The Old Lady Speaks Podcast
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 142: The April gauntlet awaits Juventus
Juventus finished its March slate of games on a high note. But the Bianconeri face a daunting month of April that will play a big role in determining whether or not they have a chance to win silverware this season.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 141: Juve finish up March in a big, big way
With big wins in Serie A and in the Europa League, Juventus heads into the first international break of the calendar year feeling pretty good about things as the club awaits the points penalty appeal verdict to come down.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 140: Juve’s Europa League hopes are still alive
Juventus won both of its games this past week in very different kinds of ways, but face some tough sledding in the final stretch going into the first international break of 2023.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 139: Roma beats Juve at their own game
Juventus used a furious comeback to get a win in the Turin derby earlier in the week but couldn’t replicate things when the Bianconeri made the trip to Rome on Sunday night.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 138: Angel Di Maria is a wonderful human
In the one game that Juventus played last week, Juventus’ veteran Argentine winger was at his world-class best, with Angel Di Maria showing just how good he can still be in leading his team into the Europa League Round of 16.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 137: Juve’s Europa League spot is on the ropes
It was a week in which Juventus didn’t lose either of its two games, but it’s not like Max Allegri’s squad was all that great, either, with European hopes again down to one singular 90-minute stretch.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 136: Juve sweep the week, but issues still remain
Juventus picked up wins over Salernitana and Fiorentina, but they were two very different kinds of victories with two very different kinds of performances from Max Allegri’s squad.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 135: We continue to wait for Paul Pogba to play
Paul Pogba was arguably the biggest name that Juventus brought in this past summer, but the Frenchman’s injury troubles have only continued since returning to Turin. And now, with February here, we still have yet to see Juve’s No. 10 play in a competitive game this season.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 134: Juve’s January goes from bad to worse
Juventus’ winless streak was extended to three games after Monza rolled into the Allianz Stadium and claimed another historic win over the struggling Italian giants.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 133: Juve’s unrelenting winter just got worse
A week that started with us hoping Juventus needed to pick itself up off the floor following a terrible loss to Napoli only saw things get worse off the field when it comes to the ongoing capital gains investigation.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 132: Juve come crashing back down to earth
On a night in which Juventus had the chance to show that it belonged in the Scudetto race, Max Allegri’s squad went out against Napoli and suffered its worse loss in three decades, falling 10 points behind the league leaders in the process.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 131: Juve start 2023 with a pair of wins
Things might not have been very pretty, but Juventus has taken advantage of Napoli’s first slip up and moved into second place in Serie A entering this week’s big showdown in Naples.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 130: Juve’s back, so let the games begin (again)
We’ve all been (hopefully) waiting patiently for club football to return again, and Wednesday marks the day in which Juventus will play its first game since the middle of November.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 129: World Cup final, Arsenal friendly thoughts
The World Cup in Qatar has officially come to an end with arguably the best final any of us have ever seen. And that means that we’re just that much closer to Juventus coming back into our lives.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 128: Did Juventus get some good legal news?
With plenty of talk swirling off the field, Tuttosport reminded us that there can potentially be some good developments to come out of Juve’s current legal mess.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 127: We take a break, Juventus goes into chaos
Your favorite Juventus-related podcast took a break because we were very tired and upon hearing this apparently the board of directors wanted us to have something to talk about. How nice of them, right?
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 126: Positives, negatives from Juve’s first half
We’re done with the first week of the World Cup break, so we decided to talk about some Juventus things nonetheless — namely what has taken part over the course of the first half of the 2022-23 season.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 125: Juventus might actually be back
Following Sunday’s win over Lazio, Juventus has not lost a Serie A game in over a month and head into the World Cup break on a six-game winning streak that has put them into third place in the league table.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 124: Juventus take the Derby d’Italia
Juventus capped a week in which they played rather well with a deserved win over Inter in Sunday’s Derby d’Italia giving Max Allegir’s squad a big boost going into the final week before the World Cup break.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 123: Bingeing the Europa League anthem
Juventus won’t be in the Champions League knockout rounds thanks to their loss to Benfica last week, and it’s not exactly like you like their chances in the Europa League these days, either.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 122: Juve pummel Empoli, deliver good vibes
Juventus had one objective during the third week October — beat Empoli. And for one of the few times this season, Juve actually gave something to be happen about as we watched them play.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 121: Juve’s UCL campaign is on life support
As much as the Turin derby win was a nice change of pace, it’s hard to get over just how bad Juventus has been in the Champions League this season, with a potential trip to the Europa League beckoning.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 120: Juve regress back to the mean vs. Milan
Just when it looked like Juventus actually had the chance to string some wins together, Max Allegri’s squad goes out and has an absolute stinker against Milan over the weekend, showing us that even a couple of wins won’t be the thing that gets things turned around.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 119: Juventus gets its first win in over a month
No, seriously. The title is actually the truth, as Juve returned from the international break with a solid 3-0 win over Bologna to begin an extremely busy month of October.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 118: Juve’s finances are not great, Bob!
It may be the middle of an international break, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t something Juventus-related to discuss. And considering what time of the year it is, it usually means there’s a financial report to dissect.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 117: Juve has an awful week ... but these moments happen in football
Juventus’ disaster beginning to the 2022-23 season continued as we hit the middle of September, with a pair of awful performances resulting in a pair of equally awful losses to Benfica and Monza.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 116: Things get VAR-y interesting vs. Salernitana
In a week in which Juventus dropped its Champions League opener, it’s what happened over the weekend against Salernitana that still has people talking and leaving us wondering how things failed so badly.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 115: Juventus drop more points in Florence
Juve got another early lead before again seeing that lead go up in smoke against Fiorentina on their way to a third draw in five games and more dropped points from a winning position.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 114: Juve goes all Jekyll & Hyde vs. Roma
Juventus played arguably its best half of football Saturday, but the Bianconeri couldn’t make it last against Roma in a second straight night of dropped points.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 113: Juve show shades of old self vs. Samp
The second straight Monday night of Juventus football looked far from the first one, with Max Allegri’s squad giving us plenty of flashbacks to last season in a scoreless draw against Sampdoria.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 112: Di Maria, Vlahovic steal the show in opener
Juventus’ season-opening win over Sassuolo provided some reasons to be optimistic about what could be on the way over the next few weeks, with the Bianconeri’s big-name players leading the way Monday night.
The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 111: The 2022-23 Season Preview Extravaganza!
Juventus closed the preseason with a pair of duds. Is that a hint as to what’s to come or will Max Allegri actually have this team playing well enough to do more than just finish in fourth place ... again?