus were set to play Udinese this weekend followed by a break for international play. This allows ample time for the two sides to come to an agreement without risking another week of cancellation. Furthermore, it was released today that Milos Krasic has picked up an injury and will be out for ten days. Instead of missing the first game against a talented Udinese team, he will have more than enough time to recover and could even be used sparingly against Parma (Juventus should be able to beat them with or without Krasic, so if he isn't 100% don't risk it).
Regarding the match with Udinese, the game this weekend could have gone two ways. Udinese just played a very tough match against Arsenal. To my surprise, Arsenal did not roll through Udinese and both games could have gone the other way. Udinese could have been coming into the start of the season as a single unit, a true team in every sense of the word, prepared for any challenge. This would have made the opening game very difficult and for that, I am thankful for the strike. On the other hand, the announcers probably mentioned a dozen times, how hot the game against Arsenal was and how exhausting it must be for the players. This could have been a chance to play a tired Udinese giving Juventus an advantage and for that, I am unhappy with the strike. Either way the game is not going to happen and so all Serie A fans have to be patient for another two weeks. In the meantime we can sit back and listen to more transfer gossip. Yay!!! Transfer gossip
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