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Sebastian Giovinco Ready To Quit Juventus
May 30th
The ‘Atomic Ant’ has run out of patience.
Sebastian Giovinco admits he is prepared to leave Serie A giants Juventus this summer after enduring another difficult season.
The diminutive striker has been a peripheral figure at the Olimpico after returning from his loan spell at Empoli in the summer of 2008.
He told Tuttosport: “If the club do not want me, what would I be staying here for?”
“After two seasons I won’t be spending another year languishing on the bench, it wouldn’t make any sense.”
“I don’t even think I deserve the bench. Better yet, I’m sure of it.”
“I want to play consistently, that’s the only thing I’m demanding.”
Giovinco came through the ranks at Vinovo and was tipped as the next best thing for Italian football only a few years ago.
“Would it mean I have failed if I quit Juve? Not at all,” he said.
“If anything, it would be a failure for the club, who have not believed in me. In the long run I think I will prove them wrong. I am more than convinced they will regret it…”
Sebastian Giovinco Tipped To Leave Juventus & Join Either Napoli Or Sampdoria – Report
Apr 13th
Juventus striker Sebastian Giovinco could be facing the axe at the end of the season and will head to Napoli or Sampdoria, depending on who offers the best deal, claims Tuttosport.
Giovinco has not had the best of seasons having often being snubbed by both former coach Ciro Ferrara and current boss Alberto Zaccheroni, who prefers to use Diego and Antonio Candreva instead.
But the ‘Formica Atomica’ has had enough of seeing the bench. And his agent Andrea D’Amico has outlined new concrete plans in which he could leave.
“He needs a project of continuity. There are no doubts he has great class, but he needs to find the right coach who looks at his performances.
“When someone is young he always has an impact on games, and Giovinco has always done this.”
Napoli are said to be interested in the Italian youngster. But Sampdoria are lurking in the shadows. Juve’s penchant for Giampaolo Pazzini could see the flood doors open. The Bianconeri are pondering whether to use Giovinco as a bargaining tool in a deal for Pazzini.
Meanwhile, Sky Sport Italia are reporting Giovinco sustained an injury in this morning’s training session at Vinovo. The playmaker went down with a muscular problem.
It’s thought to be related to a problem he picked up during the 1-0 win over Cagliari after coming on in the final minutes. Juventus have not confirmed the extent of his problem.
Giovinco needs a project
Apr 12th
Will Giovinco stay?
The 24-year-old has made just five starting appearances this season and hasn’t thrived in competition with Brazilian trequartista Diego.
Speaking to Tutto Mercato Web, D’Amico said: “He needs a project and continuity.
“Sebastian has great class, but he has to find the right Coach who doesn’t look at his identity cards and other conditions, but only at his performances.
“When someone is young, he only has to influence the flow of the game, and Sebastian has always done that,” D’Amico concluded.
Giovinco has been linked with a move to Sampdoria in exchange for Giampaolo Pazzini, Juventus’ principal transfer target this summer.
Juventus To Use Sebastian Giovinco As Bait For Palermo’s Simon Kjaer – Report
Apr 7th
The Bianconeri are planning to use the young playmaker as a means of getting Kjaer…
Juventus are set to hold a summer clear-out with a number of players leaving, and Sebastian Giovinco will be used as a bargaining tool for Palermo defender Simon Kjaer.
The young Italian has become an outcast at the club over the last year. The arrivals of Diego and Antonio Candreva have seen him frozen out of plans. Appearances on the bench or in the stands have been the story of much of Giovinco’s season.
With the possibility of regular action looking less than likely next term, Juve will use him as a spanner to tighten up a move for Kjaer. The Palermo stopper is wanted in Turin, but the Rosanero want cash plus a player, and Giovinco may be the right kind of bait.
The ‘Formica Atomica’ has always resisted moves away in the past, but he is not prepared to stay on at Juve only to play second fiddle.
Italy’s Wasted Talent
Mar 29th
For those who are less familiar with Italian football, the peninsula has a strange habit of wasting some of their best talent for odd reasons. Sometimes it’s the belief that a player doesn’t fit the system, that they don’t have enough experience or that there is no room for them on the squad.
I heard an interview the other day on the Dan Patrick show with college basketball coach John Calipari. He was asked whether he would prefer his teams were built on talent or experience. He quickly answered “talent”. Patrick tried to rephrase the question and before he could finish, Calipari answered with “talent” yet again.
To be honest, talent should be the answer every time. There are definitely advantages to experience, tactical systems, complementary skills and leadership, but none of them matter without the right level of talent. An extremely talented player can unlock a well-planned defensive system or merely force the opposition to change their gameplan to compensate.
Unfortunately, in Italy this concept is lost on many. Calcio is run with an emphasis on tactical play and well-travelled veteran players. Young players are often left to rot on the bench while talented veterans can be left off the national team without explanation.
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2. Sebastian Giovinco
$24 million Euros. That’s what Juventus could have saved in the transfer market had they looked to their own bench instead of searching the Bundesliga for a playmaker.
This summer, the Old Lady’s management felt that Diego would be the solution to their lack of offensive creativity. What they failed to realize is that they have possibly the most exciting young offensive player in Italy, wasting away on their own training ground.
The Atomic Ant is not only the best nickname in sports, he’s a fiery, quick playmaker with the ability to play behind the strikers or out on the wing.
Even when Diego has struggled, both Ciro Ferrara and Alberto Zaccheroni have failed to give Giovinco much playing time other than late-game duty. At the very least, they should be trying to mix up a lineup that has failed to impress offensively. Giovinco deserves a few starts while Zac tries to find a way to meld his talents with those of Del Piero, Diego, and Amauri – possibly as a wing player in a 4-2-3-1.
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