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It was the only season that Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer had together at club level, before Dalglish sold the former to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 1997, between them they scored 41 league goals as the club finished in a second successive runners’ up spot in the Premier League.īehind them, the midfield of David Ginola, who would also be sold to Spurs in the summer, Robert Lee, David Batty and Peter Beardsley supplied the front two with plenty of opportunities and chipped in with vital goals themselves.Īnd the men stopping, or as it was under Keegan attempting to stop, goals being conceded featured Shaka Hislop, Pavel Srnícek and defensive maverick and the archetypal attacking centre back Philippe Albert.Īs for the season itself, it’s probably best remembered for beating Manchester United 5-0, and Albert embarrassing Peter Schmeichel, knocking 7 (seven) past Spurs with Lee, Ferdinand and Shearer all getting braces and Philippe Albert playing on the shoulder of the last man for his goal and David Ginola scoring this beauty against Ferencváros.
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The season after Alan Shearer joined for £15m and before Kenny Dalglish ripped the squad apart, selling great players and replacing them with the like of Ian Rush and John Barnes. Zalayeta (who was incredible on Champ, but pretty average in real life. I think he only played something like 30 games in 4 years) Salas (who unfortunately had a horrible time at Juve, constantly injured. Maresca (who I always had a soft spot for)
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Needless to say, they went on to win the Scudetto in 01/02, and retained it the following season.Ĭhristian Zenoni (touted to be the next big thing, but never fulfilled potential) Oh, and this man returned to manage them for a second time, having been sacked by Inter the season before. Salas was brought in to replace Inzaghi, and the options up front looked more varied and deadlier than ever. Up front, Del Piero went on to have one of his best seasons to date, and although had Inzaghi left, he was really only allowed to because Trezeguet had ousted him from the first team. This midfield was quite light in terms of numbers, but Nedved slotted beautifully into the giant gap left by Zidane’s departure. The back four had been playing together for a while and the additions of Buffon (who won Keeper of the Season again in 01/02) and Thuram, who had played together at Parma for several years, made an incredibly mean defence even meaner. Christiano Zenoni also arrived as part of the Inzaghi deal, he was extremely highly rated. The summer before, they sold Zizou to Real Madrid, and Pippo Inzaghi to Milan, but they brought in Buffon, Thuram and Nedved. Championship Manager 2001/02 and James Richardson probably have a lot to do with it, but I love the Juventus 2001/02 squad.